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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />AUGUST 15, 2017. <br />TITLE: <br />APPROVE A FREEWAY AGREEMENT <br />WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FOR 11- <br />5 HOV PROJECT AND COOPERATIVE <br />AGREEMENT WITH ORANGE COUNTY <br />TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR <br />PROJECT SUPPORT SERVICES <br />[NON -GENERAL FUND] <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6, 1) <br />CITY MKNAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 16` Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a freeway agreement with the <br />State of California, Department of Transportation (CalTrans) for the 1-5 Central Corridor <br />Freeway High Occupancy Vehicle Project, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by <br />the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize the City Manager and Clerk of the Council to execute a cooperative agreement with <br />the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the 1-5 Central Corridor Freeway <br />HOV Project, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City <br />Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Interstate 5 (1-5) will undergo improvements between State Route 55 (SR -55) and State <br />Route 57 (SR -57) to reduce freeway congestion and improve travel time by adding a second <br />high -occupancy vehicle (HOV) or carpool lane in each direction. The improvements will generally <br />occur within the existing freeway right-of-way, with some modifications to the interchange at Main <br />Street. The existing northbound and southbound carpool on/off-ramps at Main Street will be <br />removed to accommodate the additional freeway lanes. The proposed improvements have been <br />shared with the public in several outreach meetings during the Project Approval/Environmental <br />Document (PA/ED) Phase over the last six years. <br />The final engineering and design phase is nearing completion. Construction is scheduled to <br />begin in 2018 and be completed in 2020. Staff from OCTA and Caltrans will continue to <br />coordinate with the City of Santa Ana during the construction phase, and any temporary closures <br />affecting City streets will be completed as night work. This $42.5 Million construction project is <br />funded by Measure M2, State Transportation Improvement Program, and Regional State <br />Transportation Program funds. <br />25M-1 <br />