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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> AAV <br /> <br /> REQUEST FOR <br /> COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br /> CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br /> DECEMBER 20, 2010 <br /> TITLE APPROVED <br /> <br /> REDUCED SET OF ALTERNATIVES ? As Recommended <br /> FOR SANTA ANA-GARDEN GROVE ? As Amended <br /> FIXED GUIDEWAY PROJECT ? Ordinance on 1ST Reading <br /> ? Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br /> ? Implementing Resolution <br /> ? Set Public Hearing For <br /> CONTINUED TO <br /> FILE NUMBER <br /> CITY MANAGER <br /> <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <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 /> <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <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 /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> 23B-1 <br />