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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 19 - Westminster Avenue / 17th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 19 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report May 4, 2021 TOPIC: Westminster Avenue / 17th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization AGENDA TITLE Authorize a Budget Reallocation in the Amount of $41,937 for the Grant-Funded Westminster Avenue / 17th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project (No. 16- 6869) (Non-General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize Reallocation of $31,306 in unspent Measure M2 Local Fairshare funds from the Bristol St. Traffic Signal Synchronization Project (No. 15-6829) and $10,631 from the Traffic Safety Project (No. 21-6905) for a total of $41,937 to fulfill the City matching funds requirement for the Westminster Avenue / 17th Street Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Project (No. 16-6869). DISCUSSION On April 5, 2016, the City Council approved a cooperative agreement with the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) to implement a traffic signal synchronization project on the Westminster Avenue / 17th Street corridor, with OCTA as the administrative lead agency. The project has been completed and provides inter-jurisdictional traffic signal synchronization and improvements along the corridor traversing Santa Ana and the cities of Seal Beach, Westminster, Garden Grove, Tustin, and the County of Orange. The cooperative agreement identifies the roles and responsibilities of OCTA and the participating agencies, and all participants share the total estimated project cost of $4,230,154. OCTA Measure M2 provides $3,525,128, and the participating agencies provide a combined 20-percent match, which totals $705,026. Of that amount, Santa Ana’s share was estimated to be $280,352. Funds from participating agencies are payable to OCTA at the end of the project, and the amounts may be a combination of cash and value for in-kind services. Due to unforeseen construction issues including underground utility conflicts and unanticipated utility coordination fees, participating agency’s cost share increased, and the final City share is $303,181. The City has a credit for in-kind services in the amount of $38,456, therefore the amount due to OCTA is $264,725. Westminster Ave. / 17th St Traffic Signal Synchronization May 4, 2021 Page 2 6 7 2 The amount of funds currently available in the project account is $222,788. Staff seeks approval for the reallocation of $41,937 of unspent Measure M2 Local Fairshare funds to meet the City’s cost share for the project. Upon approval of the requested reallocation, the total amount expended for construction will be $264,725, which sufficiently satisfies the required local cash match for the project. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with the action. FISCAL IMPACT Upon approval of the requested reallocation of $41,937 in unspent Measure M2 Local Fairshare funds, funding will be available to meet the City’s matching funds requirement of $264,725. The following table summarizes the funds budgeted and available to issue payment to OCTA for the City’s share of the construction costs for this project: Fiscal Year Accounting Unit-Account # Fund Description Accounting Unit, Account Description Amount EXISTING PROJECT BUDGET 2020-21 03217662-66220 (16-6869) Measure M-Street Construction Measure M2 Local Fairshare, Improvements Other Than Building $222,788 PROJECT BUDGET REALLOCATION 2020-21 03217662-66220 (16-6869 From 15-6829) Measure M-Street Construction Measure M2 Local Fairshare, Improvements Other Than Building $31,306 2020-21 03217662-66220 (16-6869 From 21-6905) Measure M-Street Construction Measure M2 Local Fairshare, Improvements Other Than Building $10,631 Total:$264,725 Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager