Orange County Transportation Authority

Regional Transportation Planning Committee Agenda

Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:30 a.m.

Board Room, 550 South Main Street, Orange, California

Committee Members

Stephanie Klopfenstein, Chair

John Stephens, Vice Chair

Mike Carroll

Jon Dumitru

Jamey M. Federico

Katrina Foley

Patrick Harper

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Agenda Descriptions

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business to be transacted or discussed. The posting of the recommended actions does not

indicate what action will be taken. The Committee may take any action which it deems to be

appropriate on the agenda item and is not limited in any way by the notice of the recommended

action.

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Main Street, Orange, California.

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Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Director Carroll

Closed Session

There are no Closed Session items scheduled.

Special Calendar

Committee Meeting 2025 Schedule

Stephanie Klopfenstein

Overview

Chair Klopfenstein will lead a discussion regarding the 2025 meeting schedule for the

Regional Transportation Planning Committee.

Recommendation(s)

Approve the 2025 Regional Transportation Planning Committee meeting calendar.

Attachments:

Calendar

Roles and Responsibilities of the Regional Transportation Planning Committee

Darrell E. Johnson

Overview

The roles and responsibilities of the Regional Transportation Planning Committee are

reviewed periodically for any appropriate changes or additions.

Recommendation(s)

Approve

the

2025 Regional

Transportation

Planning

Committee

Roles

and

Responsibilities.

Attachments:

Roles and Responsibilities

Consent Calendar (Items 3 through 6)

All items on the Consent Calendar are to be approved in one motion unless a Committee

Member or a member of the public requests separate action or discussion on a specific item.

Approval of Minutes

Recommendation(s)

Approve the minutes of the December 2, 2024, Regional Transportation Planning meeting.

Attachments:

Minutes

Amendment to Agreement for Additional Design Services for State Route 55

Improvement Project Between Interstate 5 and State Route 91

Jeannie Lee/James G. Beil

Overview

On February 14, 2022, the Orange County Transportation Authority Board of Directors

authorized an agreement with HDR Engineering, Inc., for the preparation of plans,

specifications, and estimates for the State Route 55 Improvement Project between

Interstate 5 and State Route 91. An amendment to the existing agreement is required for

additional design services.

Recommendation(s)

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 2 to

Agreement No. C-1-3643 between the Orange County Transportation Authority and HDR

Engineering, Inc., in the amount of $1,238,501, for additional design services for the State

Route 55 Improvement Project between Interstate 5 and State Route 91. This will increase

the maximum cumulative obligation of the agreement to a total contract value of

$10,348,602.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Measure M2 Annual Eligibility Review

Stephanie Mooney/Rose Casey

Overview

The Measure M2 Ordinance No. 3 requires that all local jurisdictions annually satisfy

specific eligibility requirements to receive Measure M2 net revenues. The required

documentation for the review period ending June 28, 2024, was received and reviewed by

Orange County Transportation Authority staff. Board of Directors’ approval is requested to

find 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions (excluding the City of Buena Park and the

City of Orange) as eligible to continue receiving Measure M2 net revenues.

Recommendation(s)

Approve 33 of Orange County’s 35 local jurisdictions (excluding the City of Buena

Park and the City of Orange) as eligible to continue receiving Measure M2 net

revenues.

Receive and file the Measure M2 eligibility verification documents submitted by the

City of Buena Park and the City of Orange.

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment A

Attachment B

Competitive Grant Programs - Update and Recommendations

Louis Zhao/Rose Casey

Overview

The Orange County Transportation Authority provides competitive grants to local and

non-profit jurisdictions beyond those provided through Measure M2 using various federal,

state, and local transportation funding programs. The Orange County Transportation

Authority also directly applies for federal, state, and local competitive grant programs to

support Orange County Transportation Authority-led projects. Staff has prepared an

overview and status update for local jurisdiction projects that have received funds, recent

grant pursuits and awards for Orange County Transportation Authority projects, and

recommendations for changes to grant terms for local jurisdiction projects.

Recommendation(s)

Approve one scope change and extension request from Sally’s Fund, Inc. for

operating assistance funded through the Enhanced Mobility for Seniors and

Disabled Grant Program.

Approve $4.687 million in Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement

program funds for the City of Huntington Beach’s Magnolia Street Corridor

Complete Streets Improvements Project from the contingency list from the Orange

County Complete Streets Program.

Authorize staff to request that the Southern California Association of Governments

make all necessary amendments to the Federal Transportation Improvement

Program to facilitate the recommended actions above.

Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute any required

agreements or amendments to facilitate the recommended actions above.

Attachments:

Regular Calendar

Coastal Rail Resiliency Study Update

Dan Phu/Rose Casey

Overview

In response to emergency remedial actions that resulted in a nearly yearlong closure of the

coastal rail line in south Orange County, Orange County Transportation Authority initiated

the Coastal Rail Resiliency Study in fall 2023, focusing on both short- and mid-term

solutions to protect the rail line and preserve rail operations. Through this study, staff has

developed concepts that would protect the rail line in place for the foreseeable future,

which is estimated to be up to 30 years. A separate study, led by the State of California, is

anticipated to determine the feasibility of potentially relocating the rail line to an inland

alignment. An update on the range of feasible concepts for the Coastal Rail Resiliency

Study is discussed herein.

Recommendation(s)

Direct staff to continue collaborating with key stakeholders to refine the range of feasible

concepts and actively engage the public to solicit input on these concepts.

Attachments:

Coastal Rail Stabilization Priority Project Update

Jason Lee/James G. Beil

Overview

On September 9, 2024, staff was directed by the Board of Directors to continue to engage

the regulatory agencies to identify opportunities to streamline processes and obtain

regulatory permits to immediately implement solutions identified through the Coastal Rail

Resiliency Study Assessment. Staff has continued to coordinate with regulatory agencies,

and develop and update the Coastal Rail Priority Stabilization Project to proceed into the

environmental phase.

Recommendation(s)

Direct staff to advance Reinforcement Areas (Areas 1 through 4) and complete the

preliminary engineering/environmental phase to minimize additional rail closures.

Attachments:

Discussion Items

Update on Measure M2 Project

Interstate 5 Improvement Project Between

Interstate 405 and State Route 55

Niall Barrett/James G. Beil

Overview

Staff will provide an update on Measure M2 Project B of the Interstate 5 Improvement

Project between Interstate 405 and State Route 55.

Attachments:

Presentation

10.

11.

12.

13.

Public Comments

Chief Executive Officer's Report

Committee Members' Reports

Adjournment

The next regularly scheduled meeting of this Committee will be held:

10:30 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2025

OCTA Headquarters

550 South Main Street

Orange, California