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INTRODUCTION <br />This booklet was prepared for you as a person who may potentially be affected by a <br />proposed public transportation project. If it is your property that is affected, you may have <br />wondered what will happen. Who will contact you? Who will pay your moving costs? Will <br />Orange County's Transportation Authority (OCTA) help you find anew place to live? What <br />will you be paid for your property? Important questions like these require specific <br />answers. <br />We hope this booklet will answer some of your questions and present a better picture of <br />our overall procedures. <br />WHY DOES A PUBLIC AGENCY <br />HAVE THE RIGHTTO BUY MY PROPERTY? <br />Our State and federal constitutions recognize the need for public agencies/entities to <br />purchase private property for public use, and provide appropriate safeguards to <br />accomplish this purpose. State and federal constitutions and the federal Uniform <br />Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act, as amended, authorize <br />the purchase of private property for public use and assure full protection of the rights of <br />each citizen. <br />The Orange County Transportation Authority ("OCTA"), a public entity, may purchase <br />private property for public use. <br />INITIAL PROJECT PLANNING <br />The responsibility for studying potential sites for a transportation project rests with a team <br />of specially trained individuals selected to do this important job. Many months or even <br />years are spent in preliminary study and investigation to consider possible locations for a <br />project. <br />Consideration of the environmental and social impacts are as much a part of location <br />determination as engineering and cost. Participation by private citizens and public agencies <br />it actively sought so that various views can be considered in the study process. The process <br />may include public hearings and/or workshops, which give persons an opportunity to <br />express their views on the locations being considered. <br />The team of trained individuals is composed of many specialists. Among these are: <br />Transportation Planners <br />These individuals determine methods and routes for the traveling public. This includes <br />studies of existingtraffic patterns, "origin -destination" surveys and user benefits. They <br />also determine whetherthe proposed project location is economicallysound. They <br />research and analyze the effects produced by similar projects upon other communities. <br />1185095.1 <br />75E-60 <br />