TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Adoption of a Resolution certifying that the City of Orange has the resources to fund the projects in the Federal Fiscal Years 2026-2027 through 2031-2032 Transportation Improvement Program and affirming its commitment to implement all projects in the program. Resolution No. 11635.
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2. Summary
Adoption of a resolution is required by the Southern California Association of Governments certifying that funding for its future projects in the Transportation Improvement Program is available and committed.
3. Recommended Action
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Adopt Resolution No. 11635. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange which certifies that the City of Orange has the resources to fund the projects in the Fiscal Years 2026-2027 through 2031-2032 Transportation Improvement Program and affirms its commitment to implement all projects in the program.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. Discussion and Background
The Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) is responsible for developing and submitting the Federal Transportation Improvement Program (FTIP) to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and federal funding agencies. FTIP is the primary means of implementing the Regional Transportation Plan (RTP) and includes regionally significant projects funded with state and federal funds.
The base FTIP is updated every two years, currently the 2025 FTIP covering Federal Fiscal Years (FFY) 2026-2027 through 2031-2032 is in its programing phase. SCAG requires local agencies to adopt a resolution certifying that funding for FTIP projects is available and committed for project inclusion into the program.
Currently, the City has two projects carrying over to the 2027 FTIP cycle. The projects are the Santiago Creek Multipurpose Trail Extension Project and the Riverdale Avenue Complete Street Improvement Project. The Santiago Creek Multipurpose Trail Extension and the Riverdale Avenue Complete Street Improvement projects are both in the preliminary engineering and environmental phase. Adoption of this resolution will ensure grant funding will be distributed for these projects and any future projects the City will be awarded between FFY 2026-2027 through 2031-2032. This resolution is also needed for the city to meet FTIP eligibility requirements for applications to future federal funding opportunities.
Resolution No. 11635 will satisfy the requirement and keep the City’s eligibility for state and federal grant funds.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution No. 11635