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RES-2016-188RESOLUTION NO. 2016-188 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM REQUESTING THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY (OCTA) EVALUATE ANAHEIM OBJECTIVES IN THE CENTRAL HARBOR BOULEVARD TRANSIT CORRIDOR STUDY 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 neighborhood, employment and activity centers in the Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort. This Project is envisioned to operate as a high-capacity system, providing ease of transfer to the Metrolink commuter rail system, Amtrak, local fixed - route bus, bus rapid transit and future high-speed train services connecting 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 contributed local funding to this analysis, including Anaheim Tourism Improvement District (ATID) restricted transportation funds (on September 14, 2010, the Anaheim City Council adopted Resolution No. 2010-151 forming the ATID, a self- assessment by the hotel community within The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle, with seventy-five percent of the funds collected to be used for the promotion of local tourism and convention -related programs and twenty-five percent of the funds collected to be used for transportation improvements within The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle, including the operation and maintenance of the ARC Project); and WHEREAS, the City of Anaheim has successfully completed two milestones required by these cooperative agreements with the OCTA with the third milestone underway including: A. In 2007, the City adopted a Transit Master Plan which identified a high capacity system connecting ARTIC, the Platinum Triangle and The Anaheim Resort as the highest potential ridership concept connecting a Metrolink station and major residential, job and activity centers; and, B. In 2012, the City completed an Alternatives Analysis Report evaluating an enhanced bus, streetcar and elevated guideway mode of travel and the City Council selected the Streetcar Alternative as the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA) to carry forward into an environmental review phase of the project. C. In 2013, the City commenced preparation of the third milestone, the environmental documentation of the LPA. WHEREAS, in 2013, the OCTA Board approved the City's completion of the Project milestones of completing the Alternatives Analysis Report and selecting a LPA, approved the advancement to the environmental milestone and directed the ARC Streetcar Project design to be compatible with the OC Streetcar (the City has worked with OCTA to create compatible standards for the streetcar system which is reflected in the ARC project documents); and WHEREAS, in 2016, the proposed streetcar route was refined to reflect input received from stakeholders and the City Council during the environmental scoping phase of the Project. Changes included adding a Disney Way east -west connection and a new station stop, eliminating the acquisition of a hotel property on Harbor Boulevard, relocating the Resort station from east of Harbor Boulevard to west of Manchester Avenue adjacent to the Disneyland Resort's proposed transportation hub, eliminating a pedestrian bridge over Harbor Boulevard as a pedestrian bridge is proposed to be installed in connection with the proposed Disneyland Resort transportation hub and relocating the maintenance facility to the Platinum Triangle; and WHEREAS, the City shared the Project refinements with the OCTA Transit Committee on March 10, 2016, and the community on March 17, 2016, and environmental documentation evaluating this Refined LPA is underway; and WHEREAS, in May 2016, the OC Grand Jury released a report called "Light Rail: Is Orange County on the Right Track?" which evaluated the OCTA's work with respect to the OC Streetcar Project and the ARC Project. The Grand Jury found that initial successes such as the OC Streetcar Project are significant, both for educating the public and for providing future project momentum. The Grand Jury's report described the ARC Project and considered Anaheim to be "on the right track". The Grand Jury also requested the City to provide regular updates about the project on the City website; and WHEREAS, since the ARC environmental work has been initiated, there have been significant developments with other projects led by the OCTA in neighboring corridors that could affect the future implementation of transit in this corridor including the OC Streetcar, the Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study (Harbor Study) and the OC Transit Master Plan; 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 on June 27, 2016, approved the following actions: A. Authorized the Chief Executive Officer to negotiate and execute Amendment No. 3 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-1-3115 between the OCTA and the City of Anaheim to conclude all planning efforts for the ARC Project and to submit all work completed to date to the OCTA; B. Affirmed the OCTA Board as the lead agency for any potential future phases of the ARC Project; and, 2 C. Directed OCTA staff to evaluate a transit connection between The Anaheim Resort and ARTIC as part of the Harbor Study with the intent of providing additional connections to the OC Streetcar. WHEREAS, the staff report considered by the Board prior to taking the actions on June 27, 2016 included the following statements: A. With the recent progression of the OC Streetcar, it is critical for the OCTA to assume all transit extension planning responsibilities to ensure the seamless and consistent integration. B. While local jurisdictions