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Home My WebLink AboutCC 2026-02-24 Item 11.a. SLOCOG Transportation Expenditure PlanConsideration of SLOCOG Board Approved Transportation Expenditure Plan Presentation to the City of Arroyo Grande 2-24-26 The Solution: Central Coast Counties Currently, 25 Counties (89% of Californians) HAVE a Voter - approved Transportation Tax Region Collected (’16-pres) Grants Won Santa Cruz $196M $350M Monterey $277M $227M Santa Barbara $458M $759M SLO $0 $0 Lost out on $270M $430M 2 3 Approved San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan .5% Sales tax generates ~ $35,000,000 4 Approved Expenditure Plan Modifications from Draft 1.Section III: Unincorporated communities (Local Funds): Single County pot changed to County funds shall be distributed equally by Supervisorial District over the life of the measure as monitored and reported by the Citizens Oversight Committee 2.Section III: Regional Funds changed to add: over the life of the measure as monitored and reported by the Oversight Committee. 3.Section V: MOE added clarification language and added 2FYs to the review period: 2021/22, 2022/23 changing the period from three FYs to five . 4.Section VI. –G: applies to Regional projects only. 5.Section VI. –I: changed to 2x per programming cycle from 2x per year. 6.Section VII: 5-year Performance Assessments changed from 3-year 7.Section IX: Added Implementation Guidelines to be developed after election. Have no impact on: housing, groceries, utilities, services, or prescription medicine. Raise $35m / year ($1B) Potential Leverage $1B-$1.5B from State/Fed Protected from Sacramento Funds are limited to our Transportation Only as a special tax Visitors also contribute/pay Speed up project delivery (reducing cost) ensuring more improvements are made 5 ½ cent sales tax in San Luis Obispo Region would: Feb. 2026 – Mar. 2026: All Cities and County Consider Approval of Plan Apr. 1, 2026: SLOCOG Board – Consider Adoption of Ordinance with Measure Materials; Request for Ballot Nov. 3, 2026: Election Day / Voter -Consideration of Measure Fail -> No Change Pass -> Delivers Expenditure Plan Other/Future Election 6 Schedule and Next Steps 7 8 9 A.List of possible projects (Regional & Local funds) (develop and add to website)- general project types, not project specific – per legal counsel. A.Prioritize #1 for Price Canyon Road Improvements (Regional funds, South County) – Acknowledged Price Cyn as Regional Route. B.Considered VMT or Road miles or collected sales tax for formula use. (Regional and/or Local funds) All considered by City Managers+CEO: consensus for Population as formula basis. C.Considered Subregional map change (Regional funds): Shift Morro Bay and Los Osos into Central Region (Leaves N. Coast with only Cambria, Cayucos, and no incorporated city. Sub-regional map based on long standing SLOCOG map/analysis areas. D.Considered Cal Poly Campus population (Local funds) from uninc. to SLO: Cal Poly is in District 5 and District 2. Impact: 8,000 beds, 2,000 cars, ~$500k reduction to uninc. county, corresponding increase to city. 10 Other Modifications Considered 11 Implementation Guidelines - Best Practices Structured steps and key components Ensure local control of funding and responsible stewardship Following voter approval of this Measure, the Authority (SLOCOG) shall adopt Implementation Guidelines Shall establish procedures for project programming and delivery Shall not expand or alter the uses of funds authorized by this Measure 12 DRAFT San Luis Obispo County Transportation Expenditure Plan .5% Sales tax generates ~ $35M/yr + a 30-year sunset 40% ($14.00M) Regional Corridor Improvements Population Basis to each subregion SLOCOG Board sets priorities – requires public input – every 2 years in CIP- Only for Transportation 13 What is the Cost? How will $ be spent? (Before spending) Capital Improvement Program More local control Pavement Management Plan Biennial Implementation Plan Public Notice of Funds Use How were $ spent (After spending) Local Expenditure Reports (ann.) Annual Reports Board Status Reports Performance Assessments (5 yrs), Comprehensive Program Review (10 years) 14 Ensured Safeguards To Augment transportation funds Maintenance of Effort Development Fees, mitigations, and no supplanting Oversight and Guarantees and More 30 year sunset Financial Audits (annual) Citizens’ Oversight Committee Repercussions if $ spent inappropriately Timeliness use of funds Amendment Process Bonding Authority 15 Approved Expenditure Plan Modifications from Draft Section V - Maintenance of Effort (MOE) Update: Each Agency receiving revenues for “Local Projects” shall annually maintain, at a minimum, the same level of local fully discretionary general fund revenues expended on average for fiscal years 2021/22, 2022/23, 2023/24, 2024/25 and 2025/26 Revenue from general or special tax measures over and above the agency’s baseline tax of 1 ½% will not be counted as part of general fund revenues for the purposes of MOE 16 Approved Expenditure Plan Modifications from Draft Section VI - Requirements for Eligible Jurisdictions Item G. Time Limits for Us of Net Revenues for Regional Projects. 1. ….no more than twenty-four thirty-six months may be submitted to the Authority no less than ninety days prior to the deadline. The Authority may approve one or more requests for extension of the encumbrance deadline. 2. In the event the time limits for use of Net Revenues for Regional Projects are not satisfied then any retained Net Revenues that were allocated to an Eligible Jurisdiction and interest earned thereon shall be returned to the Authority…. Item I. Public Notice of Use of Measure Funds Member agencies will provide the public with planned use of measure funding as part of its annual or biennial budget process. This includes each City and Community Advisory Council will receive at a minimum, twice yearly per programming year presentations from jurisdictional staff to review proposed investments prior to annual allocations 17 Approved Expenditure Plan Modifications from Draft Section VII - Taxpayer Safeguards A performance assessment shall be conducted at least once every three fiveyears to evaluate the efficiency, effectiveness, economy and program results of the Authority in satisfying the provisions and requirements of the Investment Summary of the Plan, the Plan and the Ordinance. A copy of the performance assessment shall be provided to the Committee. US 101 South County Southbound through Shell Beach – Funded!! No funding to go further Northbound – no funding Interchanges – no funding US 101 North County Northbound – no funding Southbound – no funding Interchanges – no funding 18 Highway investment is needed 18 What could we fund? 19 Engagement ActivitiesEngagement & Input Public Presentations – ongoing Online Tool – ongoing Focus Groups – Aug. 2025 7 Community Workshops – Oct. 2025 1,000 Phone/Internet Polled – Fall 2025 Topic Specific City Managers/County CEO/Staff Transit Providers 90+ public meetings Flexibility: priorities differ Guarantees: appropriate spending Assurances: $ will benefit them Funding Approach: Central Coast Counties Region ‘18 STIP (1 Yr) ‘22 STIP (1 Yr) ‘26 STIP (1 Yr) Transp- Tax (2024) Santa Cruz $4M $2.3M $1.9M $24.4M Monterey $7.1M $3.9M $3.4M $34.8M Santa Barbara $8.4M $4.6M $4.1M $48.9M SLO $7.5M $4.1M $3.6M $0 20 21 Approved Expenditure Plan Modifications from Draft IV. Governing Board of Organization Structure - Biennial Implementation Plan •The San Luis Obispo Council of Governments (SLOCOG) serves as the designated Local Transportation Authority for San Luis Obispo County and is responsible for administering the Transportation Measure in compliance with Public Utilities Code (PUC) 180000 et seq. Upon voter approval of the Transportation Measure, the Board of Directors of SLOCOG will serve as the Authority Board, hereafter the Authority, and will oversee its implementation in accordance with the plans and programs detailed in this and future updates of the Expenditure Plan.