Title
Securing State and Federal Formula Funds for Highway, Transit, and Complete Streets Priority Projects
Overview
Overview
The Orange County Transportation Authority is responsible for programming state and federal formula funds to transportation projects based on state and federal guidance. Funding recommendations are presented to ensure state and federal funds are committed by the Orange County Transportation Authority for priority projects.
Recommendation(s)
Recommendations
A. Authorize the use of up to $128.800 million for five highway projects from the following fund sources:
* Surface Transportation Block Grant ($54.711 million),
* Measure M2 ($57.589 million), and
* Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program ($16.5 million).
B. Authorize the use of up to $173.14 million for five transit programs/projects from the following formula fund sources:
* Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program ($116.971 million),
* Carbon Reduction Program ($35.344 million),
* Surface Transportation Block Grant ($9 million),
* SB 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) Local Partnership Program - Formula
($7.825 million), and
* SB 1 State of Good Repair ($4 million).
C. Authorize the use of up to $55 million for a future Complete Streets call for projects from the following formula fund sources:
* Surface Transportation Block Grant ($43 million), and
* Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program ($12 million).
D. Authorize staff to process all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement Program and execute or amend all necessary agreements to facilitate the above actions.