TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Tom Kisela, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. SUBJECT
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Status and update of the Circulation Element and Mitigation Fee Program for the Measure M2 Program. Resolution No. 11618.
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2. SUMMARY
Annual Submittal of Measure M2 eligibility documentation to the Orange County Transportation Authority is required to remain eligible to receive Measure M2 sales tax revenue funds. The submittal documentation for this year requires that the City Council adopt a Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program and adopt a resolution that attests to the consistency of the City's General Plan Circulation Element and confirms that the City's Mitigation Fee Program assesses traffic impacts of new development.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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1. Adopt Resolution No. 11618. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange concerning the status and update of the circulation element, and mitigation fee program for the Measure M (M2) program.
2. Authorize staff to submit M2 eligibility documentation to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA).
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4. FISCAL IMPACT
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5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology.
6. DISCUSSION AND BACKGROUND
In November 1990, voters of Orange County approved Measure M, a half-cent sales tax for transportation improvements. The sales tax included funding for the streets that was available to local agencies through a formal distribution and a competitive funding application. In November 2006, voters approved Measure M2 to continue the half-cent sales tax for an additional 30 years, beginning at the expiration of Measure M in 2011. Major improvement plans target Orange County freeways, streets and roads, transit, and environmental programs. As part of the Measure M2 funding request, the City is required to submit resolutions that verify that the City has a Seven-Year Capital Improvement Program ...
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