HomeMy WebLinkAbout88-89 - San Joaquin Hills Transportation CorridorRESOLUTION NO. 88 -89
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
EXPRESSING THE CITY'S COMMENTS ON THE SAN JOAQUIN HILLS
TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT; AND THE
CITY'S POSITION ON CORRIDOR RELATED FACILITIES AND ISSUES
• WHEREAS, the approved Master Plan of Streets and Highways of the
Circulation Element of the Newport Beach General Plan incorporates the proposed
San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach has previously
expressed support for the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor as a way
of directing traffic around portions of Newport Beach and as a facility which
will accommodate traffic needs in the nearby area; and
WHEREAS, a draft Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed San
Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor (hereafter "CORRIDOR ") has been prepared
by the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered comments and recommendations
from interested parties at two public meetings; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to express the CITY's comments on the draft
EIR and to set forth the CITY's current position on CORRIDOR related facilities
issues in accordance with the latest information available;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach expresses the following comments in response to the draft EIR and
as a statement of the CITY's current position on CORRIDOR related facilities and
issues:
1. The CITY supports acceptance of the EIR, and continues to support
construction of the San Joaquin Hills Transportation Corridor, with
implementation at the earliest practicable date.
2. The CORRIDOR and related facilities should be designed to
• distribute traffic to the arterial street system in a balanced
fashion, in which the interests and concerns of all affected areas
are recognized equally.
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3. The CITY recommends that alternatives A, R, and L be implemented.
4. The CITY supports the Ford Road connection to the CORRIDOR; subject
to realignment of existing Ford Road northerly of its present
location, preparation of a traffic circulation plan for San Miguel
Drive intended to minimize through traffic, and investigation of a
• relocation of the proposed Park and Ride facility to a Bison Avenue
location.
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5. The connection of San Joaquin Hills Road to Pelican Hills Road
shall not occur until Pelican Hills Road is fully operational.
San Joaquin Hills Road should not exceed six travel lanes as it
connects to Pelican Hills Road. The extension of San Joaquin Hills
Road east of Pelican Hills Road to the Corridor shall not occur.
6. An additional mitigation measure should be included to provide for
review by local agencies of construction phasing, traffic control
plans, and detours. These items should be structured to minimize
impacts on the existing street system during construction.
7. Transparent noise barriers should be considered for use where views
may be affected.
8. Design features and construction specifications should be
structured to minimize any potential siltation impacts on Newport
Bay.
9. The CITY supports incorporation of design features intended to
minimize grading impacts and to result in an esthetically pleasing
scenic highway route. These features should include slope rounding
and blending, variable slope ratios, contouring, split -level
roadways where feasible, and fully landscaped slopes and medians.
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