serve as important partners in these efforts, the OCTA's role as lead agency ensures that more regional transit connectivity goals and objectives are being met. C. The work currently being developed by the City for the Project as it relates to certain disciplines, such as traffic analysis, community outreach, and identification of right-of-way are critical efforts that can help to inform current transit studies managed by the OCTA. D. OCTA is requesting that all planning work completed to date by the City of Anaheim be submitted to the OCTA and evaluated as part of the Harbor Study. E. Incorporating a transit connection between ARTIC and the Anaheim Resort area into the Harbor Study will allow for a more comprehensive and efficient evaluation of connections to the OC Streetcar as opposed to a more piecemeal approach of multiple transit connectivity studies managed by multiple agencies. F. This approach also ensures compatibility to the OC Streetcar as it relates to evaluation of technology, vehicles, support facilities, and design features. G. Staff will evaluate the proposed modification, including a transit connection between the Anaheim Resort area to ARTIC in the Harbor Study in context of the study's current scope and schedule and return to the Board, if necessary, with additional next steps. WHEREAS, the OCTA has prepared Amendment No. 3 to Cooperative Agreement No. C-1-3115 (Amended Agreement) for City Council consideration to conclude the planning efforts for ARC, with the Amended Agreement proposed to expire thirty (30) days following execution; and WHEREAS, this Amended Agreement includes the following OCTA responsibilities; however, per OCTA direction, this agreement does not provide an opportunity for the City of Anaheim to identify items the City desires to be addressed as part of the Harbor Study analysis: A. OCTA shall act as the lead agency for any potential future phases of the Project. 3 B. OCTA shall evaluate transit connections between the ARTIC and the Anaheim Resort area in the City as part of its Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study. C. OCTA shall consider all relevant Project work completed by the City for consideration of alternatives in the Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study. D. OCTA shall coordinate with the City to achieve a mutual objective to evaluate additional transit options between ARTIC and The Anaheim Resort in the City. WHEREAS, the OCTA is in the process of updating the scope for the Harbor Study to evaluate a transit connection between The Anaheim Resort and ARTIC as part of the Harbor Study with the intent of providing additional connections to the OC Streetcar. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. In order to provide an attractive, high capacity, frequent and easy to use "last mile" connection between regional rail and bus service at ARTIC and key employment, neighborhood and activity centers in The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle, the City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby requests the following objectives be addressed as part of the Harbor Study analysis and future transit options that may result as an outcome of the Harbor Study: 1. The initial route of any transit option (bus or streetcar) entering the City of Anaheim shall include a stop at ARTIC. 2. Any transit option coming into the City shall have a north/south alignment along the Harbor Corridor (or optional Anaheim Boulevard Corridor) and an east/west minimum defined route through Anaheim, that will connect ARTIC, the Platinum Triangle, The Disneyland Resort and the Anaheim Convention Center. 3. Platforms for the streetcar option shall be sized to allow for dual coupling streetcars or two separate streetcars, depending upon the technology compatible with the OC Streetcar. 4. A minimum of stops within the City shall be defined in the transit options, in the context of a controlled number of overall stops, so the trip from ARTIC to the Anaheim Convention Center takes no more than 20 minutes. 5. The transit options shall include a design for level boarding (bus or streetcar) to allow for quick and easy loading. 6. The transit options shall include a defined minimum hours of operation and frequency. 7. The transit options shall include identification of supplemental service to serve peak periods for before and after events (i.e., sporting events, concerts, fireworks, etc.). M Section 2. The City Council of the City of Anaheim opposes any transit option that only considers a north/south transit option coming through the City that does not include an enhanced east -west transit connection between ARTIC and The Anaheim Resort that meets the objectives stated in No. 1 above. THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 27th day of September , 2016 by the following roll call vote: AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Kring and Council Members Murray and Brandman NOES: Mayor Tait and Council Member Vanderbilt ABSENT: None ABSTAIN:None ATTEST: "61"6�n CITY CLERK OF THE CITY Off ANAHEIM 119091 5 CITY OF HEI BY /Z MAYOk OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM CLERK'S CERTIFICATE STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF ANAHEIM 1, LINDA ANDAL, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Resolution No. 2016-188 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 27� day of September, 2016, by the following vote of the members thereof: AYES: Mayor Pro Tem Kring, and Council Members Murray and Brandman NOES: Mayor Tait and Council Member Vanderbilt FAT,' ABSENT: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 27th day of September, 2016. 40! (SEAL)