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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7159 2021-06-14RESOLUTION 7159 A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL CONCERNING THE STATUS AND UPDATE OF THE CIRCULATION ELEMENT AND MITIGATION FEE PROGRAM FOR THE MEASURE M (M2) PROGRAM WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach desires to maintain and improve the streets within its jurisdiction, including those arterials contained in the Master Plan of Arterial Highways (MPAH); and WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach had endorsed a definition of and a process for, determining consistency of the City's Traffic Circulation Plan with the MPAH; and WHEREAS, the City has adopted a General Plan Circulation Element which does not preclude implementation of the MPAH with its jurisdiction; and WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially informing the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) that the City's Circulation Element is in conformance with the MPAH and whether any changes to any arterial highways of said Circulation Element have been adopted by the City during Fiscal Years 2019-20 and 2020-21; and WHEREAS, the City is required to send biennially to the OCTA all recommended changes to the City Circulation Element and the MPAH for the purposes of requalifying for participation in the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs; and WHEREAS, the City is required to adopt a resolution biennially certifying that the City has an existing Mitigation Fee Program that assesses traffic impacts of new development and requires new development to pay a fair share of necessary transportation improvements attributable to the new development. NOW, THEREFORE, THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE: Section 1. The arterial highway portion of the City Circulation Element of the City is in conformance with the Master Plan of Arterial Highways. Section 2. The City attests that no unilateral reduction in through lanes has been made on any MPAH arterials during the Fiscal Years 2019-20 and 2020-21. Section 3. The City affirms that it will bring forward requests to amend the MPAH, when necessary, in order to ensure that the MPAH and the General Plan Circulation Element remain consistent. Section 4. The City reaffirms that the City's existing Mitigation Fee Program assesses traffic impacts of new development and requires new development to pay a fair share of necessary transportation improvements attributable to the new development. Section 5. The Council hereby directs the Director of Finance/City Treasurer to sign the Maintenance of Effort Reporting Form. Section 6. The Council directs the City Manager to file a copy of this adopted Resolution along with all other Measure M2 eligibility documents with OCTA in compliance with the requirements of OCTA. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of June, 2021 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Massa-Lavitt, Moore, Sustarsic, Varipapa NOES Council Members ABSENT- Council Members ABSTAIN: Council Members �} ■ STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH } I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7159 on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular mee ' g held Pn 14th day of June, 2021. oris D. Har , City Clerk