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BRISTOL STREET TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROJECT
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ TRANSPORTATION SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: PAUL MARTIN, TRANSPORTATION SERVICES MANAGER, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Approve the Cooperative Agreement between the cities of Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, and Newport Beach for the Bristol Street Traffic Signal Synchronization Project; and
2. Authorize the City Manager and the City Clerk to execute the Cooperative Agreement (Attachment 1) and any future amendments to the agreement.
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BACKGROUND:
In November 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure "M", a 20-year, half-cent local sales tax to fund transportation improvements countywide. All major transportation improvement projects and programs included in the original Measure "M" have been completed. The City of Costa Mesa successfully secured approximately $80 million in revenues under the Measure "M" Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (CTFP).
In November 2006, 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 for the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP) or Project "P" in 2024. The Cities of Costa Mesa, Santa Ana, and Newport Beach identified Bristol Street as a potential project. Due to the number of intersections and length of the corridor, the City of Santa Ana took the lead in applying for the Bristol Street Traffic Signal Synchronization Proj...
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