55B - RESO MEASURE M PRGM - Laserfiche WebLink

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Introduction On November 6, 1990, the voters in Orange County approved a''/2 percent sales tax for twenty years to fund transportation improvements known as Measure M. This sales tax provides funding for street and road improvements to local agencies through formula distribution and competitive process until 2011 when the Measure M ends. On November 6, 2006, voters approved Renewed Measure M (Measure M2) to continue the %2 percent sales tax for thirty years, beginning in 2011. The Measure M2 is a long term program designed to reduce traffic congestion, improve quality of life by upgrading key freeways, fixing major freeway interchanges, maintaining streets and roads, synchronizing traffic signals countywide, building a visionary rail -transit system, and protecting the environment. To establish eligibility for Measure M2 funds in general and Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (TSSP) in specific, including both fair -share and competitive programs, local agencies must meet the following requirements: Local Signal Synchronization Plan Adoption Adopt and maintain a Local Signal Synchronization Plan by June 30, 2017. The plan must be consistent with OCTA Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Plan. 2. Local Signal Synchronization Plan Update To remain eligible, the local agencies must maintain and update the plan every three years for the duration of Measure M2. In addition to the requirement for Measure M2 funds, the City of Santa Ana's Local Signal Synchronization Plan also establishes the needs for well-maintained and synchronized traffic signals to reduce congestion and provide safe and efficient traffic movements in the City. The City initially adopted the Local Signal Synchronization Plan on December 6, 2010 and subsequently updated on June 19, 2014. This is the update for June 2017. 2 55B-8