HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7661 2025-06-23 RESOLUTION 7661
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 has 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 2023-2024 and 2024-2025; 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 resolve, declare,
determine and order as follows:
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 2023-
2024 and 2024-2025.
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 City adopts and maintains an updated Local Signal
Synchronization Plan which includes goals that are consistent with
those outlined as part of the Regional Signal Synchronization
Master Plan, including signal synchronization across jurisdictions.
Section 6. The City Council hereby directs the Director of Finance/City
Treasurer to sign the Maintenance of Effort Reporting Form.
Section 7. The City Council directs the Interim City Manager or their designee
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 23rd day of June 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Kalmick, Wong, Senecal, Steele, Landau
NOES: Council Members
ABSENT: Council Members
ABSTAIN: Council Members
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I, Gloria D. Harper, Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7661 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meetin held n the 23rd fay of June 2025.
loria D. Har er, City Clerk