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HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 - Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment PlanCITY OF NEWPORT BEACH CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT Agenda Item No. d May 9, 2006 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL FROM: Public Works Department Richard Edmonston, P.E. 949 -644 -3311 or redmonston @city.newport- beach.c:a.us SUBJECT: RENEWED MEASURE M TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT PLAN RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a Resolution approving the Transportation Investment Plan to be submitted to the voters in November 2006. DISCUSSION: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) has bean working towards the renewal of Measure M, which expires in 2011. The renewal will propose a 30 -year extension of the current '/2 cent sales tax for transportation. OCTA approved the Transportation Investment Plan on April 24 2006. In general, the plan includes $11.8 billion in regional and local programs, which include freeway, local streets and roads, transit, and environmental cleanup projects. A summary of the Transportation Investment Plan is attached. Since June 2005, a group of Orange County elected and appointed officials, collectively known as the "Super Committee" has met regularly to identify future transportation projects and programs to be included in a renewed Measure M. City Council members Daigle and Curry have represented Newport Beach on the Super Committee. In order for the renewal of Measure M to be placed on the November 2006 ballot, the Measure must obtain support of a majority of Orange County cities representing a majority of the population of Orange County. The Orange County Division, League of California Cities, approved the Transportation Investment Plan on April 13, 2006 and recommends that each city also adopt a resolution in support of the renewal of Measure M. By adopting the attached Resolution, the City Council is acknowledging the Renewed Measure M Transportation Investment Plan May 9, 2006 Page 2 importance of preserving Measure M funding for the next 30 -years and approving the Investment Plan for the anticipated revenues. Adoption of the Resolution will allow the renewal to be put before the voters. Prepared by: Submitted by: lien Ric and Edmonston, P.E. b Badum Transportation and Development c orks Director Services Manager Attachments: Measure M Investment Summary Resolution 31 1 -5 Santa Ana Freeway Interchange lmpro\ omens $1,014.1 $470.0 1 -5 Santa Ana/San Diego Freeway Improvements OG 1,185.2 5R -22 Garden Grove Freeway Access Improvements ® 120.0 Contmnnity Based Translt/C1rctllaU) is ® Safe'Iransi; Stops Mronmental Cleanup SR -55 Costa Dlcsa Freeway Improvements (in minions) Clrui Up High'A',W and Street RUnO(W)3; POIlu;es BQ'Adles 366.0 SR -57 Orange Freeway Improvements 2,58.7 SR -91 Riverside Freewvay ltnpnwements GOO 1,481.5 ®® 1 -405 San Diego Free%ayv Improvements 819.7 ® 1 -605 Freeway Access Improvements 20.0 All Freeway Service Patrol ® 150.0 Regional Capacity Program O 51,132.8 Regional Trallir Signal Synchronization Program 0 453.1 Local Fair Share Program 2,039.1 High Frcyuency Metrolink Service Q $1,014.1 Transit Extcnsicnts to Mctrolml, ® 1,000.0 Mcu'olink Gntcwvays ® 226.6 Expand Mobiligy Choices for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities O 339.8 Contmnnity Based Translt/C1rctllaU) is 226.5 Safe'Iransi; Stops Mronmental Cleanup ® 25.0 (in minions) Clrui Up High'A',W and Street RUnO(W)3; POIlu;es BQ'Adles ® $237.2 Collect tialcs Taxes �,S;nti charges recitmod hI Ia\d1 5178.0 0%crsight and Annual Audits 118.6 RESOLUTION NO. 2006 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE EXPENDITURE PLAN FOR THE REVENUES EXPECTED TO BE DERIVED FROM THE PROPOSED EXTENSION OF MEASURE M WHEREAS, the citizens of Orange County approved passage of Measure M in November 1990 authorizing the Orange County Transportation Authority to administer a one -half of one percent transactions and use tax for transportation improvements, applicable in the incorporated and unincorporated territory of the County of Orange; and WHEREAS, Measure M has provided funding for numerous transportation projects, including freeways, local roads, major streets, interchanges, the Metrolink commuter train system, fare stabilization, traffic signals, and more; and WHEREAS, the imposition of the one -half of one percent transactions and use tax is set to expire in 2011, and WHEREAS, The League of California Cities, Orange County Division created a Super Committee of elected official and staff representatives from each