HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 13c - Adopting a list of Projects for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funded by SB1
DATE: June 15, 2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tom Tait, Public Works Services Director
By: Eddie Chan, P.E., Principal Civil Engineer
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 7369 ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2021-22 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 2021-22 Capital Improvement
Program (“CIP”).
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7369 adopting a list of
projects for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability
Act of 2017. The estimated total amount of RMRA funding that will be included in the
Fiscal Year 2021-22 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 2012-13, 2013-14, and 2014-15.
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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 $2,015,411. It is estimated that the City
of Arcadia will receive approximately $1,151,006 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2021-
22. 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 2021-22 budget and go
toward the $2,015,411 MOE requirement:
• Annual Slurry Seal Program
• Pavement Rehabilitation Program
• Miscellaneous Traffic Signal Improvements
• Arterial Concrete Rehab Project – Live Oak Ave
• Sidewalk Accessibility/ADA Ramp Improvement
• Arterial Pavement Rehabilitation – First Avenue & Santa Clara Street
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 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program. The following project is
proposed to receive RMRA funding:
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Pavement Rehabilitation Program - The project will resurface
approximately 1.5 miles of City roadways with rubberized asphalt. Roadway segments
include Elevado Avenue (from Grand View Avenue to Virginia Drive), Ontare Road (from
Santa Anita Avenue to End of Cul De Sac), Old Ranch Road (from Colorado Street to
Vaquero Road), El Monte Avenue (from Campus Road to Duarte Road), and Wistaria
Avenue (from Holly Avenue to El Monte Avenue). Other repair items to be included in the
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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 2021-22 Capital
Improvement Program for street and road repairs is $1,100,000. It has been estimated
that the City of Arcadia will receive approximately $1,151,006 in funds from RMRA; any
extra funds unused in the coming Fiscal Year can be carried over and used in the
following year(s).
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. 7369 adopting
a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2021-22 Funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and
Accountability Act of 2017.
Attachment: Resolution No. 7369