HomeMy WebLinkAbout90-108 - San Joaquin Hills Transportation CorridorRESOLUTION NO. 90 -108
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; ENVIRONMENTAL
IMPACT STATEMENT (TCA EIR /EIS 1) 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 incorporate 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 Environmental impact
Statement (TCA EIR /EIS 1) for the proposed San Joaquin Hills
Transportation Corridor (hereafter "CORRIDOR ") has been prepared by the
Transportation Corridor Agency; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has previously considered comments and
recommendations from interested parties; and
WHEREAS, there is a need to express the CITY's comments on the
draft EIR /EIS 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 /EIS and as a statement of the CITY'S CURRENT POSITION ON
corridor related facilities and issues:
1. The CITY supports acceptance of the EIR /EIS 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.
3. The City supports both the Conventional Alternative and the
Demand Management Alternative, with preference for the
Demand Management Alternative.
4. The CITY supports the Ford Road connection to the CORRIDOR;
subject to realignment of existing Ford Road northerly of
Newport Bay.
9. The CITY supports incorporation of design features intended
to minimize grading impacts and to result in an
aesthetically 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.
10. The City supports the construction; at an early date, of
the missing connector ramps (NB to WB and EB to JB) at the
SR- 73/SR -55 Interchange.
11. The mitigation program should be identifed and
implementation of these mitigation measures required,
rather than being classified as recommended when feasible.
• This resolution supercedes Resolution 88 -89
its present location, preparation of a traffic circulation
plan for San Miguel Drive intended to minimize through
traffic, and supports the relocation of the proposed Ford
Road /Bonita Canyon Road Park and Ride facility to a
location easterly of the CORRIDOR.
5.
The connection of San Joaquin Hills Road to Pelican Hill
Road shall not occur until Pelican Hill Road (Newport Coast
•
Drive) is fully operational between Coast Highway and
MacArthur Boulevard. The extension of San Joaquin Hills
Road east of Pelican Hill Road (Newport Coast Drive) 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
aesthetically 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.
10. The City supports the construction; at an early date, of
the missing connector ramps (NB to WB and EB to JB) at the
SR- 73/SR -55 Interchange.
11. The mitigation program should be identifed and
implementation of these mitigation measures required,
rather than being classified as recommended when feasible.
• This resolution supercedes Resolution 88 -89