| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.b.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | William E. Murray
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Public Works
| | Subject: | Adoption of a Resolution approving the submittal of the Euclid/Westminster Intersection Improvement Project and adopting a Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act. (Action Item) | Date: | 11/22/2016 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
For City Council to adopt a Resolution authorizing submittal of the Euclid/Westminster Intersection Improvement Project application to the Orange County Transportation Authority’s (“OCTA”) Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program, and to adopt a Negative Declaration pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) for the project. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
In August 2016, OCTA issued a call for projects for Measure M2’s Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program (“CTFP”). The CTFP is the mechanism by which OCTA administers competitive funding for streets and road projects, including the Intersection Capacity Enhancement Program, which funds capital improvements, such as the addition of turning lanes at qualifying intersections. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Staff assessed various city intersections and based the final submittal on program eligibility, overall competitiveness and cost effectiveness. The Euclid/Westminster Intersection Improvement Project will add a southbound right-turn lane along Euclid Street, and an eastbound right-turn lane along Westminster Avenue at the intersection of Euclid Street and Westminster Avenue. Engineering staff does not foresee any significant impacts to the environment; therefore, staff will also be filing a Negative Declaration per CEQA provisions. A Public Hearing is not required for this action. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. The CTFP program provides 75 percent of the funding, or $700,000 for this Project, and requires a 25 percent local match. Gas Tax will be used to provide matching funds in the amount of $233,000 for this grant cycle. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application for the City of Garden Grove’s Euclid/Westminster Intersection Improvement Project; and
- Authorize the filing of a Negative Declaration for the project per CEQA requirements.
By: Ana V. Neal, Sr. Administrative Analyst
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