TITLE:
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RESOLUTION FOR SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION FOR THE REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM (PROJECT P) FUNDING
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: RAMIN NIKOUI, SENIOR ENGINEER, (714) 754-5184
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council adopt the proposed Resolution No. 2024-xx, approving the submittal of a grant application for the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (Project P) under the Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA's) Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP) for Fiscal Years 2025-2026 to 2027-2028.
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BACKGROUND:
In November 1990, the Orange County voters approved Measure "M", a 20-year, half-cent local sales tax to fund transportation improvements countywide. In November 2006, the Orange County voters passed the Renewed Measure "M" Program (M2), extending the half-cent sales tax for the next 30 years, beginning in the year 2011. Revenues from this extended sales tax are proposed to fund a wide range of improvements in Orange County, including freeway, arterial, and transit systems. In September 2011, the OCTA Board of Directors approved guidelines for the CTFP and subsequently authorized the annual "Call for Projects" under the "M2" Program.
The "2025 Call for Projects" was issued by OCTA for the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP) or Project "P". The City is proposing to upgrade traffic signal infrastructure along the Bristol Street corridor using this program funding. The proposed improvements will benefit all modes of transportation, including pedestrians and bicyclists. Some of the proposed improvements include Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS) and video detection cameras that can detect bicyclists at signalized intersections.
ANALYSIS:
OCTA has developed several regional competitive programs under the CTFP. While the Cit...
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