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Warner Avenue Improvements from Main St. to Grand Ave. Community Follow Up Meeting Thursday, July 23, 2015 Delhi Neighborhood Association Meeting Santa Ana City of Warner Improvements

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Warner Avenue Improvements from Main St. to Grand Ave.

Community Follow Up Meeting

Thursday, July 23, 2015

Delhi Neighborhood Association Meeting

Santa Ana City of

Warner Improvements

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Santa Ana City of

Warner Improvements

Project Location Map

Tustin

Santa Ana

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Edinger Avenue Warner extension Between Red Hill Ave. and Tustin Ranch Rd. is already open

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Warner Improvements

Project

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Santa Ana City of

Project Status

Warner Improvements

Phase 1

Construction Phase

January 2018 (earliest)

Phase 1

Design / Right of Way Phase

Contingent on EIR

Environmental Phase

Council Approval set for 9/1/15

Project Identification

08/09 CIP

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We are here

About 24 months

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Santa Ana City of

Mobility / Pedestrian Accessibility & Safety Concerns

Narrow or no sidewalks

American Disability Act (ADA) Challenges

No bike lanes

Existing Conditions

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Santa Ana City of

175 Accidents past 5 years

(15 involved bicyclists / pedestrians)

4 Lane Arterial with average ADT of 23,848 veh/day

Future Level of Service Grade = F

Existing Conditions

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Santa Ana City of

Objectives: SAFETY & MOBILITY

Warner Improvements

o Safety & Mobility for All – Pedestrians – Bicyclists – Motorists - Transit o Comply with Complete Streets Act o Reduce Accidents

o Pedestrians, Bicyclists, Motorists o ADA Compliant & Complete Streets Act Compliant o Reduce Traffic Congestion o Improve Storm-water Drainage & Water Quality o Consistent with Circulation Element & OC MPAH o Improve Air Quality o Enhance Community Beautification - Undergrounding Utilities

Benefits: SAFETY, MOBILITY, LIVABILITY

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Santa Ana City of

Project Funding

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Estimated Project Costs o Phase 1 – Main St to Oak St – $21.5 M o Phase 2 – Oak St to Grand Ave (Tentatively) – $33.5 M o GRAND TOTAL ~ $55 MILLION

Secured Funding

o $8 M – City of Tustin Community Facilities District Bond (CFDB) o $2.9 M – Transportation System Improvements Area (TSIA) o $325 K – Phase 1 Design Engineering

-OCTA Measure M2 – Competitive

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Santa Ana City of

Property Acquisition And Relocation or “Right of Way” Process

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Right of Way Process Overview • The Right Of Way Consultants Dual Responsibility

• Appraisal Of Your Property

• Just Compensation

• The Principle Of Fair Market Value

• The Acquisition Process

• Payment

• Closing Costs

• Eminent Domain

• The Relocation Assistance Program

• Business

• Residential

• Proposition 3 – Property Tax Relief

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Santa Ana City of

Warner Improvements

Public Outreach May 22, 2012

Open House 1

June 12, 2012 South Main Business Association

July 10, 2012 Open House 2

October 18, 2012 EIR Scoping Meeting

February 13, 2013 Cherry Aerospace

May 13, 2013 ETAC Meeting

February 3, 2015 Draft EIR Meeting 1

February 7, 2015 Draft EIR Meeting 2

April 8, 2015 Meeting with Coalitions (SAAS, EFA)

April 29, 2015 Q&A Session – Delhi Neighborhood

May 21, 2015 Delhi Neighborhood Association

June 18, 2015 Delhi Neighborhood Association

June 26 to Present 16 Individual Meetings

July 23, 2015 Delhi Neighborhood Association

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Santa Ana City of

Community Input

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• Reduced total width from the 120’ standard to 110’ to save 10 homes.

• Held several additional public meetings including 21 individual meetings with property owners and tenants, to clarify the property acquisition and relocation process. Meetings will continue to be scheduled.

• Delayed approval of EIR from April to September 2015.

• Will hold community workshops during the design phase to gather input on sidewalk, parkway, median, and bike lane attributes.

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Santa Ana City of

Community Input

Warner Improvements

6’ 4’ 6’ 3’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 10’ 3’ 6’ 4’ 6’ 10’

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Santa Ana City of

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Council Approval of EIR – September 1, 2015 Phase 1 – Main St. to Oak St.

Design – Preliminary Stage Right of Way (ROW) - Process would begin July 2016 (earliest) Construction: January 2018 (earliest)

Phase 2 – Oak St. to Grand Ave Design – Pending Funding ROW – Pending Funding Construction – Pending Funding

Next Steps

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Santa Ana City of

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Warner Improvements

• I am paying little property tax right now, what happens to my rate when I move to the new house?

• As stipulated by Prop. 3, you will be able to transfer your existing property tax rate to your new property as long as it meets certain requirements (ie. Comparable)

• Are we doing this project for the City of Tustin?

• We are not doing this project for Tustin, we are doing it for the residents of Santa Ana and the Delhi Community. However, due to the projected impacts of the Tustin Legacy development, Santa Ana is utilizing fee’s collected from the developers to help fund the Warner Avenue Improvements.

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Santa Ana City of

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Warner Improvements

• Will this project create more traffic onto Maple St?

• City traffic engineers will closely monitor the traffic on Maple St. Signal timing and left turn pocket lengths will be adjusted to minimize impacts. In addition, this segment will be studied in the Safe Mobility Santa Ana (SMSA) Study which is underway and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

• Will this project create more traffic in the segment west of Main St?

• Based on the traffic analysis included in the EIR, the proposed project will result in less than a 5% increase of peak hour traffic volume on Warner Ave west of Main St.

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Santa Ana City of

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

Warner Improvements

• Will this project create new cul-de-sacs?

• No. The only cul-de-sac will remain on Rousselle St. It was brought to our attention that a few people thought the cross gutters in the exhibit represented new cul-de-sacs. The project exhibit has been updated to clearly represent the improvements.

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Santa Ana City of

Warner Improvements

YOUR OPINION MATTERS! If you have any questions, concerns, or comments, we would love to hear from you!

1. Via email : [email protected]

2. In person: Council meeting on September 1, 2015

• 5:45 pm in the Council Chambers

3. Via mail :

• Attn: Warner Improvements

20 Civic Center Plaza, M-36

Santa Ana, CA 92701

4. By Phone: (714) 647-5219

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