HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-021 - Status & Update of the Mobility Element, & Mitigation Fee Program for Measure M (M2) Program RESOLUTION NO. 2025-021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA CONCERNING THE STATUS AND UPDATE
OF THE MOBILITY ELEMENT, AND MITIGATION FEE
PROGRAM FOR THE MEASURE M (M2) PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Ana ("City') desires to maintain and improve the
streets within its jurisdiction, including those arterials contained in the Master Plan of
Arterial Highways ("MPAH"); and
WHEREAS, the City has endorsed a process for determining consistency between
the City's Mobility Element and the MPAH; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted a General Plan Mobility Element which does not
preclude implementation of the MPAH within its jurisdiction; and -
WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially informing the
Orange County Transportation Authority ("OCTA") that the City's Mobility Element is in
conformance with the MPAH and whether any changes to any arterial highways of said
Mobility Element have been adopted by the City during Fiscal Years (FY) 2023-24 and
FY 2024-25; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to send biennially to the OCTA all recommended
changes to the City Mobility Element and the MPAH for the purposes of re-qualifying for
participation in the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs; and
WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially certifying that the
City has an existing Mitigation Fee Program that assesses traffic impacts of new
development and requires new development to pay a fair share of necessary
transportation improvements attributable to the new development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council for the City of Santa
Ana, does hereby inform OCTA that:
Section 1. The arterial highway portion of the Mobility Element of the City is in
conformance with the MPAH.
Section 2. The City attests that no unilateral reduction in through lanes has
been made on any MPAH arterials during FY 2023-24 and FY 2024-25.
Section 3. The City affirms that it will bring forward requests to amend the
MPAH, when necessary, in order to ensure that the MPAH and the General Plan Mobility
Circulation Element remain consistent.
Resolution No. 2025-021
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Section 4. The City reaffirms that the existing Mitigation Fee Program is in
effect.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the City Clerk shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this V day of June, 2025.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: -;ke
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Assistant City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers Amezcua Bacerra Penaloza Phan
Vazquez (5)
NOES: Councilmembers Lopez 1
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None(0)
ABSENT: Councilmembers Hernandez (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, JENNIFER L. HALL, City Clerk, do hereby certify the attached Resolution No. 2025-
021 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana on
June 3, 2025.
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Resolution No. 2025-021
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