Agenda #: 5.8
Meeting Date: June 7, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Daniel Fox, City Manager
TITLE: AUTHORIZATION TO SUBMIT A LIST OF PROJECTS TO BE
FUNDED BY THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF
2017 (SB 1) FOR FY 2022/23.
STRATEGIC
GOAL: Responsible Stewardship of Public Resources
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Resolution No. 2022-29 authorizing the submittal of a project list of road projects funded by the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1) for FY 2022/23.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds are included in the FY 2022/23 budget in the amount of $1,676,811 for Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 funded capital improvement projects.
BACKGROUND:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB1 increases per gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees, to provide additional funding to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on both the state highway and local streets and road system.
SB1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in the delivery of California’s transportation programs. Therefore, to be eligible for Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding created under SB1, the statute requires cities and counties to provide annual RMRA project reporting to the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
Prior to receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds from the Controller in a fiscal year, a jurisdiction must submit to the CTC a list of projects proposed to be funded with these funds. All projects proposed to receive funding must be included in the budget and
adopted by resolution by the City Council in a public meeting.
Once the CTC receives the project list from the City of Diamond Bar, it will report to the Controller that the list of projects has been submitted and are therefore eligible to receive an apportionment of RMRA funds for the applicable fiscal year.
Attached to this report is the required resolution and project list that will be submitted to the CTC by July 1, 2022 (Attachment 1).
DISCUSSION:
The proposed FY 2022/23 budget anticipates allocating $1,676,811 in RMRA funds for the following three (3) capital improvement projects:
Carryover funding from FY 2021/22 to FY 2022/23 - $1,276,811
1. Grand Avenue/Golden Springs Drive Intersection Enhancement - $876,811
2. Arterial Street Rehabilitation on Golden Springs Drive from Brea Canyon Road to Lemon Avenue - $400,000
New funding in FY 2022/23 - $400,000
1. Additional funding for the Arterial Street Rehabilitation (Golden Springs from Brea Canyon Road to Grand Ave.) - $400,000
A city receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds is required to sustain a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) by spending at least the annual average of its general fund expenditures during Fiscal Years 2009/10, 2010/11, and 2011/12 for street, road and highway purposes from the city’s General Fund. This amount for the City of Diamond Bar has been determined to be $467,701. This MOE is easily met each fiscal year.
PREPARED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
Attachments:
1. 5.8.a Resolution No. 2022-29
2. 5.8.b Exhibit A - Project List