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STAFF REPORT
PUBLIC WORKS SERVICES DEPARTMENT
DATE: June 2, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Paul Cranmer, Public Works Services Director
By: Tiffany Lee, Interim Principal Civil Engineer
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION NO. 7689 ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR
2026-27 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
OF 2017
CEQA: Not a Project
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. For the City to continue to receive this funding, Arcadia must identify specific
projects and show proof that the funds are budgeted in the City’s Fiscal Year 2026-
27 Capital Improvement Program (“CIP”).
It is recommended that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 7689, adopting a list of
projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27 funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability
Act of 2017. The total budgeted amount of RMRA funding included in the Fiscal Year
2026-27 CIP for street and road repairs is $1,500,000.
BACKGROUND
On April 28, 2017, then-Governor Jerry Brown signed SB 1 into law 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,
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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 amount of monies spent on
local-street and road projects during Fiscal Years 2018-19, 2019-20, and 2020-21.
To receive RMRA funding, the City must continue to budget and spend that three-
year average of discretionary funds on street improvement projects. The idea behind
this approach is for cities to continue current funding levels to improve streets and
roads, enhancing this effort with the additional RMRA funding.
The City of Arcadia’s three-year average MOE is $2,015,411. A total of $2,799,105 in
street related General Fund expenditures were recorded during the previous
reporting period, exceeding the MOE average and making the City eligible to receive
RMRA funding this year. It is estimated that the City of Arcadia will receive
approximately $1,595,885 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2026-27. It is important to
note that while other transportation funds, including Measure R, Measure M, and the
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.
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 upcoming 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 later amended into the budget. The following project is proposed for
submission to the CTC to receive RMRA funding and is included in the City’s Fiscal
Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program:
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Fiscal Year 2026-27 Pavement Rehabilitation Program – The project will
resurface approximately 1.3 miles of City roadways with rubberized asphalt.
Roadway segments include Altura Road (from Colorado Street to Monte Verde
Drive), Birchcroft Street (from Palm Circle to end of cul-de-sac), Fairview
Avenue (from Holly Avenue to Park Avenue), Lemon Avenue (from Santa Anita
Avenue to El Monte Avenue), Oakwood Drive (from Orange Grove Avenue to
Foothill Boulevard), and Palm Circle (from Palm Drive to north end of cul-de-
sac). Other repair items to be included in the proposed project schedule are
localized asphalt concrete dig-out repairs, and minor repairs to concrete curb
and gutters, sidewalks, and cross gutters.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS
This action of adopting a list of proposed funding allocations 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. 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 2026-27
Capital Improvement Program for street and road repairs is $1,500,000. It has been
estimated that the City of Arcadia will receive approximately $1,595,885 in funds
from RMRA. Any unused funds from the upcoming Fiscal Year can be carried over
and used in the following years.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council determine that this action does not
constitute a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”); and
adopt Resolution No. 7689 adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2026-27 funded
by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
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Attachment: Resolution No. 7689