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    Tresa Oliveri

    Principal Community Relations Specialist

    (714) 560-5374
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    Project Overview

    The Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA) operational and security functions are currently centralized at its "Garden Grove Annex" (Annex) building. This existing facility is currently inadequate to provide space for transit security and operations. Space is unavailable for expected growth or addition of new functions that are required by OCTA's projected operations. In addition, structural upgrades to the Annex building requires meeting essential services facility standards in California, which may not be feasible due to existing structural limitations of the Annex and disruption of operations while upgrades are undertaken.

    The planned Transit Security and Operations Center (TSOC) will be designed to current essential services standards per the latest edition of the California Building Code. TSOC will generally house some of Annex functions, provide adequate spaces for these functions, improve efficiency of room layouts, and provide space for future functions and/or expansion.

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    Funding

    This approximately $50 million project is funded by Local, State and Federal (Federal Transit Administration) grant sources.

    Project Benefits

    The TSOC will be a "purpose" designed facility for OCTA. It will specifically address the needs and requirements of OCTA's operations with the goal of supporting job duties, efficiency, functionality, communication, and operations. Within this new facility, the following OCTA functions will be housed:

    • Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
    • Central Communications (Dispatch)
    • Field Operations (Transit)
    • Information Systems / Information Technologies
    • Security and Emergency Preparedness
    • Transit Police

    Project Status

    Project design is completed, and a construction procurement will be initiated later in 2023, followed by a two-year construction period.

    The new Transit Security and Operations Center is expected to be commissioned into service beginning in 2026.

    TSOC project status diagram

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    Fact Sheet

    Fact Sheet

    Environmental Documents

    NOTICE OF INTENT
    Mitigated Negative Declaration
    Initial Study / Mitigated Negative Declaration (CEQA IS/MND)

    IS/MND Appendices

    Appendix A: Utility Investigation Report
    Appendix B: CEQA Initial Study Checklist
    Appendix C: Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program
    Appendix D: Air Quality and Greenhouse Gas Analysis
    Appendix E: California Natural Diversity Database Anaheim Quadrangle
    Appendix F: Cultural Resources Technical Report
    Appendix G: Preliminary Geotechnical Evaluation
    Appendix H1: Final Phase 1 Environmental Site Assessment
    Appendix H2: Final Phase 2 Environmental Site Assessment
    Appendix H3: Final Hazardous Building Material Survey
    Appendix I: Conceptual Drainage Study
    Appendix J: Traffic Technical Memorandum
    Appendix K: AB 52 Consultation

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    Overview
    Header image

    Project Overview

    The Orange County Transportation Authority's (OCTA) operational and security functions are currently centralized at its "Garden Grove Annex" (Annex) building. This existing facility is currently inadequate to provide space for transit security and operations. Space is unavailable for expected growth or addition of new functions that are required by OCTA's projected operations. In addition, structural upgrades to the Annex building requires meeting essential services facility standards in California, which may not be feasible due to existing structural limitations of the Annex and disruption of operations while upgrades are undertaken.

    The planned Transit Security and Operations Center (TSOC) will be designed to current essential services standards per the latest edition of the California Building Code. TSOC will generally house some of Annex functions, provide adequate spaces for these functions, improve efficiency of room layouts, and provide space for future functions and/or expansion.

    TSOC project image

    Details

    Funding

    This approximately $50 million project is funded by Local, State and Federal (Federal Transit Administration) grant sources.

    Project Benefits

    The TSOC will be a "purpose" designed facility for OCTA. It will specifically address the needs and requirements of OCTA's operations with the goal of supporting job duties, efficiency, functionality, communication, and operations. Within this new facility, the following OCTA functions will be housed:

    • Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
    • Central Communications (Dispatch)
    • Field Operations (Transit)
    • Information Systems / Information Technologies
    • Security and Emergency Preparedness
    • Transit Police

    Project Status

    Project design is completed, and a construction procurement will be initiated later in 2023, followed by a two-year construction period.

    The new Transit Security and Operations Center is expected to be commissioned into service beginning in 2026.

    TSOC project status diagram

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