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File #: 21-107 MEETING DATE: 2/16/2021
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
SUBMITTED TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
SUBMITTED BY: Oliver Chi, City Manager
PREPARED BY: Sean Crumby, Director of Public Works
Subiect:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-09 authorizing the Director of Public Works to request a project
delay from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the commencement of the
Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street Corridor Project
Statement of Issue:
In October 2019, the City of Huntington Beach in conjunction with the City of Westminster and the
City of Garden Grove submitted an application to OCTA for a Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization
Program project on Valley View Street/Bolsa Chica Street from Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove to
Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach. COVID-related staffing and budget concerns among the
participating agencies have led to the need to request a delay from OCTA for the commencement of
this project. Program requirements for the OCTA grant state that the request to delay
commencement of a project must be authorized by the City Council.
Financial Impact:
No funding is required for this action.
Recommended Action:
Adopt Resolution No. 2021-09, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing a Request to Pursue a Project Delay from the Orange County Transportation Authority
(OCTA) for the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street Corridor Project - Project P Regional Traffic
Signal Synchronization Program - Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program."
Alternative Action(s):
Do not authorize the Director of Public Works to request a project delay. This alternative action may
result in the loss of the grant funds for the project.
Analysis:
In October 2019, the City of Huntington Beach, the City of Westminster and the City of Garden
Grove, jointly submitted an application to OCTA for a Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization
Program project on Valley View Street/Bolsa Chica Street from Chapman Avenue in Garden Grove to
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File #: 21-107 MEETING DATE: 2/16/2021
Warner Avenue in Huntington Beach. This program allows for improved traffic flow through
synchronization of the signals along a corridor. In April 2020, OCTA approved funding for this project.
This project, led by the City of Huntington Beach in conjunction with the Cities of Westminster and
Garden Grove, along with Caltrans, will provide operational and infrastructure improvements at 22
signalized intersections along the corridor. The project application specified commencement of these
efforts in OCTA Fiscal Year 2020/21, which ends on June 30, 2021.
After submittal of the application several factors have led to a need for requesting a delay. With the
onset of the COVID-19, two recruitments within the Public Works Transportation Engineering section
were held open as the Huntington Beach accessed the financial impacts. Those recruitments are
moving forward now. The staffing limitations prevented the commencement of this project in the fall
of 2020 as originally planned. In addition, the City of Westminster requested a delay in the project in
due to financial concerns arising from Covid and their ability to provide funding. As such, it is
recommended that a request of a two-year delay in project commencement be made to OCTA.
In accordance with OCTA's Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program Guidelines, City Council
approval is necessary before any project delays can be considered.
Environmental Status:
This project is categorically exempt pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, Section
15303 (c).
Strategic Plan Goal:
Enhance and maintain infrastructure
Attachment(s):
1. Location Map
2. Resolution No. 2021-09, "A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach
Authorizing a Request to Pursue a Project Delay from the Orange County Transportation Authority
(OCTA) for the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street Corridor Project - Project P Regional Traffic
Signal Synchronization Program - Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program"
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH AUTHORIZING A REQUEST TO PURSUE A PROJECT
DELAY FROM THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY(OCTA) FOR
THE BOLSA CHICA STREET/VALLEY VIEW STREET CORRIDOR PROJECT—PROJECT
P REGIONAL TRAFFIC SIGNAL SYNCRONIZATION PROGRAM—COMPREHENSIVE
TRANSPORTATION FUNDING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) conducted a Call for
Projects under the Measure M2 Regional Traffic Signal Synchronization Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach received an allocation from the OCTA to fund
the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street Corridor Project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach established Fiscal year 2020/2021 as the
program year to commence the design phase of the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street
Corridor Project; and
WHEREAS, the city of Huntington Beach has unfilled positions in the Transportation
Engineering section which have impacted the ability to commence the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley
View Street Corridor Project in Fiscal Year 2020/2021; and
WHEREAS, the OCTA Comprehensive Transportation Funding Program(CTFP)
Guidelines requires agencies to request authorization from their governing boards if delays are
expected to be incurred beyond the allocating funding Fiscal Year.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
That the Director of Public Works is hereby authorized to request a 24-month delay for
Primary Implementation (PI) and Ongoing Maintenance and Support(O & M) from OCTA for
the Bolsa Chica Street/Valley View Street Corridor Project, Project P Traffic Signal
Synchronization Program.
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Resolution No. 2021-09
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 16th day of Februar , 2021.
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Mayor
REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
C1 y Manager r,,City Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Director of Public Works
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Res. No. 2021-09
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ROBIN ESTANISLAU, 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 February 16, 2021 by the following vote:
AYES: Peterson, Kalmick, Ortiz, Carr, Posey, Moser, Delgleize
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
RECUSE: None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California