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MEETING DATE: 4/1/2013
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Fred A. Wilson, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Travis K. Hopkins, PE, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution No 2013-13 approving the submittal of a grant application to
the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for funding under the
Measure M Project V Program to provide free shuttle service annually from the
Goldenwest Transportation Center to Downtown Huntington Beach on July 4 and
on Weekends Durina the Annual US Ogen of Surfinq
Statement of Issue: Adoption of a resolution is required for the submittal of a project grant
application to the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for funding under the Measure M
Project V Program.
Financial Impact: No funding is required for this action. However, if the grant application is
approved by OCTA, the City will be responsible to provide match of 30%. A separate City Council
action will be required at that time with a request for allocations of matching funds from Air Quality
Management District Funding.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No 2013-13, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing Submission of an Application to the Orange County Transportation Authority for
Competitive Funding Under the Measure 2 Program for Project V to Provide Community -Based
Transit/Circulators."
Alternative Action(s): Deny approval to submit the application and forego eligibility to receive
grant funds through Project V for this purpose.
Analysis: The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors (Board)
approved the release of a call for projects for the Renewed Measure M Project V Community -Based
Transit/Circulators Funding Program on November 26, 2012. Funding is available to encourage
development of local bus transit services, such as community -based circulators, shuttles and bus
trolleys and provide alternatives to address seasonal/special event congestion, especially when
attendance will exceed parking capacity.
Each year, the July 4tn holiday and US Open of Surfing Competition events attract thousands of
people — residents and visitors alike - to Downtown Huntington Beach. The number of cars arriving
and seeking a place to park far exceeds the number of spaces available. Thus, the City is
exploring opportunities to provide alternatives to driving and incentivize the use of public
transportation during these events. One such opportunity is to provide a connection to existing
transit routes and utilize a free shuttle to transport people from the routes to the Downtown. The
existing Surf City Downtown Shuttle, which will enter its fourth season of service in 2013, does not
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operate on July 4, as it has a limited budget to provide service in the peak season, and utilizes the
City Hall parking -lot as its home base. The lot is in use to support the volunteers and other staging
needs associated with the various events that day so neither the public nor the vehicle can access
the lot. During the US Open of Surfing, the Shuttle provides service from only City Hall, but
providing up to 1,000 additional proposed parking spaces by agreement with the local high schools
will increase available service and ridership, and reduce congestion in the streets surrounding City
Hall as well.
The City proposes to collaborate with OCTA to utilize the Goldenwest Transportation Center,
located at 7301 Center Avenue, which would serve as a base and provide connections to six
existing OCTA transit routes arriving from other cities and operating on the holiday and during the
US Open. On July 4th, the Shuttle will also serve four additional OCTA routes along the way for
which street closures during the parade are impacted, and would continue to service them
throughout the day. There are also approximately 100 parking spaces available on -site for those
who wish to drive and then connect to the shuttle as well. It is anticipated that the shuttle will serve
approximately 1,200-2,000 people on July 4th and up to 3,500 people annually during the US Open
of Surfing.
Funding may be utilized for operations and maintenance only, which would be covered in total by
the contracted shuttle service provider. The City also proposes to collaborate with OCTA on
marketing the service prior to the events via advertising inside of OCTA buses, via social and print
media and other channels which may be available to reach those who may use the shuttle. The
proposed program would supplement existing transit routes and the existing shuttle service which
did not previously operate on the holiday, nor in the northern area of the City during the surfing
event.
The amount of grant funding sought by the City is based on the anticipated hourly rate in 2014 of
the current Surf City Downtown Shuttle operator. It is estimated that the rate in 2014 will be
approximately $69 per hour, with an annual increase of the lesser of 3 percent or CPI. A summary
of the requested amount and matching funds of 30% is as follows:
OCTA will begin review of applications in April 2013. If successful, the City would seek an
appropriate and qualified operator and would implement the program July 4, 2014 through the last
weekend of the US Open of Surfing in 2018.
Environmental Status: None.
Strategic Plan Goal:
Improve the City's infrastructure
Attachment(s):
1. Resolution No 2013-13, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing Submission of an Application to the Orange County Transportation Authority for
Competitive Funding Under the Measure 2 Program for Project V to Provide Community -Based
Transit/Circulators."
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RESOLUTION NO. 2013-13
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION TO THE ORANGE COUNTY
TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY FOR COMPETITIVE FUNDING UNDER THE
MEASURE 2 PROGRAM FOR PROJECT V TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY -BASED
TRANSIT/CIRCULATORS
WHEREAS, the Orange County Transportation Authority .makes state, federal and
local funding available to the 34 incorporated cities and the County of Orange for eligible
projects through a competitive process to improve all modes of surface transportation; and
The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) Board of Directors (Board)
approved the release of a call for projects for the Renewed Measure M (M2) Project V
Community -Based Transit/Circulators Funding Program on November 26, 2012; and
The M2 Program establishes a competitive process to enable local jurisdictions to
develop local bus transit services that complement regional transit services, and meet needs in
areas not adequately serviced by regional transit; and
The City of Huntington Beach seeks to relieve congestion and improve access to the
Downtown each year on July 4th and during the U.S. Open of Surfing by providing free
shuttle service connections from OCTA routes and transportation centers starting in 2014 as
an alternative to driving, and to support transit services impacted by congestion and street
closures during the holiday; and
The City of Huntington Beach will provide necessary matching funds for the project
as required by M2 program; and
The program will supplement, rather than supplant, existing shuttle service provided
by the City, as that service is not currently provided on the holiday,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
The Director of Public Works or his/her designee is hereby authorized to submit a
grant application to the Orange County Transportation Authority under the Measure M
Project V Community -Based Transit/Circulators Funding Program to obtain funds to contract
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for operations and maintenance service to provide alternative transportation to the downtown
on the July 4 holiday.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 1st day of A p r i 1
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AND APPROVED: Mayor
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INITIATED AND PROVED:
Director of Public Works
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorne
Res. No. 2013-13
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on April 1, 2013 by the following vote:
AYES:
Sullivan, Hardy, Harper, Boardman ,Shaw, Katapodis
NOES:
None
ABSENT:
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ABSTAIN: None
Cit Jerk and ex-officio ru rk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California