RESOLUTION NO. -2024
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BARSTOW, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 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 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 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 $661,293.00 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the 7th 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 our community’s transportation priorities/the project list;and WHEREAS, the City used a Pavement Management System 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 communities priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain, preserve and/or rehabilitate approximately 100 streets/roads segments, throughout the City this year and 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 “good/at-risk” condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a “good” condition;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 Barstow, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City of Barstow is proposing and adopting the list of projects (Attachment A) planned to be funded in-part or solely with Fiscal Year 2024-25 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
3. The following previously proposed and adopted projects listed in the Attachment B may also utilize Fiscal Year 2024-25 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 to the public and the State our intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of August, 2024.
Paul Anthony Courtney, Dr.B.A., Mayor
ATTEST:
Andrea Flores, City Clerk
I, Andrea Flores, City Clerk of the City of Barstow, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. -2024 is the actual Resolution duly and regularly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting on the 19th day of August, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Andrea Flores, City Clerk