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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MARCH 7, 2011 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BICYCLE <br />TRANSPORTATION ACCOUNT PROJECT <br />APPLICATIONS <br />1 <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 />Adopt a resolution supporting state funding for three projects in the City and authorizing the City to <br />submit the Bristol Street, First Street, and Memory Lane/Flower Street bike lane projects for funding <br />consideration under the Bicycle Transportation Account. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California Department Transportation issued a call for Bicycle Transportation <br />Accounts (BTA) applications for Fiscal Year 2011-2012. BTA is a state funded program which <br />provides construction funds for projects that improve safety and convenience for bicycle <br />commuters. <br />In response to this call the City is requesting authorization to submit grant applications for three <br />projects: Bristol Street bike lane extension from McFadden Avenue to Edinger Avenue, First <br />Street bike lane from Harbor Boulevard to Newhope Avenue, and Memory Lane/Flower Street <br />from Bristol Street to Fisher Park. These projects involve new class II (on-street) bike lane <br />installations (Exhibit 2). The application deadline is March 18, 2011. <br />To be eligible for BTA grant funding the projects need to be listed in the City's Bikeway Master <br />Plan and approved by Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA). The Memory <br />Lane/Flower Street bike lane is currently not on the City's Bikeway Master Plan or approved by <br />OCTA. However, the update of the Santa Ana Bikeway Master Plan to include Memory <br />Lane/Flower Street bike lane is scheduled for adoption by City Council on March 21, 2011 <br />following the environmental review process. City staff is coordinating with OCTA staff to pursue <br />OCTA approval for the Bicycle Transportation Plan that includes the Memory Lane/Flower Street <br />bike lane so that it will be eligible for BTA funding. The adoption by City Council of the Bikeway <br />Master Plan and approval by OCTA of the Bicycle Transportation Plan may follow the funding <br />application deadline according to the program guidelines. <br />55D-1