HomeMy WebLinkAbout06 Res 2021-24 - SB1 - Road Repair & Accountability Act of 2017STAFF REPORT
CITY OF PALM DESERT
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
MEETING DATE: May 27, 2021
PREPARED BY: Heather Horning, Senior Management Analyst
REQUEST: Adopt Resolution No. 2021-24 approving the Fiscal Year 2021-22
Project List to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and
Accountability Act.
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Recommendation
Waive further reading and adopt Resolution No. 2021-24 approving the
Fiscal Year (FY) 2021-22 Project List to be funded by Senate Bill 1 (SB 1):
The Road Repair and Accountability Act.
Strategic Plan
The proposed action has no impact on the Strategic Plan.
Background Analysis
SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was
passed by the Legislature in order to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and
critical safety needs on both the state highway and local street and road system. SB 1
increased per-gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel taxes and vehicle registration fees.
These funds are distributed to cities and counties through a variety of programs, including
the Local Streets and Roads Program. Under this program, the State Controller’s Office
deposits funding into the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), which
apportions funds to cities and counties through a formula based on population and the
number of registered vehicles. The City’s apportionment of RMRA revenue is estimated
to be $893,168 for FY 2021-22.
In order to become eligible to receive RMRA funding, the City is required to submit a
resolution annually containing a list of proposed RMRA funded projects to the California
Transportation Commission. Allowable projects types include road maintenance and
rehabilitation, safety projects, traffic control devices, and complete streets components.
For the FY 2021-22 RMRA project list, staff recommends adding a project to repave Cook
Street from Frank Sinatra Drive to Merle Drive. This project was selected by staff because
it is an arterial road in need of maintenance that would not have otherwise been funded
at this time.
May 27, 2021-Staff Report
Adopt Resolution No . 2021-24 Approving the Fiscal Year 2021-22 SB 1 Project List
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RMRA funding has a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement to ensure that these funds
do not supplant General Fund spending on streets and roads. The City 's MOE is
$4 ,689,696, which is based on the City 's average General Fund expenditure on streets
and roads as reported on the Annual Street Report in FY 2009-10, FY 2010-11 , and FY
2011-12. Staff estimates that next year the City may not meet the MOE due to decreased
General Fund spending . Many cities are facing similar challenges due to the COVID-19
public health emergency , and legislative changes have been proposed to provide relief.
Staff will continue to monitor and pursue these changes to allow more flexibility in the
MOE given the challenging economy .
Staff recommends submitting a project list for FY 2021-22 , allowing the City to become
eligible to receive RMRA funding , while continuing to work to resolve the potential MOE
shortfall.
Fiscal Analysis
Adopting the subject resolution, and approving the project list will allow the City to receive
the estimated RMRA funding of $893 ,168 , restricted for specific types of streets and road
projects.
LEGAL REVIEW DEPT. REVIEW FINANCIAL ASSISTANT
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ATTACHMENTS: Resolution No. 2021 -24
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RESOLUTION NO. 2021-24
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF
PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 FUNDED BY SB 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, in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation
funding shortfalls statewide; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will
ensure that the residents of our City are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our
community, and which projects have been completed 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, the City, will receive an estimated $893,168 in RMRA funding in Fiscal
Year 2021-22 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the fifth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding which
may enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects,
safety improvements, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public
that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and
WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our 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 IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by
the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The fiscal year 2021-22 list of projects planned to be funded with Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues includes:
Cook Street Resurfacing Project - Phase 2
• Location: Cook Street from Frank Sinatra Drive to Merle Drive.
Resolution No. 2021-24
• Description: The asphalt will milled down two inches and capped with
rubberized asphalt concrete.
• Estimated useful life: 25 years
• Anticipated construction date: 2nd Quarter 2022
3. The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize Fiscal
Year 2021-22 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their
delivery. With the relisting of these projects in the adopted fiscal year resolution,
the City is reaffirming the public and the State our intent to fund these projects
with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Citywide Pavement Condition Evaluation
• Location: Citywide
• Description: Contract with a consultant to perform a pavement condition
survey, assessment, and inventory services on the entire City street network.
• Estimated useful life: The information in the report will be accurate for a
period of three to five years, but will be updated regularly to maintain accurate
data.
• Anticipated completion date: 1st Quarter 2022
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED on this 27th day of May 2021 by the
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
KATHLEEN KELLY, MAYOR
ATTEST:
M. GLORIA SANCHEZ, ACTING CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA