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2025 FEDERAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: JENNIFER ROSALES, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-xx, approving projects for inclusion in the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (OCTA) Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) for Fiscal Years 2024/25 through 2029/30 (Attachment 1).
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BACKGROUND:
The Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) is a capital listing of all transportation projects for the Southern California region to be funded over a six-year period. The FTIP is prepared to implement projects and programs listed in the Regional Transportation Program (RTP) and is developed in compliance with state and federal requirements. The projects include highway improvements; transit, rail, and bus facilities; high occupancy vehicle lanes; signal synchronization; intersection improvements; etc., in the six-county Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) region. The Orange County Transportation Authority, as the administrator of FTIP in Orange County, reviews projects submitted by local agencies and prepares the final submittal to SCAG.
ANALYSIS:
OCTA requests that Cities in Orange County review projects in the current Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) for the next update. This includes a review of project descriptions, budgets, schedule status, and environmental documents. The FTIP only lists transportation projects that received Federal and/or State funds, are regionally significant or included in the Transportation Control Measures (TCM) category by SCAG, and are fully funded.
The City of Costa Mesa projects that meet the above criteria for inclusion in the FTIP are listed below:
Ø Adams Avenue and Pinecreek Drive Intersection Project
Ø Signal Modernization for Multi-Modal Systemic Safety Improvements
Ø Safe Routes to School Action Plan
The City, with the attached resolution, confirms its commitment to the successful implementation of the submitted projects. Staff requests City Council approval of the resolution.
ALTERNATIVES:
The City Council could choose to not adopt the resolution. According to OCTA, this would result in the City being ineligible for Federal or State grant funds for these projects.
FISCAL REVIEW:
The FTIP resolution requires the City’s commitment of funding for the implementation of the proposed projects in the RTP. These projects were committed through the City’s previous budget process.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s office has reviewed this report, prepared the attached resolution and approves them both as to form.
CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES:
This item supports the following City Council Goals:
• Strengthen the Public’s Safety and Improve the Quality of Life
• Advance Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resiliency
CONCLUSION:
OCTA requests the City review the projects in the current FTIP and requests City Council approval of their inclusion through a resolution. Staff reviewed the projects for inclusion in the FTIP and prepared the attached resolution for City Council approval and the City’s commitment for the listed projects.
Staff recommends the City Council adopt Resolution No. 2023-xx, approving projects for inclusion in OCTA’s Federal Transportation Improvement Program for Fiscal Years 2024/25 through 2029/30.