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Home My WebLink AboutCC AG PKT 2006-05-22 #R AGENDA REPORT DATE: May 22,2006 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager FROM: Mark K, Vukojevic, P.E., Director of Public Works/City Engineer SUBJECT: MEASURE M INVESTMENT PLAN APPROVAL SUMMARY OF REQUEST: The proposed City Council action will adopt Resolution No. _ and formally approve the Measure M Investment Plan for the purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange County. BACKGROUND: In November of 1990, Orange County voters approved Measure M, a half-cent local transportation sales tax for twenty years. Funds which are administered by the Orange County Transportation Agency (OCTA) go toward regional freeway improvements and local cities to maintain and improve local streets and roads, along with transit fare reductions for seniors and persons with disabilities. The current program is set to expire in 20 II. Over the last 15 years, the City has received and constructed several million dollars in local roadway improvements through the competitive portion of the Measure M Program. In addition, Measure M provides the City approximately $300,000 per year for local road rehabilitation and annual funding for the City's Senior Bus Program. OCT A has prepared a draft investment plan for the Renewed Measure M program and is seeking approval of the plan. The plan includes a Regional Freeway Improvement Program, a Street and Road Program (roadway capacity improvemep.ts, traffic signal synchronization, and local roadway improvements), a Transit Program, Environmental Cleanup Program, and a Taxpayer Safeguard and Audit Program. The renewed program would provide additional competitive transportation grants to the City, continued local roadway funding and additional water quality improvement funding. On January 9, 2006, the OCTA Board of Directors approved this plan for distribution and comment. Between January and the end of March, 2006, comments have been received and the plan has been refmed. On April 24, 2006, the final draft plan was released by OCT A for review and approval by cities and the County of Orange. If a majority of the cities with a majority of the incorporated population approve the plan, the OCT A Board of Directors will consider its Agenda Item~ adoption in July 2006 and upon that approval, a request will be made to place the Measure on the November 2006 ballot. On February 27, 2006, the City Council approved and the City of Seal Beach subsequently sent a letter of support to OCT A regarding the draft Measure M Transportation Investment Plan. FISCAL IMPACT: There are no fund impacts associated with the presented information. However, it should be noted that Measure M programs require matching funds from the City which will require City Council approval. Staff uses the Measure M funds to stretch city budgets. Also, staff time is required to apply for and receive Measure M funds. RECOMMENDATION: The proposed City Council action will adopt Resolution No. _ and formally approve the Measure M Investment Plan for the purposes of placing Measure M before the voters of Orange County. Prepared By: Concur: Sean Crumby, P.E. Deputy City Engineer 1I/,J~ .~ Mark K. Vukojevic, P.E. Director Public Works/City Engineer Enclosure: Measure M Transportation Investment Plan Agenda ltem_ RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH APPROVING THE RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN On May, 22, 2006, the Couneil of the City of Seal Beach finds as follows: WHEREAS, the citizens ofOnmge County approved passage of Measure M in November 1990 authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority to administer a one-half of one percent hansportation sales tax to support a specific transportation improvement plan, applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange; and WHEREAS, Measure M has provided funding for nwnerous transportation projects, including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges. the Metrolink commuter train system, senior bus fare stabilization, signal synchronization. and more~ and WHEREAS, Measure M is expected to generate more than $4.2 billion in transportation improvements for Orange County over a twenty year period; and WHEREAS, Measure M is set to expire in 2011 unless renewed by a vote oftwo-thirds of Orange County voters; and WHEREAS, The League of California Cities, Onmge County Division created a Super Committee of elected official and staff representatives from each city that worked to develop a lransportation Investment Plan detailing how every dollar of a renewed Measure M plan would he spent and unanimously recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before the volerll of Orange County; and WHEREAS, the resulting transportation Invesbnent Plan will relieve traffic congestion, improve safety and the quality of life by improving traffic flow on the Santa Ana (1-5), San Diego (1-405), Garden Grove (SR.22), Costa Mesa (SR.SS), Orange (SR.S7), and the Riverside (SR.91) freeways; maintaining and improving streets; expanding Metrolink rail.with connections to local communities; providing transit for seniors and disabled persons; synchronizing traffic signals countywide; and, cleaning up road runoff to protect beaches, and WHEREAS, the efforts of Council Member Mike Levitt who represented the city of Seal Beach on the Super Committee provided input into the plan to assure the city's transportation needs were reflected in the plan; and WHEREAS, the leadership of Seal Beach's Super Committee representative combined with the efforts of his council colleagues will give the city the flexibility to allocate more than an estimated SIS.8 million in Measure M "fair share" funds over 30 years to improve local streets and roatls; and WHEREAS, if approved by two-thirds of the voters, Measure M would authorize the collection of a o....haIf of one percenls.les tax for a 30-year period from 2011 to 2041, generating an anticipated total ofSI1.8 billion for local transportation projects; and WHEREAS, Measure M revenues mised from the continuation of Measure M would remain in Orange County for countywide transportation improvements and could not be diverted by the state or federal government; and WHEREAS, Measure M would provide a stable, long-term funding source to alleviate trafJic congestion; improve travel on local streets, InaJor roads and highways, expand transit services and provide transportation-related water quality improvements; and WHEREAS, the Tnmsportation Investment Plan contains strong taxpayer safeguards such as annual independent audits, public review of Plan every 10 years, annual report to taxpayers and penalties for misspending funds; and WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code section 180206 (b) requires that the Measure M Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of Supervisors and by the city councils representing both a majority of the cities in the county and a majority of the population residing in the incorporated areas of the County; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY APPROVES THE RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN FOR PURPOSES OF PLACING MEASURE M BEFORE THE VOTERS OF ORANGE COUNTY. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on tile 22" day of May, 2006. AYES: Councilmembcrs NOES: CouncilmembCIll ABSENT: CouncilmembCIll Mayor AlTEST: Linda Devine, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing resolution is an original copy of Resolution Number on file in the Office of the City Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by tbe City Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereofheJd on the day of .2006. Linda Devine, City Clerk 2 2llOll-05-22 RES AppronlIJ Mcaam: M Inyestment Plan