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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem JT Wil September 11, 2000 STAFF REPORT To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council Attention: Donald F. McIntyre, Acting City Manager From: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services Subject: RECEIPT OF ORANGE COUNTY COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS "PROJECT BUDGET FOR 2000- 01 OVERALL WORK PROGRAM" SUMMARY OF REQUEST Instruct Staff to forward to Planning Commission and Environmental Quality Control Board for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report. DISCUSSION The Orange County Council of Govemments (OCCOG) has prepared an updated "Project Budget for 2000 -01 Overall Work Program" with the Southern Califomia Association of Govemments. Staff is providing a copy of this document for the information of the City Council (See Attachment 1). The final 2000 -01 Overall Work Program is comprised of the following components: Funded Proiects Requested by OCCOG: Project Title ❑ Livable Communities ❑ Demographic Support ❑ Access Support ❑ RTP Completion ❑ Regional Economic Development Forum Funding Funding Requested Approved $150,000 $100,000 $ 80,000 $ 80,000 $ 85,000 $ 70.000 $ 50,000 $ 50,000 $ 75.000 $ -0- CNly Documems \OCCOO\2000 -01 Final Overall Work Program .CC2.doc\L1, \09 -0h -00 Agenda Item = Orange Counq Council of Governments — 2000 -01 Final Overall Word Program Cin' Council Sniff Repots September 11, 2000 ❑ Water Supply/Urban Runoff Awareness $ 50,000 $ -0- ❑ Outreach Services $ 60,000 $ 60,000 ❑ Community Bike Route Viability Study $ 70,000 $ 60,000 ❑ Evaluation of EIR Assumptions and $ 95,000 $ 50,000 Mitigation Measures • Database $ -0- $ 70,000 • Smart Shuttle (Phase II) $ 75,000 $ -0- ❑ Benchmarks (Phase II) $ 55,000 $ -0- ❑ Alameda Corridor East $ -0- $ 70,000 • Air Quality Planning $ -0- $ 50,000 Total Requested/Funded $845,000 $660,000 Staff Will provide additional updates regarding these various areas of concern as appropriate. FISCAL IMPACT None. RECOMMENDATION Instruct Staff to forward to Planning Commission and Environmental Quality Control Board for information purposes. Receive and File Staff Report. e Whittenberg Director of Development Services ATTACHMENTS: (1) Attachment 1 NOTED AND APPROVED D Wald F. McIntyre Acting City Manager "Project Budget for 2000 -01 Overall Work Program". Orange County Council of Governments, no date 2000 -01 Final Overall Work Prouarn CC2 2 Orange Comm Council of Govennnems — 2000 -01 Final Overall Work Program Cite Council Staff Report Sepiember 11, 2000 ATTACHMENT 1 "Project Budget for 2000 -01 Overall Work Program ", Orange County Council of Governments, no date i 2000 -01 Final Overall Work Proerarn CC2 EXHIBIT A Orange County Council of Governments Projects for 2000 -2001 Overall Work Program RTP Completion - $50,000 The project will continue Orange County's participation in the RTP process. Specifically, OCCOG will continue to provide information to Orange County cities and the public about the regional transportation plan. OCCOG will participate in all RTP related meetings. Air Quality Planning - $50,000 Participate in overall air quality related activities pertaining to development of the Regional Transportation Plan, assist in examination of air quality issues, implications of policies, legislation, rules and regulations. Participate in development of policy relating to transportation planning and air quality planning. Participate in related meetings and activities, including ` RTP Technical Advisory Committee meetings, conformity working group meetings and other committees and task forces. Evaluation of EIR Assumptions and Mitigation Measures - $50,000 Project will assess assumptions and mitigation measures made for various project proposals undertaken during the last twenty years to assess whether appropriate / adequate transportation Mitigation is successful pursuant to project development. Results will be used to help local jurisdictions better improve proposed development assumptions and conditioned mitigation measures. Subregional Communications, Public Involvement, & Program Management - $60,000 Continuing work with SCAG, OCCOG will provide outreach and educational services for SCAG projects and programs within the sub - region, with emphasis on the Regional Transportation Plan. Demographic Support - $80,000 Support of continued database / demographics support for Orange County Growth Forecast and use in SCAG planning activities. ACCESS Support / Database development - $70,000 Funding to be used for continued work to improve practicality and usefulness of ACCESS and to initiate database information exchange between SCAG and Orange County jurisdictions and agencies. Funding also to be used for updating Orange County databases, including General Plans, for inclusion in SCAG's regional data set. Database - $70,000 Working the SCAG's data task force and other subregions, SCAG will acquire and validate various private and public administrative records to update the different data bases used for Dmument #* 638v.5 - Em 93 planning activities and to support policymaking. Resulting data sets will interface with analytical tools and will be available to the public. Alameda Corridor East - $50,000 Determine feasibility of financing and constructing arterial improvements. Analyze truck and passenger traffic on arterial streets and develop strategies to facilitate truck traffic movement and mitigate truck impacts. Evaluate railroad crossings and assess the need for grade separations. Orange County Commuter Bike Route Viability Study - $60,000 Project will evaluate Orange County's existing Master Plan of Bikeways and provide recommendations / information for consideration in the potential implementation of specific commuter bike paths (in addition to existing recreational routes). Study will identify opportunities / constraints, identify funding opportunities, and solicit input / support from jurisdictions, employers, and funding agencies. Livable Communities (Phase 3, Year 2) $100,000 Funding will be used to complete the second year of the OCCOG's Inter - disciplinary Design Competition begun using 1999 -00 OWP funds. Design Competition is being undertaken to solicit ideas on accommodating future growth in Orange County, and is also being offered to educate youth in Orange County schools regarding transportation and planning issues, techniques, and solutions. Project will also serve to establish transportation, planning and livability objectives for Orange County, with commensurate performance paths (strategies) for achieving such objectives. 2000 -01 owppMOMY10ons Document k: 638v.5 IIm 70 v EXHIBIT B Orange County Council of Governments Project Budget for 2000 -2001 Overall Work Program RTP Completion $50,000 Air Quality Planning $50,000 Eval. Of EIR Assumptions and Mitigation $50,000 Subregional Communications, Public Involvement, & Program Management $60,000 Demographic Support $80,000 Access Support/Database Development $70,000 Database Maintenance $70,000 Alameda Corridor East $70,000 Orange County Commuter Bike Route Viability Study $60,000 Livable Communities $100,000 Total Funding for 2000 -01 $660,000 Document #: 638v.5 IM 31