Subject
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Adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration Finding for the Orange County Maintenance Facility Project
overview
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority, in partnership with the Southern California Regional Rail Authority, is planning to construct the Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility to enhance current public transit operations and allow for long-term expansion of rail service, advancing both local and regional efforts to provide efficient travel options and support environmental initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In coordination with the City of Irvine, the facility has been planned for 20 years. The now-completed state and federally required environmental analysis for the facility has determined that with appropriate mitigations where necessary, there will be no significant impacts to the surrounding community. The Board of Directors’ adoption of the Mitigated Negative Declaration along with the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program is needed to enable the Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility project to proceed to the next phase in the project development process.
recommendation
Recommendations
A. Approve Resolution No. 2023-057 to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration and Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program, pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act, for the Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility.
B. Approve the Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility.
C. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to direct staff to implement the Metrolink Orange County Maintenance Facility consistent with the 2015 Purchase and Sale Agreement between the City of Irvine and Orange County Transportation Authority.