TITLE:
Receive Report and Consider Adoption of City Council Resolution Programming the Next Street Rehabilitation Project Locations and Committing Match Funding for Local Partnership Program Formulaic Fund Application ISSUE:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill [SB] 1, Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) created the Local Partnership Program (LPP) and continuously appropriates two hundred million dollars ($200,000,000) annually to be allocated by the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to local transportation agencies that have a voter approved special street sales tax dedicated solely for transportation improvements. By vote of the community, the City passed Ordinance 845-2004 and 907-2013 authorizing collection of a one-half of one percent (0.5%) transaction tax to be used for street maintenance and repair. This voter approved sales tax allows the City to be eligible for a Formulaic Distribution of LPP Funding each cycle. Pursuant to California Transportation Commission Resolution G-22-61 (Attachment 1), the City of Fort Bragg is allocated $400,000 for street repair between 2023 and 2025 pending submittal of a completed application for an eligible project.
ANALYSIS:
On August 17, 2022 the California Transportation Commission released the 2022 Local Partnership Formulaic Program Guidelines establishing application requirements and deadlines. Project applications must be received by the CTC no later than November 14, 2022 in order to be eligible for the initial round of funding this programming cycle. The LPP guidelines establish match funding requirements of one-to-one unless the taxing authorities generate less than $2 million annually, in which case the required match must equal 25 percent of the requested Formulaic Program funds. Fort Bragg falls into the latter category.
The LPP guidelines also established parameters for eligible projects and selection processes. The City Council received and filed the 2021 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Report at the regular meeting of February 14, 2022. Consistent with LPP guidelines and the accepted PMP program, the list of street rehabilitation locations proposed for the next street project are shown on the map in Attachment 2 and table in Attachment 3.
The project goal is to include all identified sections, however given the volatility in cost of construction materials and labor, City staff recommends prioritizing those treatments listed for crack seal, slurry seal, and microsurfacing which are maintenance techniques intended to preserve existing good pavement in serviceable condition. The locations identified for full depth reclamation (FDR) or reconstruction will be second priority for this proposed project. Inclusion in the project will be based on the engineer’s cost estimate of full project costs (like striping, utilities, and sidewalk). These second priority locations will be added into the project scope in the order of priority based on the pavement condition index (PCI) lowest to highest.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt Resolution programming the next Street Rehabilitation Project locations and committing match funding for the Local Partnership Program (LPP) Formulaic Fund Application.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Select other streets to be listed for rehabilitation with the next streets project as alternate locations or replacing proposed locations; or Direct staff not to prepare an application for the 2023-2025 formulaic distribution.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The LPP requires taxing authorities with a voter-approved tax, which generates less than $2 million annually to provide a match equal to 25 percent of the requested Formulaic Program funds. The City’s average annual revenue from street sales tax is approximately $950,000 and streets projects are performed on two three-year cycles. The City anticipates allocating $2,000,000 for the proposed streets project with expected construction in the 2024/2025 Fiscal Year. Treatment of road sections identified in the attached table and map total approximately $1,950,000 for pavement treatments only. Some portions of the project may necessitate sidewalk installation or other associated improvements, so the other $450,000 will be reserved for such improvements.
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS IMPACT:
Authorization of Resolution approving application has zero greenhouse gas emission impacts. Construction of the proposed streets project will result in a slight increase in greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 due to asphalt batch plant processes and construction vehicles and equipment.
CONSISTENCY:
Use of street sales tax for street repair, maintenance, and reconstruction is consistent with the policies established in 2004 and 2013 via Ordinance 845-2004 and 907-2013 respectively and the State Guidelines for eligible use of SB-1 LPP Funds.
IMPLEMENTATION/TIMEFRAMES:
Application will be submitted to CTC prior to the November 14, 2022 deadline. Design of project will begin in late 2023 and construction is anticipated for the spring of 2025.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. CTC Resolution G-22-61
2. Map of Identified Streets for Project
3. Table of Selected Street Sections and Associated Treatment
4. Resolution Approving Street Project Programming
NOTIFICATION:
None.
AGENDA ITEM NO. 8D
AGENCY: City Council MEETING DATE: October 24, 2022DEPARTMENT: Public WorksPREPARED BY: C O’NealEMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] AGENCY: City Council MEETING DATE: October 24, 2022DEPARTMENT: Public WorksPREPARED BY: C O’NealEMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected] AGENCY: City Council
MEETING DATE: October 24, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: C O’Neal
EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
AGENCY: City Council
MEETING DATE: October 24, 2022
DEPARTMENT: Public Works
PREPARED BY: C O’Neal
EMAIL ADDRESS: [email protected]
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