RES-2017-009RESOLUTION NO. 2017— 0 09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO A STREET CAR
SYSTEM IN ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, for nearly a decade, the City of Anaheim (City) and the Orange County
Transportation Authority (OCTA) have worked collaboratively on the proposed Anaheim Rapid
Connection (ARC) Project which is intended to provide residents, employees, and visitors an
east -west transit connection between the Anaheim Regional Transportation Intermodal Center
(ARTIC) and Anaheim's major neighborhoods, employment and activity centers in the Platinum
Triangle and The Anaheim Resort; and
WHEREAS, on May 12, 2008 OCTA authorized funding Anaheim's Go Local
application with an investment of $5,900,000 from Measure M (Project S) and a $100,000 local
match from Anaheim to study and potentially develop a convenient "last mile" connection
between the Study Area's activity centers and Metrolink, Amtrak, local fixed -route bus,
Stationlink bus, and future California High Speed Rail (CHSR) at ARTIC; and
WHEREAS, the City has successfully received federal, Measure M and Measure M2
transportation funding from the OCTA Board and entered into cooperative agreements with the
OCTA to study transit connections from Metrolink stations in Anaheim to major job, housing
and activity centers; and
WHEREAS, the City has also contributed local funding to this analysis, including
Anaheim Tourism Improvement District (ATID) restricted transportation funds; and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2016, the City Council approved and authorized an
Amendment to a Cooperative Agreement with OCTA for the ARC Fixed Guideway Project,
requiring the City conclude all planning efforts for the ARC project and submit all work
completed to date to OCTA; affirmed OCTA as the lead agency for any potential future phases of
the ARC project; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of this previous action, City staff has concluded all planning
efforts for the street car project; and
WHEREAS, in light of the OCTA managing these significant transportation projects in
corridors along and near the ARC corridor, the OCTA Board has determined there is a need for a
more regional perspective for planning transit extensions to current or planned systems. As such,
the OCTA Board has reevaluated the roles identified in the cooperative agreement with the City
of Anaheim for the ARC Project; and
WHEREAS, it is the City Council's belief that a Street Car project is not a viable transit
solution in Anaheim; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Street Car project, budgeted for more than $300 million, would
have been one of the most expensive projects of its kind, on a per mile basis in the United States;
and
WHEREAS, the ARTIC train facility has had significantly lower ridership numbers than
projected; and
WHEREAS, having a fixed guide rail transit project connected to ARTIC would seem to
be an unwise investment of taxpayer dollars; and
WHEREAS, a fixed guide rail system within the resort area would be ill conceived as it
would severely disrupt street traffic lanes needed for car and buses; and
WHEREAS, municipalities such as Providence, Rhode Island and Arlington, Virginia
have rejected previously approved rail transit programs due to the high costs associated with such
transit solutions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is hereby expressing concern that the proposed Street Car
project is expensive and a drain on community resources; does not allow for flexibility; makes
congestion worse and does not support ridership numbers; and
WHEREAS, Anaheim has a large population of transit -dependent people who rely on the
OCTA bus system and the City of Anaheim has a need for more routes and frequency of service
with lower fares for these residents; and
WHEREAS, the City Council does support more dynamic, fluid and accessible
transportation system that does not create unintended consequences, such as an increase in traffic
and supports alternatives which are a better fit for the unique needs of The Anaheim Resort and
Platinum Triangle.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Anaheim wishes to express its opposition
to the Anaheim Rapid Connection (ARC) Street Car project as being a non-viable transit solution
in the City of Anaheim.
Section 2. The City Council of the City of Anaheim also opposes any street car plans
along Harbor Blvd. However, it supports the Orange County Transportation Authority's study of
other transit modes to recommend the best options to alleviate traffic congestion and improve
mobility for transit dependent riders in Anaheim and Orange County.
Section 3. The City Council of the City of Anaheim encourages the Orange County
Transportation Authority to plan and develop a flexible transit solution that increases frequency
of bus routes and provides this solution for a lower fare, so that more riders can use this system.
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THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim this 10 th day of January , 2017 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Vanderbilt, Barnes,
Moreno, Kring, and Faessel
NOES: Council Member Murray
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Nope
CITY OF AHE
BY
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY O ANAHEIM
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CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, LINDA ANDAL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2017-009 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 10th day of January, 2017, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Tait and Council Members Vanderbilt, Barnes, Moreno,
Kring, and Faessel
NOES: Council Member Murray
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 15th day of February, 2017.
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