TO: Honorable City Council
FROM: City Manager
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE EXPENDISTURE OF FUNDS FOR PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE OF THE CITY’S TRANSIT FLEET OF CNG-POWERED BUSES TO QUALIFY FOR STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDING AND ALLOCATING SENATE BILL 1: STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FOR SAID PROJECT(S) MEETING DATE: August 13, 2024
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution: approving the expenditure of funds for preventive maintenance of the City’s transit fleet of CNG-powered buses to qualify for State of Good Repair funding; allocating Senate Bill 1 State of Good Repair 2024-2025 Funding to be used towards the said maintenance, in the form of preventative maintenance and spare parts, within the City’s transit fleet; and authorizing the Director of Transportation to execute related agreements, forms, and documents.
BACKGROUND:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, Senate Bill (SB) 1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), signed by the Governor on April 28, 2017, includes a program that will provide additional revenues for transit infrastructure repair and service improvements. This investment in public transit will be referred to as the “State of Good Repair” program (also, “SGR”). This program provides approximately $105 million annually to the State Transit Assistance (STA) Account. These funds will be available for eligible transit maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital projects. SB 1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in the delivery of California’s transportation programs. Therefore, potential agencies must comply with various reporting requirements to be eligible for State of Good Repair funding. The State of Good Repair Guidelines will describe the general policies and procedures for carrying out the reporting requirements and other statutory objectives of the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
ANALYSIS:
The SGR Program is funded from a portion of a new Transportation Improvement Fee on vehicle registrations due on or after January 1, 2018. A portion of the fee will be transferred to the State Controller’s Office (SCO) for the SGR program. The SCO will allocate SGR funds under the State Transit Assistance Program formula to eligible agencies pursuant to Public Utilities Code (PUC) Section 99312.1.
Half of the funds will be allocated according to population under PUC Section 99313, and half will be allocated according to transit operator revenues under PUC Section 99314. PUC section 99313 allocations are based on the latest available annual population estimates from the Department of Finance. PUC section 99314 allocations are based on the revenue amount for each STA-eligible operator, determined from annual reports submitted to the Controller pursuant to Section 99243. Pursuant to PUC section 99314.3, each Transportation Planning Agency (TPA) is required to allocate funds to the STA-eligible operators in its jurisdiction.
The criteria for SGR-eligible projects fall into three major areas:
Replacement or rehabilitation of:
Rolling stock
Passenger stations and terminals
Security equipment and systems
Maintenance facilities and equipment
Ferry vessels
Rail
Preventive maintenance
New facilities or maintenance equipment for the transit fleet After reviewing the eligible project guidelines, staff has determined the most effective use of these funds is for preventive maintenance of the City’s transit fleet of CNG-powered buses.
ALTERNATIVES:
Approve staff recommendation
Reject staff recommendation
Provide staff with further direction
FISCAL IMPACT:
Based on the SGR funding estimate released by the State Controller’s Office on January 31, 2024, the City of Commerce Transit will be eligible for $27,647 of SGR funds for FY 2024-25.
RELATIONSHIP TO 2016 STRATEGIC GOALS:
This agenda item relates to the 2016 strategic planning goal of “reviewing and updating services and activities to increase efficiency,” as this state-of-good repair subsidy will assist in mitigating the city’s transportation operating and capital costs.
Recommended by: Claude McFerguson, Director of Transportation Fiscal impact reviewed by: Vilko Domic, Assistant City Manager Approved as to form: Noel Tapia, City Attorney
Respectfully submitted: Ernie Hernandez, City Manager
CITY OF COMMERCE
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