RESOLUTION NO. ____-2025
Resolution Adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 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 multimodal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of our 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 $187,714.00 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025-26 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the ninth (9th) year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input, including a meeting of the Public Works and Facilities Committee and the City Council to receive community input for transportation priorities/the project list; and WHEREAS, the City uses a Pavement Management System to develop the capital project locations list to ensure revenues are being used on the high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community's priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the City has elected to use the SB1 funds for this patch paving project, as an interim measure to patch pave potholes and failed roadway areas on streets that are not scheduled for a more comprehensive pavement rehabilitation for at least three (3) years or more in the CIP to prevent them from going into complete failed mode; and Whereas, the funding from SB 1 will help the City perform stop-gap patch paving on six (6) streets throughout the City this year; and WHEREAS, the 2023 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City streets and roads are in an at-risk condition, and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and, over the next decade, will bring our streets and roads into a fair condition; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure, with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, will significantly impact the City’s ability to prevent these roadways from deteriorating to a failed condition; and NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The following list of newly proposed projects will be funded in part or solely with Fiscal Year 2025-26 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title: Stop-Gap Patch Paving Project
Project Description: This project consists of targeted surface repairs, including patching of large potholes and restoration of deteriorated wheel paths on up to six identified streets.
Project Location: Six streets, including South Street, Cypress Street, Pine Street, Cedar Street, North Harold Street, and Taubold Court. These locations identified are subject to change.
Estimated Project Schedule: Start (07/2025)– Completion (10/2025) based on the component being funded with RMRA funds.
Estimated Project Useful Life: 3-6 years
The above and foregoing Resolution was introduced by Councilmember ________, seconded by Councilmember ________, and passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Fort Bragg held on the 27th day of May, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
RECUSED:
Jason Godeke
Mayor
ATTEST:
Diana Paoli
City Clerk