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HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 11d - Adopting List of Projects for FY 2020-21 DATE: June 16, 2020 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council FROM: Tom Tait, Public Works Services Director By: Eddie Chan, P.E., Principal Civil Engineer SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 7317 ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 Recommendation: Adopt SUMMARY On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill (“SB”) 1, which is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB 1 was enacted to address funding deficiencies for municipalities to perform routine maintenance and rehabilitation and to address safety concerns on local streets and roads. In November 2017, the City started receiving Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (“RMRA”) funding. In order for the City to continue to receive this funding, the City must identify specific projects and show proof that the funds are budgeted in the City’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”). It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7317 adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The total amount of RMRA funding that will be included in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 CIP for street and road repairs is $1,100,000. BACKGROUND On April 28, 2017, Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1 to address road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on local streets and roads. SB 1 is funded through an increase in gasoline fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees. A percentage of the new RMRA funding has been apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties to enhance existing Street Maintenance of Effort (“MOE”) levels. The MOE for each City was established by the State Controller’s Office and is based on the average money spent on local-street and road projects during Fiscal Years 2011-12, 2012-13, and 2013-14. Resolution No. 7317 Adopting a List of Projects June 16, 2020 Page 2 of 3 In order to receive RMRA funding, the City must continue to budget and spend the amount of discretionary funds on street improvement projects based on the three-year average. The idea behind this is for cities to continue current funding levels to improve streets and roads and enhance this effort with the additional RMRA funding. The City of Arcadia’s three-year average MOE is $2,164,770. It is estimated that the City of Arcadia will receive approximately $1,012,139 in Fiscal Year 2020-21. Each year, the City must allocate the three-year MOE average towards street and road projects in order to continue to receive RMRA Funding. It is important to note that while other transportation funds including Measure R, Measure M, and Highway Users Tax Act (“HUTA”) may be used for street maintenance and rehabilitation, such funds may not be used to meet the MOE three-year average requirement. The following projects are included in the City’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 budget and go toward the $2,164,770 MOE requirement: • Annual Slurry Seal Program • Miscellaneous Traffic Signal Improvements • Traffic Signal Fiber Optics Network Extensions • Santa Anita Avenue Corridor Traffic Signal Improvements • Sidewalk Accessibility/ADA Ramp Improvement • Arterial Rehabilitation Program RMRA funds can only be used for projects that include road maintenance and rehabilitation, road safety projects, railroad grade separations, traffic control devices, and complete street components, including active transportation purposes, pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, transit facilities, and drainage and storm water capture projects. DISCUSSION Prior to receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds, the City must annually submit a list of proposed projects that will utilize RMRA funds in the following Fiscal Year to the California Transportation Commission (“CTC”). Subsequently, the proposed projects must be approved and adopted as part of the City’s operating or CIP budgets or amended into the budget. The project that will be proposed to be submitted to the CTC is included in the City’s Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program. The following project is proposed to receive RMRA funding: Fiscal Year 2020-21 Pavement Rehabilitation Program - The project will resurface approximately 1.5 miles of City roadways with rubberized asphalt. Roadway segments include Lemon Avenue (from West City Limits to Baldwin Avenue), Lemon Avenue (from El Monte Avenue to Santa Anita Avenue), Camino Real Avenue (from Eighth Avenue to Tenth Avenue), Arbolada Street (from San Carlos Road to Rancho Road), and Wilson Avenue (from Grandview Avenue to Virginia Road). Other repair items to be included in Resolution No. 7317 Adopting a List of Projects June 16, 2020 Page 3 of 3 the proposed project schedule are localized asphalt concrete dig-out repairs and minor repairs to concrete curbs and gutters, sidewalks, and cross gutters. ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS The proposed action of approving a budget item does not constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”), and it can be seen with certainty that it will have no impact on the environment. Thus, this matter is exempt under CEQA. CEQA will be reviewed, as appropriate, for each item listed in the proposed resolution when those plans are effectuated. FISCAL IMPACT The total amount of RMRA funding that will be included in the Fiscal Year 2020-21 Capital Improvement Program for street and road repairs is $1,100,000. The City of Arcadia will receive approximately $1,012,139 in funds from RMRA. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that the City Council determine that this project is exempt under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and adopt Resolution No. 7317 adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. Attachment: Resolution No. 7317