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TSIA Board Meeting <br />August 30, 2001 <br />Page 5 <br />� . 1 <br />Ms. Amerson reported Growth Management Area 7 has provided funding for <br />improvements at 17th Street and Tustin Avenue and the SR -55 Overcrossing. Staff is <br />recommending to build on those improvements and is requesting $2.3 million for these <br />improvements. There are improvements underway in the southeast and southwest <br />quadrants, and improvements will occur in the northwest quadrant if funds are approved <br />for this project. There is a development project being processed for the northwest <br />quadrant which, if approved, would mean fewer TSIA funds than being requested today <br />would be necessary. The northeast quadrant is County property. A development <br />project is being processed through the County, and Santa Ana may annex that site <br />which would allow for widening that segment of Tustin Avenue. Current levels of <br />service are at "F." With improvements, levels of service are anticipated to reach "B" or <br />"C." From a congestion standpoint and an overall development standpoint, positive <br />things are happening at this location. <br />Lou Bone asked if traffic signal coordination along Seventeenth Street is something <br />TSIA can ask Caltrans to facilitate. <br />George Alvarez answered that the City of Santa Ana in conjunction with the City of <br />Tustin continues to work with Caltrans to try to find a solution to the signal coordination <br />problems. <br />Lisa Bist moved; Lou Bone seconded; motion carried unanimously. <br />4. Allocation of TSIA Funds for Right -of -Way Acquisition Phase of the Irvine <br />Boulevard /Newport Avenue Intersection Enhancement Project (Area "A ") <br />— Tim Serlet <br />Recommendation: <br />Authorize a TSIA allocation in the amount of $100,000 in FY 2001/2002 for <br />the right -of -way acquisition phase of the Irvine Boulevard /Newport Avenue <br />Intersection Enhancement Project within TSIA Area A. <br />Mr. Serlet requested authorization for TSIA to allocate $100,000 to cover a short -fall in <br />the right -of -way phase at the intersection of Newport and Irvine Boulevard. This is a <br />$5.6 million project; the design is 80 percent complete; the City of Tustin has been <br />authorized to solicit offer letters from 23 properties in the area; the estimated right -of- <br />way cost is $2.5 million. <br />Pat McGuigan moved; Lou Bone seconded; motion-carried unanimously. <br />