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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE <br />COUNTY TRANSPORTATION <br />AUTHORITY FOR TRANSPORTATION <br />ENHANCEMENT FUNDING <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />? As Recommended <br />? As Amended <br />? Ordinance on 15` Reading <br />? Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />? Implementing Resolution <br />? Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute the attached agreement with <br />the Orange County Transportation Authority, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney, to provide Transportation Enhancement funding up to the <br />amount not to exceed $285,750 for the Maple Street Bike Trail Landscaping Project. <br />2. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting funds in the amount of $285,750 into the <br />Select Street Construction Revenue Fund for Federal Grants (accounting unit 05917002- <br />52001) and appropriating $285,750 to the Select Street Construction Expense Fund for <br />Improvements Other Than Buildings (accounting unit 05917660-66220). <br />3. Approve an appropriation adjustment accepting funds in the amount of $95,250 into the <br />Residential Development District 3 Revenue Fund (accounting unit 31313002-53300) and <br />appropriating $95,250 to the Select Acquisition and Development Fund for Improvements <br />Other Than Buildings (accounting unit 31313260-66220) for the 25 percent matching <br />requirement for the project. <br />DISCUSSION <br />On June 21, 2010 the City Council authorized the application for project funding through the <br />Transportation Enhancement (TE) Program administered by the Orange County Transportation <br />Authority (OCTA). On September 27, 2010 OCTA authorized federal funding up to $285,750 for the <br />Maple Street Bike Trail Landscaping Project. These funds are designated for Transportation <br />Enhancement projects including landscaping, scenic beautification, and bicycle and pedestrian <br />projects to better integrate transportation facilities into the surrounding community. The Maple <br />Street bike trail is part of the Golden Loop Recreational Trail, a 24-mile regional trail that encircles <br />the entire city boundary and is part of the OCTA Commuter Bikeways Strategic Plan. <br />20B-1