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File #: 25-6210   
Type: Orange County Transportation Authority Item Status: Reported to Board - Regular
File created: 4/16/2025 In control: Board
On agenda: 5/12/2025 Final action:
Title: Amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways
Sponsors: Ivy Hang, Rose Casey
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Attachment A, 3. Attachment B, 4. Attachment C, 5. Attachment D, 6. Attachment E, 7. Attachment F, 8. Attachment G, 9. Attachment H, 10. Presentation

Subject

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Amendment to the Master Plan of Arterial Highways

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Overview

On April 14, 2025, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors deferred action for up to 30 days on a recommendation to remove the planned Garfield-Gisler bridge crossing over the Santa Ana River from the Master Plan of Arterial Highways. The deferral was provided in response to a request from the City of Fountain Valley for additional time to confirm its formal position through discussions with the City Council. The City of Fountain Valley has completed its discussions, and the item is being returned to the Board of Directors for consideration.

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Recommendation(s)

A.                     Approve amending the Master Plan of Arterial Highways to fully remove the Garfield-Gisler Santa Ana River crossing.

 

B.                     Direct staff to close out the Memorandum of Understanding C-6-0834 among the cities of Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and Huntington Beach, and the Orange County Transportation Authority regarding agency responsibilities for implementing the consensus recommendation for the Garfield-Gisler bridge crossing over the Santa Ana River.

 

C.                     Direct the Executive Director of Planning, or her designee, to file a Notice of Exemption from the California Environmental Quality Act in support of the Master Plan of Arterial Highways amendment.