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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 20, 2010 <br />TITLE <br />REDUCED SET OF ALTERNATIVES <br />FOR SANTA ANA-GARDEN GROVE <br />FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Approve a Reduced Set of Alternatives for the Santa Ana and Garden Grove fixed guideway project <br />for conceptual engineering and environmental analysis. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On October 18, 2010, the City Council received an update on the Santa Ana-Garden Grove Fixed <br />Guideway study. One of the key issues discussed was the need to lock in the technology and <br />alignment alternatives that will be taken forward for conceptual engineering and environmental <br />analysis. <br />At the beginning of the fixed guideway study process, a wide variety of technology and alignment <br />alternatives were identified for consideration. However, through a methodical and deliberative <br />process, which included technical analysis as well as public input, the list of candidate technologies <br />and alignments has been pared down to a recommended Reduced Set of Alternatives which will be <br />the focus of continued study. <br />The Reduced Set of Alternatives includes only those technology options that best meet the needs of <br />the community, which are a modern streetcar and a Transportation Systems Management (TSM) <br />alternative that includes bus service improvements and signal synchronization. These options are <br />recommended because they promote livability, have been proven feasible, are affordable, provide <br />good accessibility, can be implemented with minimal right-of-way impacts, and meet federal <br />requirements. <br />The alignment alternatives that are recommended for further study include: <br />1 <br />23B-1