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RESOLUTION NO. 2019- 052
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE STUDY OF A TRANSIT CONNECTION BETWEEN THE ANAHEIM RESORT
AND THE PLATINUM TRIANGLE, INCLUDING CONSIDERATION OF A VARIETY OF EXISTING AND EMERGING TRANSIT TECHNOLOGIES, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION NOS. 2017- 009 AND 2018- 043 RELATING TO THE ORANGE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY CENTRAL HARBOR BOULEVARD TRANSIT CORRIDOR STUDY AND OPPOSITION TO A STREET CAR SYSTEM IN THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
WHEREAS, The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle are home to Anaheim' s major neighborhood, employment and activity centers, with a number of new developments either recently constructed, under construction or planned in the near future. Based on these existing and planned land uses with associated population and growth projections, without significant improvement in transit services and connections, operation of the existing highway system between these two areas will become increasingly strained; and
WHEREAS, transportation and mobility connections and technology continue to evolve and it is time to take a fresh look at all options to foster connectivity and mobility between these two areas of the City, including an east- west transit connection with stops at ARTIC and the Anaheim Convention Center; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to remove all obstacles that would hinder all technologies, including emerging and future technologies, such as a trackless streetcar system, from being considered and analyzed within this vital corridor; and
WHEREAS, on September 27, 2016, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2016- 188, recommending to the OCTA, that 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, that the following objectives be addressed as part of the OCTA Central Harbor Boulevard Transit Corridor Study ( Harbor Study) and future transit options that may result as an outcome of the Harbor Study: the initial route of any transit option (bus or streetcar) entering the City of Anaheim shall include a stop at ARTIC; 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; 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; a minimum of stops within the City shall be defined in the transit options, in the context ofa controlled number of overall stops, so the trip from ARTIC to the Anaheim Convention Center takes no more than 20 minutes; the transit options shall include a design for level boarding( bus or streetcar) to allow for quick and easy loading; the transit options shall include a defined minimum hours of operation and frequency; and, 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.); and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2017, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2017-009, expressing opposition to the Anaheim Rapid Connection ( ARC) streetcar project as being a non- viable transit solution in the City of Anaheim; expressing opposition to any street car plans along Harbor Boulevard while supporting the OCTA' s study of other transit modes as part of the Harbor Study to recommend the best options to alleviate traffic congestion and improve mobility for transit dependent riders in Anaheim and Orange County; and, encouraging the OCTA to plan and develop a flexible transit solution that increases the frequency of bus routes and provides this solution for a lower fare, so that more riders can use this system; and
WHEREAS, on April 10, 2018, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2018- 043 expressing opposition to a street car system in Anaheim, including the streetcar and rapid streetcar options evaluated in the OCTA Harbor Study along Harbor Boulevard, Katella Avenue, Disney Way, Anaheim Boulevard and Lemon Street as the streetcar and rapid streetcar options evaluated in the Harbor Study are expensive to construct and have high operating costs; do not allow for flexibility; make congestion worse by creating gridlock on already congested streets in Anaheim; and, do not support ridership numbers, and reiterating the reasons expressed in Resolution No. 2017- 009 stating opposition to the ARC Streetcar Project and any streetcar plans on Harbor Boulevard. The Resolution also expressed support of the OCTA' s study of other non- streetcar transit modes to recommend the best options to alleviate traffic congestion and improve mobility for transit dependent riders in Anaheim and Orange County; encourages the OCTA to study other alternatives including enhanced electric buses or zero emission buses which are more flexible and more cost effective solution; and, directed a copy of the Resolution be provided to the OCTA Board of Directors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now desires to rescind Resolution Nos. 2017- 009 and 2018- 043 so that all transit technologies may be evaluated and considered for this important corridor.
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 transit 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
2 Council of the City of Anaheim hereby adopts the following objectives for future transit connections within the City of Anaheim:
A. That all transit technologies which could connect The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle, including emerging and future technologies, may be considered, including, but not limited to: trackless streetcar systems and zero emission bus options, etc...
B. That all transit options shall include a design which allows for quick and easy loading of passengers, such as low floor level boarding.
C. That all transit options shall include defined minimum hours of operation and frequency.
D. That all transit options shall include identification of supplemental service to serve peak periods for before and after events (i.e., sporting events, concerts, fireworks, etc.).
E. That in developing the transit options, alleviating traffic congestion and improving mobility for passengers, including transit dependent riders, in Anaheim and Orange County shall be considered.
F. That the initial route ( phase) of any transit option entering the City of Anaheim shall include an east/west minimum defined route through Anaheim connecting The Anaheim Resort and the Platinum Triangle, with stops at the Anaheim Convention Center and ARTIC.
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 Section No. 1 above.
Section 3. Resolution No. 2017- 009 is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
Section 4. Resolution No. 2018- 043 is hereby rescinded in its entirety.
3 THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 4th day of June 2019, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes, Brandman, Faessel, and O' Neil NOES: None
ABSENT: Council Member Moreno
ABSTAIN: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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4 CLERK' S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss. CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the original Resolution No. 2019- 052 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim City Council held on the 4th day of June, 2019 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Sidhu and Council Members Kring, Barnes, Brandman, Faessel, and O' Neil
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: Council Member Moreno
10th IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this day of June, 2019.
CLERcKOE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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