city that worked to coordinate city input to the Investment Plan and unanimously recommended that the Investment Plan be placed before the voters of Orange County on November 7, 2006, ballot or as soon as is practical thereafter, and WHEREAS, if approved by the voters, Measure Ivl would authorize the collection of a one -half of one percent sales tax for a 30 -year period from 2011 to 2041, generating an anticipated total of $11 billion for local transportation projects, and WHEREAS, revenues raised from the continuation of Measure M would remain in Orange County and could not be borrowed by the state or federal government, and WHEREAS, Measure M would provide a long -term funding source to help fight traffic congestion; improve local streets, major roads and highways, expand transit services and provide transportation - related water quality improvements, and WHEREAS, the Transportation Investment Plan would have significant local benefits to the City of Newport Beach as it would allow for the widening of streets, the expansion of intersections, the coordination of signals, and the development of a community bus service for seniors and city community groups, and WHEREAS, the Transportation Investment Plan requires voter safeguards such as annual independent audits, public review of the Plan every 10 years, annual report to taxpayers and penalties for misspending funds, and WHEREAS, Public Utilities Code section 1802013 (b) requires that the Measure M Investment Plan be approved by the County Board of Supervisors and a majority of the cities representing a majority of the population residing in the incorporated areas of the County. F NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, State of California, hereby approves the Measure M transportation Investment Plan for consideration by the voters of Orange County in November 2006. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to transmit to the Orange County Transportation Authority a certified copy of this Resolution. Adopted this 9 day of May, 2006. ATTEST: City Clerk Mayor f. \users\pbvAshared\resolutions \measure m transportation plan- 2006.doc 3 WHO WE ARE ■ The O.C. CRUISER proposes to be a safe and reliable scheduled beach transit system serving Newport Beach and Corona Del Mar. The proposed scheduled route would operate between 7am -9pm starting Summer 2006. We have approximately 20 stops throughout NPB and CDM and stop at each, every 30 minutes. ■ Our Mission is to provide a transportation experience, not just a destination service. WHAT WE DO The O.C. CRUISER would provide frequent service and three connectable routes which allow for easy and convenient connections between hotels, the Newport Pier, Balboa Pier, Corona Del Mar, shopping areas such as Fashion Island, dining and evening entertainment. ■ Visitors could count on the O.C. CRUISER to get them to everyday necessities, Newport's landmarks, beaches and surrounding attractions. ■ Each bus would include a 20" flat screen TV, a comedic tour guide equipped to educate tourists and visitors about the past, present and future of Newport Beach, plush Hawaiian Fabrics and an experience! HOW WE DO TT ■ The O.C. CRUISER proposes to partner up with community hotels and businesses to provide bus stop locations and easy access for riders. ■ Passengers must have a valid O.C. CRUISER Pass, which provides unlimited daily access to all routes. ■ The O.C. CRUISER is a fare -based system; $5 One -Way, $8 All -Day. Children five and under ride free with pass - holding adult. Ride the O.C. Cruiser to experience the best of Newport Beach. OC CRUISER GOALS • Providing safe and reliable scheduled beach transit for NPB & CDM residents and tourists, with a fun, family style. • Generating overnight visitor stays and increasing what the visitor spends via transportation According to a 2004 study done by CIC Research, Newport Beach has approximately 7.1 million visitors annually. Purpose of Visit 63.5% Pleasure/Vacationing 59.2% Visit friends/Relatives 19.7% Shopping 7.8% Business 6.2% Convention Meeting 3.8% Special Event 2.1% Personal .8% Spouse/Friend Business .3% Other .2% ■ Our beaches are the 41 attraction for Newport Beach visitors. Other popular attractions include restaurants, Fashion Island, Disneyland, Balboa Peninsula/Island. Each of these attractions were visited by 30% of NPB's overnight and day trip visitors. Beaches 63.5% Dining in NPB 42.7% Fashion Island 40.7% Disneyland 38.8% Balboa Pavilion/lsland/Pier 39% Beach Area Strolling 29.6% Shopping in NPB 24.4% South Coast 16.3% Universal Studios 15.5% Hollywood 12.6% Sunbathing in NPB 11.4% Knotts Berry Farm 10.1% San Diego Zoo 9.7% Sea World 8.3% Harbor