City of Corona
Staff Report
400 S. Vicentia Ave.
Corona, CA 92882
File #: 22-0468
REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 06/15/2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Public Works Department
SUBJECT:
Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to receive and accept Senate Bill-1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 revenue for Fiscal Year 2023 in an estimated amount of $3,862,647, for the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Council consideration of accepting Senate Bill 1 (SB1) Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 revenue to maintain and improve streets within the City of Corona as part of the Fiscal Year 2023 Street Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
That the City Council:
a. Adopt Resolution No. 2022-053, authorizing the City Manager, or his designee, to receive and accept Senate Bill-1 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 revenue for Fiscal Year 2023 in an estimated amount of $3,862,647 for the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08.
b. Accept and appropriate $3,862,647 in Fiscal Year 2023, as awarded by the State, from the unappropriated Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Fund (221) to the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08. c. Authorize an estimated revenue increase of $3,862,647 in Fiscal Year 2023, in the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Fund (221) for reimbursement by the State, per the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Local Streets and Roads Funding Amended Annual Reporting Guidelines.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill-1 (SB1) (Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB1 increased per gallon fuel excise taxes, increased diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees, and it provides for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years. These tax revenues can be used to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on roads throughout the State of California, Beginning November 1, 2017, the State Controller (Controller) deposited various portions of this funding into the newly created Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). A percentage of this new RMRA funding is apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2032(h) for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and roads system. For a detailed breakdown of the RMRA funding sources and the disbursement of funding, see Exhibit 3. Streets and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2032.5(a) articulates the general intent of the legislation - that recipients of RMRA funding be held accountable for the efficient investment of public funds to maintain local streets and roads.
This accountability to the people occurs through performance goals that are tracked and reported.
The California Transportation Commission (CTC) tracks and records this information through the City’s expenditure report that is submitted in December regarding the funds used to maintain local streets and roads.
Pursuant to SHC Section 2030(a), the objective of the Local Streets and Roads Program is to address deferred maintenance on the local streets and roads system through the prioritization and delivery of basic road maintenance and rehabilitation projects as well as critical safety projects Cities and counties receiving RMRA funds must comply with all relevant federal and state laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
SB1 funding provides the City of Corona with increased funding through the Local Streets and Roads (LSR) Program. SB1 prescribes certain uses for these funds, including:
· 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 stormwater capture projects in conjunction with any other allowable project)
· Traffic Control Devices
ANALYSIS:
Staff has reviewed the detailed SB1 requirements and is proposing to utilize the City’s Fiscal Year 2023 SB1 apportionment on the Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08.
The Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08, consists of the pavement rehabilitation of major streets, including Railroad Street from West Grand Boulevard to Monica Circle, Circle City Drive from East Grand Boulevard to El Sobrante Road, Valencia Road from Payette Circle City of Corona Page 2 of 4 Printed on 6/9/2022
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to California Avenue, Masters Drive from California Avenue to Eagle Glen Parkway, Eagle Glen Parkway from Masters Drive to end of street and Fullerton Avenue from East Upper Drive to Cleveland Way.
The project also consists of the pavement rehabilitation of several local streets, as shown on Exhibit 1 and listed in Exhibit 2. This project is anticipated to be completed by November 2024. The rehabilitated roads will have an estimated useful life of between 15 and 20 years. Together with the supporting documentation, and as required by the SB1 program, these project lists must be submitted annually to the Commission by July 1of each year.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The City’s Fiscal Year 2023 Annual Street Pavement Rehabilitation Project, No. 2022-08, is included in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 CIP budget, with an allocation of $4,000,000. Approval of the recommended actions will result in an adjustment in Fiscal Year 2023, revising the project budget to $3,862,647, consistent with the allocation provided by the State. Similarly, estimated revenues will be adjusted from the initial proposed amount of $2,932,400 to the revised amount of $3,862,647.
Also available in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 CIP Budget is estimated carryover funding within the Streets, Bridges, and Signals Development Fee Fund (211), the RMRA Fund (221), the Gas Tax Fund (222), and the Measure A Fund (227) to cover the difference in costs and serve as the Local Match for the project.
The estimated construction costs for the project are outlined as follows:
Construction ………………………………………………………………………………………. $11,687,955 Design and Construction Support ……………………………………………………………… $584,397 Contingency ………………………………………………………………………………………...... $914,229 Total Construction Cost ………………………………………………………………………. $13,186,581 Funding for the difference in costs is available in the Proposed Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Improvements Budget as follows:
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
This action is exempt pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3) of the Guidelines for the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), which states that a project is exempt from CEQA if the activity is City of Corona Page 3 of 4 Printed on 6/9/2022
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covered by the commonsense exemption that CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA. Receiving and accepting SB1 funds is a ministerial action, and there is no possibility that approving this resolution will have a significant effect on the environment.
Therefore, no further environmental analysis is required.
PREPARED BY: ISMAEL RIVERA, ASSOCIATE ENGINEER
REVIEWED BY: SAVAT KHAMPHOU, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
Attachments:
1. Exhibit 1 - Location Map
2. Exhibit 2 - Project List
3. Exhibit 3 - Local Streets and Roads - Projected Fiscal Year 2022-23 Revenues
4. Exhibit 4 - Resolution No. 2022-053
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