RESOLUTION NO. 2025- _____
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR
FISCAL YEA R 2025-26 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 Cathedral City (“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 $900,000 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025-26 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the ninth 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 community’s priorities for transportation investment; and
WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the C ITY maintain and rehabilitate streets throughout the CITY this year and in the future; and WHEREAS, the 2018 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the CITY’s streets and roads are in a “poor” 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 Cathedral City, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The following list of newly proposed projects will be funded in -part or solely with Fiscal Year 2025-26 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Proposed Project 1: East Palm Canyon Drive Widening
Description: The proposed project includes widening the south side of East Palm Canyon Drive to from 32 fee t to 47 fee t with the addition o f a side walk on the section from Canyon Plaza (West) to the Weste rn City Limits. The widening will accommodate east bound traffic and wider bicycle lane widths, improve safe pedestrian movement, and better the line of sight deficiencies that exist on the curve into Cathedral City.
Location: The project is
located on East Palm Canyon Drive from Canyon Plaza
(west) to the Western City Limits.
Estimated Project Schedule: October 2025- June 2026
Estimated Useful Life: Twenty (20) years
3. The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize Fiscal Year 2025 -26 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 pro jects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Proposed Project 2: Whitewater Area Street Rehabilitation Between 33rd Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive
Description: The Whitewater Area Street Rehabilitation Project includes the removal and reconstruction of pavement within the roadway surface in the Whitewater Neighborhood Area. Phase I of the Project was completed in FY 2024-25 and included the reconstruction of Shifting Sands Trail and Sky Blue Water Trail from 33 rd Avenue to Dinah Shore Drive, and 33 rd Avenue from Shifting Sands Trail to Cathedral Canyon Drive. Phase II of the Project will include the removal and reconstruction of pavement on Navajo Trail and Pueblo Trail from 33rd Avenue to Dinah Shore Drive and Ortega Road from Shifting Sands Trail to Cathedral Canyon Drive.
Location: The streets included for the Whitewater Area Street Rehabilitation Phase II are Navajo Trail and Pueblo Trail between 33rd Avenue and Dinah Shore Drive and Ortega Drive from Shifting Sands Trail to Cathedral Canyon Drive.
Estimated Project Schedule: October 2025- June 2026
Estimated Useful Life: Twenty (20) years
Proposed Project 3: Landau Boulevard Public Alleyway Reconstruction Description: The Landau Boulevard Public Alleyway Reconstruction includes the removal and reconstruction of pavement within the public alley right of way.
The Landau Boulevard Public Alleyway provides parking access to multifamily and single -family residences in the Panorama Neighborhood. The city proposes to complete the design phase of this Project in FY 2025 -26 and to complete the construction phase in FY 2026-27, using RMRA funding for both phases.
Location: The Landau Public Alleyway is bounded by Vista Chino to the north, 30th Avenue to the south, Landau Boulevard to the west, and Avenida La Paz to the east.
Estimated Project Schedule: July 2025- December 2026
Estimated Useful Life: Twenty (20) years
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City, State of California this _______ day of May 2025, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
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Nancy Ross, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracey R. Hermosillo, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Eric S. Vail, City Attorney