HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-131 - Approving the Submittal of an Intersection Capacity Enhancement Project to the Orange County Transportation Authority for Funding Under the Comprehensive Transportation ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 2016-131
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
SUBMITTAL OF AN INTERSECTION CAPACITY
ENHANCEMENT PROJECT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING UNDER
THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") desires to implement the transportation
improvements listed below;
WHEREAS, the City has been declared by the Orange County Transportation
Authority to meet the eligibility requirements to receive M2 "Fair Share" funds;
WHEREAS, the City's Circulation element is consistent with the County of Orange
Master Plan of Arterial Highways;
WHEREAS, the City shall provide twenty five percent (25%) in matching funds (a
reduction from fifty percent (50%) for meeting certain requirements) for the Right -of -Way
("ROW") Purchase for the Improvement of Old Newport Boulevard and Coast Highway
project ("Project"), as required by the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Funding
Programs Guidelines;
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority intends to allocate funds for
transportation improvement projects within the incorporated cities and Orange County;
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach will not use Measure M2 funds to supplant
developer fees or other commitments;
WHEREAS, the City is required to include all projects funded by net revenues in the
seven (7) year Capital Improvement Program as part of the Measure M2 Ordinance eligibility
requirement; and
WHEREAS, the City authorizes a formal amendment to the seven (7) year Capital
Improvement Program to add projects approved for funding upon approval from the Orange
County Transportation Authority Board of Directors.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby request the Orange County Transportation
Authority allocate funds in the amounts specified in the City's application from the
Comprehensive Transportation Programs. Said funds shall be matched by funds from the
City of Newport Beach as required and shall be used as supplemental funding to aid the City
improvement of Old Newport Boulevard and Coast Highway.
Section 2: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
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Section 3: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution
is, for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the
validity or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council
hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection,
sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4: The requirement for environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") is satisfied by not being subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as
defined in Section 15378(b)(4)) of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title
14, Chapter 3. The approval of this grant resolution is a preliminary governmental funding
activity that does not involve a final commitment to the construction of the proposed Project.
The Project is subject to CEQA review and the California Department of
Transportation ("Caltrans") is the lead agency responsible for preparing the necessary
analysis to support the review and approval of the proposed project. Caltrans has prepared a
draft Initial Study and Negative Declaration ("IS/ND") in accordance with CEQA and the
CEQA Guidelines. The draft IS/ND concludes that no significant impact on the environment
would occur when following Caltrans standards and conditions and no mitigation measures
are anticipated. Following the conclusion of the public review period, Caltrans plans to
finalize and adopt the IS/ND in February 2017.
Section 5: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City
Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 13"' day of December, 201
Diane B. Dixon
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2016-131 was duly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting
of said Council held on the 13th day of December, 2016, and that the same was so passed and adopted by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Duffield, Council Member Selich, Council
Member Curry, Council Member Petros, Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon, Mayor Dixon
NAYS: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 14th day of December, 2016.
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Leilani I. Brown, MMGJ
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)