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January 14, 2020
Agenda Item No. 6
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: David A. Webb, Public Works Director - 949-644-3311,
dawebb@newportbeachca.gov
PREPARED BY: Andy Tran, Senior Civil Engineer, atran@newportbeachca.gov
PHONE: 949-644-3315
TITLE: Resolution No. 2020-4: Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Funding
Application to the Orange County Transportation Authority for West
Coast Highway and Superior Ave./Balboa Blvd. Intersection
Improvement
ABSTRACT:
As part of the on-going effort to relieve traffic congestion and enhance overall safety for
pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, staff has submitted a funding application for the West
Coast Highway and Superior Avenue/Balboa Boulevard Intersection Improvements,
which includes a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Coast Highway, under the Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA) Regional Capacity Grant Program. As part of the grant
funding application process, a City Council resolution approving the submittal of this grant
funding application is required. Staff now requests City Council's adoption of the required
supporting resolution.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA)
pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because
this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
and
b) Adopt Resolution No. 2020-4, Authorizing and Approving the Submittal of a Funding
Application for an Intersection Capacity Enhancement Project to the Orange County
Transportation Authority for Funding Under the Comprehensive Transportation
Funding Program.
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS:
City staff actively pursues available grant funding for needed or desired capital
improvement projects. For this proposed intersection improvement project, the total
estimated cost to complete the concept design, environmental document, final design and
necessary permitting is expected to be approximately $1,200,000.
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Resolution No. 2020-4: Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Funding Application to the
Orange County Transportation Authority for West Coast Highway and
Superior Ave./Balboa Blvd. Intersection Improvement
January 14, 2020
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If successful at obtaining this grant funding, OCTA would provide $780,000, or 65 percent
of the necessary funding. In turn, the City would be required to provide $420,000, or 35
percent of the funding as local matching funds. The City's portion of the local matching
funds would be included in a future Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget and be
drawn from either/or a combination of Gas Tax, Transportation and Circulation (Traffic
Impact) funds, possible secondary grants, or other transportation related funds for Council
consideration.
DISCUSSION:
The intersection of West Coast Highway and Superior Avenue/Balboa Boulevard is one
of the busier intersections in the City with regards to traffic volumes as well as pedestrian
and cyclist crossings. Staff has been reviewing various ideas and options that might be
implemented to increase the capacity, operational efficiency as well as enhance the
overall safety level for all users of this intersection. One of the best options to achieve
these goals would be to construct two pedestrian bridges over the intersection and
remove the northern and eastern crosswalks from the intersection, thus increasing the
available green time to Coast Highway and removing much of the potential conflict for
pedestrians and bicyclists.
In a recent but separate grant request, OCTA awarded the City $2,349,600 for
construction of a pedestrian/bicycle bridge over the Superior Avenue leg of this
intersection. On November 19, 2019, City Council approved the Conceptual Design for
the Superior Avenue Pedestrian/Bicycle Bridge and Parking Lot project and that project
is now under design.
In August 2019, OCTA announced the opening of the 2020 CTFP Regional Capacity
Grant Program (RCP) and Call for Projects. Approximately $32 million is available from
Measure M(2) funds for this RCP Call for Projects. Project applications were due on
October 24, 2019, and will be evaluated and scored by OCTA in the coming months. With
this opportunity becoming available, staff submitted a funding application for the West
Coast Highway and Superior Avenue/Balboa Boulevard Intersection Improvement
project. The grant application was for the $1,200,000 in estimated funding needed to
complete the concept design, environmental document, final design and necessary
permitting for the intersection widening and pedestrian/bicycle bridge over Coast
Highway. Intersection widening involves adding one additional eastbound thru lane on
West Coast Highway, and converting the Superior Avenue southbound dual right -turn
lanes to a free right -turn lane. Additionally, the project would construct the second
pedestrian/bicycle bridge, over West Coast Highway. With the completion of both
bridges, the two existing at -grade crosswalks (north and east sides) will be removed,
which will significantly enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety at this busy intersection.
