CC 2020-04-14_08d SB 1 Project Selection
MEMORANDUM
TO: CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BILL ROBESON, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
MICHAEL STEVENS, ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIRECTOR
BY: JILL MCPEEK, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT MANAGER
SUBJECT: CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROJECTS TO BE
FUNDED BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
(SB1) FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
DATE: APRIL 14, 2020
SUMMARY OF ACTION:
Adopting the Resolution enables the City to be eligible for Senate Bill 1 (SB1) funding.
IMPACT ON FINANCIAL AND PERSONNEL RESOURCES:
The City’s allocation of SB1 funding for FY 2020-21 is estimated to be $337,621. This
additional Gas Tax funding will be utilized to maintain the City’s street system. With this
allocation, the City’s total gas tax funding is $801,650.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the City Council:
1. Adopt a Resolution approving a list of projects to be funded by SB1 in Fiscal
Year 2020-21; and
2. Authorize the Director of Administrative Services to submit the list of projects to
the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
BACKGROUND:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed SB1, known as the Road Repair and
Accountability Act of 2017. SB1 increases gasoline and diesel taxes and vehicle
registration fees to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the
local street and road system.
These additional taxes are deposited by the State Controller into the Road Maintenance
and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). A portion of this funding is apportioned by formula
to eligible cities and counties, including Arroyo Grande, pursuant to California Streets and
Highways Code Section (SHC) 2032(h) and are to be used for basic road maintenance,
rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and roads system.
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CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY
THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB1) FUNDING FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
APRIL 14, 2020
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Since SB1 emphasizes accountability and transparency in transportation funding,
programming and use of the new funds is contingent on recipient cities and counties
providing annual project reporting. Per SHC Section 2034(a)(1) prior to receiving any
RMRA funding, cities and counties must submit a list of projects, adopted by Resolution,
to be funded with the RMRA funds.
SHC Section 2030(b) provides a number of example projects and uses for RMRA funding
that include, but are not limited to, the following:
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Safety Projects
Railroad Grade Separations
Complete Streets Components (including active transportation purposes, pedestrian
and bicycle safety projects, transit facilities, and drainage and storm water capture
projects in conjunction with any other allowable project)
Traffic Control Devices
Matching funds to state or federal funds for projects under this subdivision
Pursuant to SHC Section 2037, a city or county may spend its apportionment of RMRA
funds on transportation priorities other than those outlined in SHC Section 2030 if the
city’s or county’s average Pavement Condition Index (PCI) meets or exceeds 80. The City
of Arroyo Grande’s current PCI is estimated to be 62.
The City maintains its 66 miles of streets through two components: the in-house street
crew that provides daily efforts to keep the condition of streets from declining and capital
projects to provide long term maintenance. Based on the above, the City can use its
RMRA funds for either of these purposes. Historically the City has utilized its RMRA funds
to augment the City’s pavement management program for upcoming roadway
rehabilitation projects as opposed to allocating the funds to the City’s in-house street
maintenance program. This has been the recommendation to Council due to potential
uncertainties such as a decline in RMRA revenues or a possible repeal of SB1. In these
events, it would be less impactful to cut a specific project or portion thereof, than to reduce
the City’s in-house street maintenance program that addresses constant immediate, short
and medium term street safety issues (e.g., debris removal, potholes, skin patching, re-
striping, storm water and drainage repairs, etc.).
ANALYSIS OF ISSUES:
The State has provided an estimate for the amount of FY 2020-21 RMRA funding
available to the City of Arroyo Grande as $337,621. It is recommended these RMRA funds
be used to augment the City’s pavement management program for rehabilitating James
Way. This is in accordance with Council’s direction on April 23, 2019, to use RMRA
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CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY
THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB1) FUNDING FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
APRIL 14, 2020
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monies for upcoming roadway rehabilitation projects on James Way and West Branch
Street, and Council’s direction on June 11, 2019, to perform digouts on West Branch
Street in 2019, and then complete the curb ramps, overlay and striping on James Way in
2020 and 2021.
In accordance with Streets and Highway Code Section 2036, the City must maintain its
existing commitment of local funds for street purposes to remain eligible for allocations of
RMRA funds. This commitment is generally referred to as Maintenance of Effort (MOE).
