1. 1 Senate Transportation & Housing Committee December 13, 2005 Orange County Transportation Authority

2. 2 Orange County Today 3.1 million people in about 500 square miles - 2 nd most populated county in California - 2 nd most dense county in California (San Francisco #1) - expected to grow by about half a million people Economy - 1.5 million jobs today & expected to grow to 1.9 million - Gross County Product of $133 billion 39th largest economy in the world 44.9 billion in taxable sales

3. 3 Economics Orange County is a key part of the regional economy Closely linked to the economies of Los Angeles and Riverside Counties Jobs, housing, goods movement are oblivious to county lines

4. 4 OCTA at a Glance Named #1 Public Transportation System in North America by APTA Two largest freeway construction project in the State - SR-22 Design/Build (In construction) - I-5 Gateway Project (Construction to begin 1 st Quarter 2006) Added 670 lane miles (71% increase) to the State Hwy system compared to 1989, 80% ($4 billion) funded by local sales tax and tolls Metrolink Service – funded with local sources - 3 lines, 13,000 daily riders (3.3 million annually) - 90 % service expansion approved and funded

5. 5 Upcoming Projects SR-22 / I-405 / I-605 direct HOV connectors SR-91 east bound widening - 7 miles (SR-241 to SR -71) 30 minute, 7-day Metrolink rail service Bus Rapid Transit

6. 6 Planning for the Future I-405 Major Investment Study (~$500 million) SR-91 Major Investment Study (several billion dollars) South Orange County Major Investment Study (cost not yet determined) Central County Corridor Study (cost not yet determined)

7. 7 Past & Current Success Successful strategies to overcome limitations of State and Federal Funding - Measure M - 91 Express Lanes - Toll Roads

8. 8 Measure M $4.2 billion over 20 years Sunsets in 2011 Projects include - I-5 reconstruction - SR-55, SR-91, SR-57, SR-22 - Purchased ROW for Metrolink Service 40 trains per day - Local Streets and Roads Over 50% of local street maintenance

9. 9 Measure M Renewal November 2006 Ballot $12 billion investment plan - $5 billion for highways - $4 billion for local streets and roads - $3 billion for transit

10. 10 Infrastructure funding needs to grow at all levels STIP should be fully funded Proposition 42 should be protected each year Local sales taxes need to be passed and renewed

11. 11 Policy Considerations Recognize and encourage “self-help” counties 13 counties scheduled for 2006 Ballot – a total of about $31 billion is at stake Bond and Sales Tax initiatives should “complement” not “conflict” with each other Multiple Measures can cause voter confusion, leading to a “no” vote

12. 12 Infrastructure Bond Proposal We welcome the State efforts - Bond should provide for streamlined project delivery to ensure cost of bonding is worthwhile Design/build Use of NEPA delegation by Caltrans

13. 13 Infrastructure Bond Proposal Fair Distribution of Funds - Provide equity - Provide flexibility Avoid “projects bill” - Voter “pushback” on earmarking - Tends to create inequities that undermine support at ballot

14. 14 Infrastructure Bond Proposal State should focus on: - Incentives for local sales tax investments on the state highway system - Investments in regional connections on state highway system such as I-5 (LA / Orange County) (~300 million) I-405 (LA / Orange County) (~$300 million) SR-91 (Orange / Riverside County) (~$1.3 billion) - Investments in Regional Goods Movements Rail Improvements (~$318 million) Truck climbing lanes (~$100 million)