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Home My WebLink About55C - RESO MEASURE M REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ~ ~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: MAY 15, 2006 TITLE: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PL (}~C2-- CITY MANAGER APPROVED o As Recommended o As Amended o Ordinance on 1" Reading o Ordinance on 2"d Reading o Implementing Resolution o Set Public Hearing For CONTINUED TO I , , FILE NUMBER ,I / LI RECOMMENDED ACTION Adopt a resolution approving Investment Plan for the purpose Orange County in November 2006. the Renewed Measure M Transportation of placing Measure M before the voters of DISCUSSION On November 6, 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a half-cent local transportation sales tax to be collected for 20 years. The revenue generated from Measure M has been used to fund critical freeway, road and transit projects in Orange County. All of the major projects promised to and approved by the voters are underway or complete. Funds that go to cities and the County of Orange to maintain and improve local streets and roads will continue until Measure M expires in 2011. In order to address our current and future transportation needs, renewal of the half-cent sales tax is imperative. Orange County continues to grow. By the year 2030, Orange County's population will increase by 24 percent; jobs will increase by 27 percent; and travel on our roads and highways by 39 percent. Without continued investment average morning rush hour speeds on Orange County freeways will fall by 31 percent and on major streets by 32 percent. Since June 2005, a group of Orange County elected and public officials collectively known as the "Super Committee," has met regularly to identify future transportation projects and programs to be included in a renewed Measure M and to attain support for the renewal effort from Orange County cities. Additionally, if approved by two-thirds of the voters, Measure M would authorize the collection of a half-cent sales tax for a 30-year period from 2011 to 2041, generating a projected total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects. 55C-1 Resolution Approving the Renewed Measure M May 15, 2006 Page 2 Further, Mayor Pro Tern Lisa Bist represented the interest of the City on the Super Committee and as chair of the Investment Plan Subcommittee, provided valuable input into the plan to assure the City's transportation needs were addressed. As a result of her leadership combined with the efforts of her council colleagues, renewed Measure M will give the City approximately $193.6 million in turnback funds over the next thirty years to improve City streets and roads. Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M would remain in Orange County and could not be diverted by the state or federal government. This additional funding would provide a stable, long-term funding source to alleviate traffic congestion, assist in eliminating deferred maintenance on our neighborhood streets, improve travel on major arterial roadways and highways by synchronizing traffic signals and widening, expand transit services and provide transportation-related water quality improvements. The next steps would be to receive public input. In May and June 2006, Orange County cities will be asked to approve the plan for purposes of placing it on the ballot. The OCTA Board of Directors is expected to consider the plan in July and upon approval, the Orange County Board of Supervisors could place the Measure on the November 2006 ballot. In order to be placed on the November 2006 ballot, the Measure must obtain approval of the County Board of Supervisors, City Councils representing both a majority of the cities in the County and a majority of the population residing in the incorporated areas of the County. The Orange County Division, League of California Cities, has recommended the adoption of the attached resolution in support of the Renewal of Measure M. By adopting the resolution, each city is acknowledging the importance of preserving Measure M funding for the next 30 years and approving the Investment Plan for the revenues expected to be derived from the renewal of Measure M. Adoption will allow the new measure to be put before the voters in November 2006. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT There is no environmental impact associated with this action. FISCAL IMPACT There is no fiscal impact associated with this action. ~'R .' [. . . '. .., / i /! 01 / (~Llu~F ;:k~James G. Ross I Executive Director Public Works Agency 55C-2 bk:4/24/06 RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. The citizens of Orange County approved passage of Measure M in November 1990 authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority to administer a one-half of one percent (Y:. %) transportation sales tax to support a specific transportation improvement plan, applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange. B. Measure M has provided funding for numerous transportation projects, including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges, the Metrolink commuter train system, senior bus fare stabilization, signal synchronization, and more. C. Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in transportation improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period. D. Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote of two-thirds (%) of Orange County voters. E. The League of California Cities, Orange County Division, created a Super Committee of elected official and staff representatives from each city that worked to develop a transportation Investment Plan detailing how every dollar of a renewed Measure M plan would be spent and unanimously recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before the voters of Orange County. F. The resulting transportation Investment Plan will relieve traffic congestion, improve safety and the quality of life by improving traffic flow on the Santa Ana (1-5), San Diego (1-405), Garden Grove (SR-22), Costa Mesa (SR-55), Orange (SR-57), and the Riverside (SR-91) freeways; maintaining and improving streets; expanding Metrolink rail with connections to local communities; providing transit for seniors and disabled persons; synchronizing traffic signals countywide; and, cleaning up road runoff to protect beaches. 55C-3 Resolution No. 2006-XXX Page 1 of 2 G. The efforts of Mayor Pro Tem Lisa Bist, who represented the City of Santa Ana on the Super Committee and as chair of the Investment Plan Subcommittee, provided input into the plan to assure the City's transportation needs were reflected. H. The leadership of Santa Ana's Super Committee representative combined with the efforts of her council colleagues will give the city the flexibility to allocate more than and estimated $193.6 million in Measure M "fair share" funds over the next thirty years to improve city streets and roads. I. If approved by two-thirds (%) of the voters, Measure M would authorize the collection of a one-half of one percent (% %) sales tax for a 3D-year period from 2011 to 2041, generating an anticipated total of $11.8 billion for local transportation projects. J. Measure M revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M would remain in Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and could not be diverted by the state or federal government. K. Measure M would provide a stable, long-term funding source to alleviate traffic congestion; improve travel on local streets, major roads and highways, expand transit services and provide transportation-related water quality improvements. L. The Transportation Investment Plan contains strong taxpayer safeguards such as annual independent audits, public review of Plan every 10 years, annual report to taxpayers and penalties for misspending funds. M. California Public Utilities Code section 180206(b) requires that the Measure M Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of Supervisors and by the city councils representing both a majority of the cities in the county and a majority of the population residing in the incorporated areas of the County. Section 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby approves the Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment Plan for purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange County. Section 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this Resolution. Resolution No. 2006-XXX Page 2 of 2 55C-4 ADOPTED this day of APPROVED AS TO FORM: Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney By: Benjamin Kaufman Chief Assistant City Attorney AYES: Councilmembers NOES: Councilmembers ABSTAIN: Councilmembers NOT PRESENT: Council members ,2006. Miguel A. Pulido Mayor CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the attached Resolution No. 2006-XXX to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on Date: Clerk of the Council City of Santa Ana 55C-5 Resolution No. 2006-XXX Page 3 of 2 55C-6