In order to receive these RMRA funds, each year the City must expend from its General
Fund for street purposes an amount not less than the annual average of General Fund
expenditures during fiscal years (FY) 2009-10, FY 2010-11 and FY2011-12, as reported
to the State Controller’s Office, pursuant to Streets and Highway Code Section 2151. For
the City of Arroyo Grande, the amount of annual expenditures that must be spent from
the General Fund for street purposes is $1,431,971.
SHC Section 2034(a)(1) details the requirement that cities and counties must comply with
when submitting its list of proposed projects to the CTC to be funded with RMRA funds
each fiscal year. The requirements include:
1. The proposed projects must be adopted by Resolution by the City Council at a
regular public meeting
2. A description and the location of each proposed project
3. A proposed schedule for the project’s completion
4. The estimated useful life of the improvement
ALTERNATIVES:
The following alternatives are provided for the Council’s consideration:
1. Approve staff’s recommendations;
2. Do not approve staff’s recommendations and request further information;
3. Modify staff’s recommendation and approve; or
4. Provide direction to staff.
ADVANTAGES:
Submitting a list of projects will allow the City to receive RMRA funds. The projects will
help to protect the City’s investment in its roadway system and maintain the roadways
before they deteriorate beyond routine maintenance.
DISADVANTAGES:
There will be traffic inconveniences to the traveling public during construction. Staff will
monitor the traffic control to conform to the requirements of the Municipal Uniform Traffic
Control Devices manual (MUTCD) to mitigate any negative effects. City inspectors will be
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CITY COUNCIL
CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY
THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (SB1) FUNDING FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
APRIL 14, 2020
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at the site during all phases of the operations to make adjustments for isolated instances
(driveway access, etc.).
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
The filing of the project list for the RMRA funds is not a project under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) as it causes no change to the environment. The
pavement rehabilitation projects that use the RMRA funds will undergo environmental
review for conformance to CEQA as part of its project development.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND COMMENTS:
The Agenda was posted at City Hall and on the City’s website in accordance with
Government Code Section 54954.2.
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ARROYO GRANDE ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD
REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5,
Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and Signed into law by the Governor in April
2017 to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the
residents of the City of Arroyo Grande (“City”) are aware of the projects proposed for funding in
the community and which projects have been completed with such funding each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City must adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed to receive fiscal year
funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1,
which must include a description and the location of each proposed project, a proposed
schedule for the project’s completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and
WHEREAS, it is anticipated that the City will receive an estimated $337,621 in RMRA funding in
Fiscal Year 2020-21 from SB1; and
WHEREAS, this is the fourth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the
City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements,
repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the
traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and
WHEREAS, the City has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into the
community’s transportation priorities/the project list; and
WHEREAS, the City used its Pavement Management System and collaboration of the City’s
various Departments to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the
most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community’s priorities for
transportation investment; and
WHEREAS, the funding from SB1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate its approximately
66 miles of streets/road throughout the City this year and numerous similar projects into the
future; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found
that the City’s streets and roads are in an at-risk condition and this revenue will help the City to
maintain the overall quality of its road system and will help to keep the City’s streets and roads
from falling into a poor condition; and
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RESOLUTION NO.
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WHEREAS, the SB1 project list and overall investment in local streets and roads infrastructure
with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and
using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits
statewide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande
hereby:
1. Finds that the foregoing recitals are true, correct and incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The following list of proposed projects will be funded in-part or solely with fiscal year 2020-
21 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
FY 2020-21 List of Projects
Project Title: James Way
Project Location: Oak Park Boulevard to Tally Ho Road
Estimated Useful Project Life: 10-15 Years
Proposed Schedule for Completion: Summer 2020
Project Description: Curb ramps, pavement overlay
and striping
On motion of Council Member , seconded by Council Member , and on the
following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
The foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted this 14th day of April, 2020.
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RESOLUTION NO.
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CAREN RAY RUSSOM, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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KELLY WETMORE, CITY CLERK
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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JAMES A. BERGMAN, CITY MANAGER
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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TIMOTHY J. CARMEL, CITY ATTORNEY
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