Vehicular operations will also improve since the crosswalk push buttons will not be activated,
allowing more traffic signal time for vehicular movement. Vehicular capacity will be increased
with the additional eastbound thru lane on West Coast Highway and the free right -turn
lane on Superior Avenue.
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Resolution No. 2020-4: Authorizing Submittal of a Grant Funding Application to the
Orange County Transportation Authority for West Coast Highway and
Superior Ave./Balboa Blvd. Intersection Improvement
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A draft resolution was also included with the application as required by the funding
guidelines. Staff is now requesting City Council's adoption of the required supporting
resolution to be submitted as a follow-up to our application.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Staff recommends the City Council find this action is not subject to the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity will not
result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment)
and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA
Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
NOTICING:
The agenda item has been noticed according to the Brown Act (72 hours in advance of
the meeting at which the City Council considers the item).
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment A — Location Map
Attachment B — Resolution No. 2020-4
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ATTACHMENT A
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PROPOSED WEST COAST HIGHWAY PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE
PROPOSED WEST COAST HIGHWAY WIDENING
WEST COAST HIGHWAY AND SUPERIOR AVE /
BALBOA BLVD INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS
LOCATION MAP
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ATTACHMENT B
RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING
AND APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF A FUNDING
APPLICATION FOR AN INTERSECTION CAPACITY
ENHANCEMENT PROJECT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING
UNDER THE COMPREHENSIVE TRANSPORTATION
FUNDING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the City of Newport Beach ("City") desires to implement the
Intersection Capacity Enhancement Project at West Coast Highway and Superior
Avenue/Balboa Boulevard ("Project");
WHEREAS, the City has been declared by the Orange County Transportation
Authority ("OCTA") to meet the eligibility requirements to receive revenues as part of the
M2 "Fair Share" under the Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program ("Program");
WHEREAS, the City's Circulation Element is consistent with the Orange County
Master Plan of Arterial Highways;
WHEREAS, the City will not use Program funds to supplant developer fees or other
commitments;
WHEREAS, the City desires to support the funding application for the Project
under the Program;
WHEREAS, the City must include all projects funded by Net Revenues in the
seven-year Capital Improvement Program as part of the Measure M2 Ordinance eligibility
requirement;
WHEREAS, the OCTA intends to allocate funds for transportation improvement
projects within the incorporated cities and the County;
WHEREAS, by this resolution, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
intends to authorize a formal amendment to its seven-year Capital Improvement Program
to add the Project for funding upon approval from OCTA's Board of Directors to fund the
Project as part of the Program;
WHEREAS, should OCTA's Board of Directors approve funding the Project as part
of the Program, OCTA shall provide sixty-five percent (65%) of the funding for the Project,
not to exceed $780,000,
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WHEREAS, by this resolution, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
intends to agree to provide thirty-five percent (35%) in matching funds for the planning
phase of the Project, as required by the Program's Guidelines; and
WHEREAS, if the Project's total costs exceed One Million Two Hundred Thousand
Dollars and 001100 ($1,200,000.00), the City shall be responsible for any additional costs
of the Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows-
Section
ollows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby approve submission of the funding
application for the Project under the Program.
Section 2: The City Council does hereby authorize a formal amendment to its
seven-year Capital Improvement Program to add the Project for funding upon approval
from OCTA's Board of Directors to fund the Project as part of the Program.
Section 3: The City Council does hereby agree to provide thirty-five percent
(35%) in matching funds for the planning phase for the Project, as required by the
Program, should the OCTA's Board of Directors approve funding the Project as part of
the Program.
Section 4: The recitals provided in this resolution are true and correct and are
incorporated into the operative part of this resolution.
Section 5: 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 any one or more sections,
subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 6: The City Council finds the adoption of this resolution is not subject to
the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the
activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378)
of the CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3,
because it has no potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or
indirectly.
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Section 7: 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 14th day of January, 2020.
Will O'Neill
Mayor
ATTEST:
Leilani I. Brown
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
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Aaron C. Harp
City Attorney
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