Consent Item 4e
STAFF REPORT
City Council Consent Item
_____________________________________________________________________________________________ DATE: June 6, 2022
TO: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
FROM: Aaron Felmlee, Finance Director
THROUGH: Merritt Perry, City Manager
SUBJECT: Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project List; Resolution 2022- 17 STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fortuna designating projects to be funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) during Fiscal Year 2022-23.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
To be eligible for funding from the passage of SB1, the City must formally adopt a list of projects to be completed and forward that list to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) by July 1 st each year. Staff has prepared a list of projects in a format acceptable to the CTC and included it as an attachment.
In order to ensure that RMRA funds are spent appropriately, the City must also report after the fact on which projects were ultimately completed. It is important to note that there is no requirement that the annual list of anticipated projects match the list of projects completed. In the event that additional funding becomes available or if emergency projects arise, the two lists may differ.
Additionally, if during the Cities budget process different projects are identified by the Council as a higher priority than the ones adopted with this resolution the City can change the projects with no repercussions.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The projects included on the attached list are identified in the draft 2022-23 fiscal year budget through the Capital Improvement Program. If not funded through RMRA these projects will either not be completed or will have to be funded through other funds and other projects will not be completed.
RECOMMENDED COUNCIL ACTION:
Adopt Resolution 2022-17. Consent Agenda vote.
Consent Item 4e
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 2022-17; A Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Fortuna designating projects to be funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account during Fiscal Year 2022-23.
Attachment A – RMRA Project List
Consent Item 4e
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA
DESIGNATING PROJECTS TO BE FUNDED BY THE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT DURING FISCAL YEAR 2022-23
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 in order 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 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 of Fortuna must adopt by resolution a list of all projects proposed to receive 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 $271,849 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2022- 23 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the fifth year in which the City of Fortuna is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City of Fortuna 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 of Fortuna has undergone a robust public process through its Capital Improvement Program to ensure public input into our community’s transportation priorities/the project list; and
WHEREAS, the City of Fortuna 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 communities priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City of Fortuna maintain and rehabilitate roads that otherwise would not be maintained, add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City of Fortuna this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City of Fortuna’s streets and roads are in an “at-risk” condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system; 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, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits in the City of Fortuna.
Consent Item 4e
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORTUNA HEREBY RESOLVES THE FOLLOWING:
The projects listed in Attachment ‘A’ are hereby adopted as the City’s RMRA funded projects for Fiscal Year 2022-23.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on this 6th day of June 2022 by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Sue Long, Mayor
Attest:
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Siana Emmons, City Clerk