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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 27 - Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program Construction Funds Public Works Agency https://www.santa-ana.org/pw Item # 27 City of Santa Ana 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 Staff Report April 20, 2021 TOPIC: Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program Construction Funds AGENDA TITLE Approve Submittal of Request for Time Extension of Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program for Bristol Street Improvements Phase 3A, Bristol Street Improvements Phase 4, and Santa Ana Transit Stop Improvements (Project Nos.13- 6792, 11-6741 & 15-6843) (Non-General Fund) RECOMMENDED ACTION Authorize the Public Works Agency to request a one-time, two-year time extension of Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program Construction funds for the following projects: Bristol Street Improvements Project Phase 3A, Civic Center to Washington; Bristol Street Improvements Project Phase 4, Warner to St. Andrew; and Santa Ana Transit Stop Improvements (Project Nos. 13-6792, 11-6741 and 15-6843). DISCUSSION Bristol Street is a major north-south transportation facility that is designated as a major arterial highway in the City’s Circulation Element of the General Plan. Improving the 3.9- mile Bristol Street segment from Warner Avenue to Memory Lane has been a long-term priority project that will be constructed in several phases. The project includes improvements of Bristol Street between Civic Center Drive and Washington Avenue and Bristol Street between Warner Avenue and Saint Andrew Place. Improvements include rehabilitation of sidewalks, raised landscaped medians, bike lanes, and widening the street from two to three lanes in each direction. In addition, the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a ridership study and identified the 100 busiest transit stops in Orange County. Thirty-nine of these locations occur in Santa Ana. Twenty-five of these locations have been determined to be "high-load", which is defined as a stop where eight or more passengers are waiting to board for an average of five or more minutes. This project will provide new, upgraded facilities at these locations, the installation of 35 new bus shelters with integral benches, trash receptacles, and advertisement panels. Measure M2 Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program Construction Funds April 20, 2021 Page 2 6 4 4 In accordance with Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) guidelines, the construction phases for these projects must be awarded by June 30, 2021. Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the Public Works Agency to request a one- time, 24-month extension of Measure M2 CTFP funding for the following projects to avoid the grant awards from lapsing: Project Name Resolution Date for Grant Application Funding Amount Board of Directors Approval/ Programmed Fiscal Year Extension Request Bristol Street Improvements (Phase 3A) April 21, 2020 Res. No. 2020-035 $3,273,573 May 11, 2020 FY 2020-21 Construction FY 2020-21 Bristol Street Improvements (Phase 4) April 21, 2020 Res. No. 2020-035 $7,501,206 May 11, 2020 FY 2020-21 Construction FY 2020-21 Santa Ana Transit Stop Improvements Dec. 18, 2018 Res. No. 2018-092 $1,030,000 September 14, 2020 FY 2020-21 Construction FY 2020-21 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with the action. FISCAL IMPACT If the Recommended Action is not approved, the City will relinquish $11,804,779 million in awarded Construction grant funding. Submitted By: Nabil Saba, P.E., Executive Director – Public Works Agency Approved By: Kristine Ridge, City Manager