Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, May 01, 2018
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTING A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PROJECT LIST FOR SB 1 (BEALL) "ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017", FOR FY 2018-19 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) recently released updated 2018 Annual Reporting Guidelines for local streets and roads funding under the SB 1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. These guidelines require that all cities and counties submit their FY 2018-19 project list via resolution in order to become eligible for SB 1 funds.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. ADOPT Resolution No. 18-052 approving the project list for FY2018-19 funded by SB1 “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017”.
2. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution after approval as to form by the City Attorney.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
1. DO NOT ADOPT Resolution No. 18-052 approving the project list for FY2018-19 funded by the SB1 “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
2. TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2017, the Governor of California signed SB1, which is known as the “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.” SB1 increases per-gallon excise taxes, vehicle registration fees, and provides for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years in order to address basic road maintenance and rehabilitation on state highways and the local streets and roads system.
On August 16, 2017, the CTC adopted SB1 Local Streets and Roads Funding guidelines. The CTC is the agency responsible for the administration of the funding application, expenditure reporting and auditing.
At the September 19, 2017 meeting, the City Council adopted Item No. 15, approving the project list for Senate Bill 1 (SB1) “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017” for the next ten years, and amended the FY2017-18 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) to include the proposed ten year projects for SB1 “Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017” funding.
On November 1, 2017, the California State Controller (CSC) began making SB1 deposits into the newly created Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) fund. A percentage of this new RMRA funding was apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to State Highway Code Section 2032(h) for basic road maintenance and rehabilitation.
Prior to receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds from the CSC in a given fiscal year, the City must submit to the CTC, a list of proposed projects to be funded with RMRA funds pursuant to an adopted City budget. Although a ten-year SB1 project list has been established and approved by the City Council previously, in order to maintain eligibility for RMRA funding, the City is required to annually submit an adopted resolution approving the project list to be funded by SB 1. Staff prepared a resolution using the standard format/language provided by CTC, and is requesting that the City Council adopt the resolution in order to fully comply with the CTC’s requirements (Exhibit No.2). The list includes the description and location of each proposed project, a proposed completion schedule, and the estimated useful life of the improvements. The projected RMRA funding for FY 2018/19 is $1,555,555.00.
V. FISCAL IMPACT
None. This is the second year of SB 1 implementation, and it is anticipated that the City will receive funding in the amount of $1,555,555.00 from RMRA for FY 2018-19 projects.
VI. EXHIBITS
1. The SB 1 project list from FY 2017-18 through FY 2026-27. (pgs. 3-4)
2. Resolution No. 18-052 SB 1 Project List for FY 2018-19. (pgs. 5-7)
Prepared by: Rick Boutros, P.E., Associate Civil Engineer