That the City Council:
APPROVE AND ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. ______ ENTITLED:  A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA HABRA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE EUCLID STREET CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROJECT TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (OCTA) FOR FUNDING UNDER THE COMPETITIVE M2 REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCHRONIZATION PROGRAM (RTSSP).

The Comprehensive Transportation Funding Programs (CTFP), administered by the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA), has been developed to help fund local improvement projects in cities throughout Orange County. OCTA has issued the 2022 CTFP Call for Projects for funding under Project "P" Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program (RTSSP).  Approximately $8 million will be available through RTSSP to provide funding for multi-agency, corridor-based signal synchronization projects throughout Orange County, supporting operations and maintenance funding related to the coordination of traffic signals. This call for projects covers a three-year period from Fiscal Year 2022-2023 through Fiscal Year 2024-2025 with implementation in the first year and signal monitoring for two subsequent years.

La Habra is eligible to apply for and compete with other cities within Orange County for funding signal synchronization projects under the RTSSP.  The project must be on a "priority" corridor network or the signal synchronization network, as identified in the Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Master Plan or the Master Plan of Arterial Highways.  Furthermore, the project must be multi-jurisdictional and have documented support from all participating jurisdictions. The RTSSP requires that all participating local agencies provide minimum matching funds of twenty percent (20%) for each project.  The matching funds may be from local funds or in-kind services from local agency staff.
 
Staff, in coordination with staff in the cities of Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Fountain Valley, and the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), has identified the Euclid Street Corridor as a primary candidate for the use of RTSSP funds.  Euclid Street is on the signal synchronization network and on the Master Plan of Arterial Highways. If approved by City Council, the City of La Habra will act as the lead agency for the Euclid Street Corridor project.

The Proposed Project:

The Euclid Street Corridor Project is an approximately 17-mile long segment that extends from La Habra Boulevard in the City of La Habra to the I-405 Southbound Freeway in the City of Fountain Valley. The corridor includes 66 traffic signals, of which 8 traffic signals are controlled by Caltrans, 5 traffic signals are controlled by the City of La Habra, 13 traffic signals are controlled by the City of Fullerton, 15 traffic signals are controlled by the City of Anaheim, 11 traffic signals are controlled by the City of Garden Grove, 5 traffic signals are controlled by the City of Santa Ana, and 9 traffic signals are controlled by the City of Fountain Valley.

The project, if approved and funded, will optimize traffic signal synchronization timing along the entire length of the Euclid Street Corridor.  Signal system improvements include new traffic signal cabinets, traffic signal controllers, closed circuit television camera installations, intelligent transportation system related equipment, uninterrupted power supplies, network communication switches, fiber optic communication, communication conduit, corridor management tools, video integration at local agencies, and central systems upgrades.

The total estimated project cost for engineering, construction, project management, signal timing and signal support is $6,187,500 and the amount of funding requested in this application from OCTA is $4,950,000 (80 percent of the total estimated project cost). The remaining $1,237,500 (20 percent of the total estimated project cost) will be funded through local matches from the cities of La Habra, Fullerton, Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and Fountain Valley. The City of La Habra’s portion of the cost, if approved, would be approximately $112,500.

The City of La Habra has submitted the project application prior to OCTA’s October 21, 2021 deadline; however, for the application to be considered complete, a resolution must be approved by the La Habra City Council supporting the project. Staff recommends adoption of a resolution approving the submittal of the Euclid Street Corridor Project to OCTA for funding under the RTSSP.

There is no cost at this time.  If this project is approved by the OCTA, the City of La Habra will be required to provide local matching funds under the RTSSP in an amount of approximately $112,500. The matching funds can be programmed for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 and would come from the City's annual allocation of State Gas Tax funds.