area sightseeing 7.8% The Block at Oran a 6.6% Surfing at NPB 6.5% ■ TRAFFIC • Out of all of Newport Beach, data taken between June and August 2004, clearly indicates that Newport Boulevard is the most heavily impacted access route to the beach for summertime traffic. • The only locations with volume increases of more than 25Xercent are on Newport Boulevard south of Coast Highway and Balboa Boulevard, east of 20 Street on the Peninsula. The increases at these two locations exceed 50 %! Road Segment Summertime Traffic Chan e S erior Av. n/o Coast H 21.49% o .. e Jamboree Rd. n/o Coast Hwy 1.30% MacArthur Blvd. n/o San Joaquin Hills Rd. - 24.17% MacArthur Blvd. n/o Coast Hwy 6.63% Newport Coast Dr. n/o Coast Hwy 22.70% Balboa Blvd s/o Coast Hwy 9.80% Coast Hwy e%o Dover Dr. 8.02% Coast Hwy e%o Newport Coast Dr. 14.61% Coast H e%o Santa Ana River 3.60% N 8s-u Total 10.50% • The traffic increases along Coast Hwy itself are less than the increases on routes leading to the beach, suggesting that people are primarily oriented towards traveling to the beach, rather than along it. • At Newport Blvd and 32 "a St. (in front of City Hall) daily traffic volume data was collected every day for three weeks. Daily volumes range from approximately 35,000 to 50,000 vehicles per day with definite peaking trends on weekend days. • The average summer mid -week weekday volume is approximately 40,600 vehicles per day (vpd). Saturday has the highest average volume with 48,144 vpd, Friday at 45,732 vpd and Sunday at 43,292 vpd. • Where do these cars park ?? TRAFFIC CAUSED BY HOTELS According to data prepared by Urban Crossroads and quoted in a report prepared for the City of Newport Beach in 2004 by Applied Development Economics, another measure of the potential traffic related to tourism is the amount of traffic generated by tourist serving uses, particularly hotels. The trip generation rates for hotels are based on the type of hotel. Hotel Type Units Daily Vehicle Trips Generated Per Room Per Day Hotel General Rooms 8.17 All Suites Hotel Occupied Rooms 6.24 Business Hotel Occupied Rooms 7.27 Motel Occupied Rooms 9.11 Resort Hotel Occupied Rooms N/A Single Family Res. Dwelling Units 9.57 ■ For Example: • Fairmont Hotel, 444 Rooms at 8.17 trips /day = 3,627 car trips/day • Balboa Bay Club, 132 Rooms at 8.17 trips /day = 1,078.44 car trips/day TOURIST SPENDING • Overall the direct spending by NPB visitors totals approximately $852 million annually. • Overnight visitors account for $584 million in direct spending while day visitors directly contribute about $268 million to the local economy. ■ About $301 million of the total visitor spending goes towards overnight accommodations, which include hotels and motels, as well as vacation rental and other types of lodging. ■ Another $419 million in visitor spending goes to Newport Beach retail stores ■ Given that Newport Beach's annual retail sales total about $1.5 Billion, the impact of the visitor market on the local economy is significant ■ The distribution of the retail spending shows that the largest magnets for visitor spending in Newport Beach are the local restaurants. These eating establishments annually attract about $177 million. ■ Local department stores attract an additional $94 million in visitor spending. ■ Fashion Island accounts for $157 million of visitor spending. HOTEL OCCUPANCY 0 1998 the hotel occupancy was at 69% 0 2000 it was 75% 0 2004 (through August 2004) 70.5% AVERAGE MONTHLY OCCUPANCY RATE, HOTELS AND MOTELS 2003 -2004 Month Newport Beach Hotel Occupancy January 2003 62.7 February 2003 64.0 March 2003 63.0 2003 62.8 -April May 2003 62.0 June 2003 71.1 July 2003 517, August 2003 80.1 2003 64.9 -September October 2003 68.7 November 2003 59.5 December 2003 52.0 Average: 69.95% From an economic standpoint, visitors bring substantial income to NPB. In 2001, retail and lodging spending alone generated about $4.8 million in sales taxes and $8.3 million in Transient Occupancy tax (TOT) for the City Budget in 2001, about 13% of the total City revenues. Visitors generate other revenues as well, including indirect business license and property taxes, revenues from use of public property, etc. Overall visitors generate about $21.6 million/year in revenues, verses $16.7 million in service costs. The service costs include $4.9 million in police services, $2.7 million for beach lifeguards included in the fire department budget, as well as other emergency medical calls made by the fire department. o Therefore the net positive fiscal impact of visitor business activity in NPB is about $4.9 million per year not counting the net fiscal benefit of the marine and boating industry.