Westminster City Council
SUBJECT
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Adopt a Resolution Approving the Final Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) Consistency Update for Measure M2 Eligibility Submittal for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2031-2032.
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From: Jake Ngo, Public Works Director
Requested by: Administration
Prepared by: Cindy Huynh, Civil Engineering Associate
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Recommendation
A. Approve the Final Measure M2 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 through Fiscal Year 2031-2032; and
B. Authorize its submittal to the Orange County Transportation Authority along with other required documents for the Measure M2 eligibility compliance; and
C. Amend the City’s approved Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program project list for Measure M2 eligibility for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to include the Citywide Street Sweeping Project; and
D. Adopt a Resolution entitled, “A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, CONCERNING THE STATUS AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT/MPAH CONSISTENCY, AND MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM FOR THE MEASURE M2 PROGRAM.”
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BACKGROUND
In 1990, the voters approved a ½ cent sales tax measure to support transportation projects and programs in Orange County for a 20-year period. In 2006, the tax was renewed through 2041. The extended version of the tax measure is now known as Measure M2 (M2) and is administered by Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
Local jurisdiction receiving M2 funds must abide by specific eligibility and spending requirements in many categories.
Every year, local agencies are required to meet a certain number of M2 eligibility requirements and submit verification packages to OCTA to remain eligible to receive M2 funds. The submittal of each compliant category has a different certification frequency and required documents as follows:
• Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Other Items - Updated Annually
• Circulation Element/Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH) Consistency, Mitigation Fee Program (MFP), and Congestion Management Program (CMP) - Updated on Odd-Numbered Years (i.e., June 2023)
• Pavement Management Program (PMP) - Updated on Even-Numbered Years (i.e., June 2024)
• Local Signal Synchronization Plan (LSSP) - Updated Every Three Years
The M2 eligibility submittal for this year requires the adoption and approval of the Mayor and City Council on the items mentioned in the subject matter of this report.
M2 Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program (Seven-Year CIP)
The adoption of the City’s Final Seven-Year CIP is for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 through 2031-2032. The M2 ordinance states that each jurisdiction shall determine the Seven-Year CIP needed to meet and maintain its adopted traffic level of service and performance standards. The Seven-Year CIP includes all projects proposed to be:
1. Fully or partially funded by M2 funds; or
2. Possible candidates for future M2 (Competitive and/or Local Fair Share); or
3. Required to demonstrate compliance with requirements related to Signal Synchronization, Pavement Management, and Congestion Management Program.
Enclosed is the Final Seven-Year CIP showing the project description, potential funding source, estimated cost, and program schedule. It is worth mentioning at this time that we will be able to modify the Seven-Year CIP on a yearly basis to meet the City’s changing needs and funding levels. The listed percentages from potential funding sources are estimates only and may change for fiscal years beyond 2025-2026.
Resolution of Circulation Element/Master Plan of Arterial Highway (MPAH) Consistency and Mitigation Fee Program (MFP)
M2 funding eligibility requires that each jurisdiction must adopt and maintain a Circulation Element within the jurisdiction’s General Plan that is consistent with the OCTA MPAH. The MPAH is the OCTA plan which identifies the ultimate number of through lanes for arterial streets and designates traffic signal synchronization street routes in Orange County. By adopting such resolution, the City confirms that the Circulation Element of its General Plan is in conformance with the MPAH, no unilateral reductions in through lanes have been made during the past two (2) years, and that the City will bring forward requests to amend the MPAH.
The following segments were reclassified on February 5, 2018, by the OCTA Board of Directors and adopted by the Mayor and City Council on June 19, 2019, via Resolution No. 4945:
• Garden Grove Boulevard between Interstate 405 Northbound Off-Ramp/State Route 22 Eastbound Off-Ramp/State Route 22 Eastbound On-Ramp and Edwards Street
• Edwards Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Trask Avenue
• Trask Avenue between Edwards Street and Hoover Street
• Hoover Street between Garden Grove Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue
The MFP is a locally established fee program, which assesses fees used to mitigate the effects of new development on transportation infrastructure. Each jurisdiction must assess the traffic impacts of new development and require new development to pay a fair share of necessary transportation improvements attributable to the new development. To ensure eligibility, each agency must have a clearly defined MFP. By adopting such resolution biennially, the city reaffirms its concurrence with the existing MFP.
The subject resolution contains both items above. Therefore, adopting the subject resolution every two years is one of the requirements the City must meet to maintain eligibility for receiving M2 Fair Share and competitive program funds.
The Seven-Year CIP project list for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 was approved by the Mayor and City Council on June 26, 2024. An amendment to the CIP project list to include the 2022 Catch Basin Screen Installation project was approved by the Mayor and City Council on September 11, 2024. While auditing the City’s Measure M2 eligibility package, OCTA indicated that the Citywide Street Sweeping project was inadvertently omitted from the Seven-Year CIP project list for Fiscal Year 2024-2025. The recommended action would correct the error and satisfy the requirements.
FISCAL IMPACT
The attached plan illustrates various CIP projects proposed for the next fiscal year, as well as those projects planned for the subsequent six years. At this time, no allocation of funds is required to execute such projects. Projects for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 are part of the City’s budget which will be presented for final approval and adoption during the City Council meeting of June 25, 2025. All other projects on the list will be submitted sometime in the future and staff will request authorization for the appropriation of funds.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed as to form.
CONCLUSION
To remain eligible to receive M2 Funds from OCTA, the Mayor and City Council must approve the Final Seven-Year CIP and adopt the subject resolution. Approving the amendment to include the Citywide Street Sweeping project would correct the omission from the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Seven-Year CIP project list.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Final Seven-Year CIP showing all projects funded, with or without, Measure M2 Net Revenues from Fiscal Years 2025-2026 to 2031-2032.
2. Proposed Resolution
REVIEWED BY
Erin Backs, Finance Director
City Attorney’s Office
Christine Cordon, City Manager