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RESOLUTION NO. x
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
ADOPTING A LIST OF POTENTIAL PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 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 the City of East Palo Alto (“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 $742,670 in RMRA funding from SB 1, with the overall total of $1,606,782, in local streets and roads funding in Fiscal Year 2023-24; and WHEREAS, this is the seventh year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding, which will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public not otherwise possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into our community’s transportation priorities and 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, previously adopted Resolution 50-2022 listed a number of City projects planned to be funded, in part or whole, with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate various streets and roads and add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City primarily through the annual street resurfacing project this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in 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, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBY:
1. Accepts the foregoing recitals as true and correct.
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2. Affirms that the following projects may utilize fiscal year 2023-24 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues public and the State our intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title Project Type Project Description Location Estimated Completion
Date Estimated Useful Life
Construction Min Max
ST-07 Street
Resurfacing
Program
Road
Maintenance &
Rehabilitation
This project provides for the
resurfacing of City streets during the
ten-year life of the CIP. Roughly
$1,000,000 needs to be expended
annually on street resurfacing.
Various*
05/2024 20 40
ST-09 Bicycle &
Pedestrian
Improvements
Safety This project is for the installation of
street improvements to enhance
vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle
safety throughout the City.
Various*
05/2024
5 40
ST-12 Traffic
Calming Program
Traffic Control
Devices
This project provides for the planning
and construction of speed bumps,
bulb-outs and other traffic calming
devices to reduce speed through
residential zones and to increase
safety. This includes projects in the
City’s Mobility Study.
Various*
05/2024
20 40
ST-14 University
Avenue
Interchange
Complete
Streets
Components
This project will provide for the
widening of the University
Avenue/US 101 overpass to provide
safer pedestrian and bicycle travel
and more efficient vehicle travel.
The project will include the widening
of the overpass bridge and
construction of a new diagonal offramp from southbound (SB) 101 onto SB University Avenue
University
Avenue from
Woodland
Avenue to
Donohoe
Street 05/2024
20 40
* Abelia Way, Addison Avenue, Albernie Street, Almond Lane (Private), Annapolis Street, Avelar Street, Aster Way, Azalia Drive, Bains Street, Bay Road, Baylor Street, Beech Street, Bell Court, Bell Street, Blue Jay Court (Private), Bradley Way, Brentwood Cou rt, Buchanan Court, Camellia Court, Camellia Drive, Camphor Way, Capitol Avenue, Carole Court, Circle Drive, Clarence Court, Clarke Avenue, Clarke Court ( Private), Connoly Drive (Private), Cooley Avenue, Cypress Street, Daisy Lane, Daphne Court, Daphne Way , Demeter Street, Dines Court (Private), Donohoe Street, Drew Court, Dumbarton Avenue, East Bayshore Road, East O’Keefe Street, Emmett Way, Euclid Avenue, Euclid Place, Farrington Wa y, Fordham Street, Gaillardia Way, Garden Street, Gardenia Court, Gardenia Place, Gardenia Way, Gates Street, Georgetown Street, Gertrude Court, Glen Way, Gloria Way, Gonzaga Street, Grace Court, Green Street, Hazelwood Way, Henry Court (Private), Hibiscus Court, Holland Court, H unter Street, Illinois Street, Jamie Lane (Private), Jasmine Way, Jervis Avenue, Kavanaugh Drive, Kirkwood Court, Larkspur Drive, Laurel Avenue, Lilac Lane, Lincoln Avenue, Lita Lane (Private), Lotus Way, Mandela Court (Private), Manhattan Avenue, McNair Street, Mello Street, Menal to Avenue, Michigan Avenue, Mission Drive, Mouton Circle, Myrtle Court (Private), Myrtle Place (Private), Myrtle Street, Newbridge Street, Newell Roa d, Notre Dame Avenue, O’Connor Street, Oakdale Avenue, Oakes Street, Oakwood Drive, Oakwood Street, Palo Verde Avenue, Paul Robe son Court, Poplar Avenue, Pulgas Avenue, Purdue Avenue, Ralmar Avenue, Robin Court (Private), Runnymede Street, Runnymede Court (Private ), Rutgers Street, Ruth Court, Sacramento Street, Salas Court, Sage Street, Saratoga Avenue, Schembri Lane, Scofield Street, Shorebreeze Court, Sparrow Court, Stevens Avenue, Tara Road, Tate Street, Tea Court (Private), Temple Court, Terra -Villa Avenue, Tinsley Street, Tulane Court, University Avenue, Ursula Way, Verbena Drive, Vance Lane (Private), Veronica Court (Private), Vines Court (Private), Weeks Street, West Bayshore Road, Westminster Avenue, Wilks Street, Wisteria Drive, Woodland Avenue, and Xavier Street PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of May 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
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NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Lisa Gauthier, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk John D. Lê, City Attorney