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RESOLUTION NO. ___________
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FOSTER CITY ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024-2025 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 AND FINDING THIS RESOLUTION
EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(B)(3) AND 15301(C)
CITY OF FOSTER CITY
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 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 $862,386 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2024-2025 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the eighth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects and safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging infrastructure, 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 into our community’s transportation priorities/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, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate streets, bridges and add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City this year and several similar projects into the future; and
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WHEREAS, the 2023 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City’s streets and roads network is rated with a Pavement Condition Index of 78, “Good” condition, and this revenue will help us maintain or increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a “Very Good” 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, 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 Foster City does hereby acknowledge and approve:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their delivery. With the relisting of this project in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City is reaffirming to the public and the State our intent to fund this project with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
CIP 301-715 Substructure and Superstructure Bridge Improvements a. Anticipated funding sources: SB 1 ($850,000).
b. Project Description: This project addresses deficiencies in Bicentennial, Foster City Boulevard, Rainbow, and Shell Boulevard Bridges. Caltrans performs inspections of the above water bridge elements every two years and the underwater elements every five years and reports its findings to the City.
The project will address deficiencies identified in the Caltrans inspection documents and any deficiencies identified by a consultant engineering firm working directly for the City. The consultant engineering work may include dive inspections. The project will be completely funded by SB1 funds and go towards both the design and construction of the project; c. Project Location: Bicentennial, Foster City Boulevard, Rainbow, and Shell Boulevard Bridges.
d. Estimated Project Schedule: June 2024 – July 2025;
e. Estimated Project Useful Life: 2 – 20 years depending on findings.
CIP 301-698 Traffic Signal System Upgrades
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a. Anticipated funding sources: (SB 1 ($1,550,000); Measure W ($1,900,000); City CIP ($6,000,000);
b. Project Description: The City’s traffic signal system was evaluated as part of the Bicycle, Pedestrian, and Intersection Evaluation Study (CIP 301-664). This part of the study focused on evaluation of the existing traffic signal infrastructure network and identifies various equipment enhancements which include the following required upgrades and the repair and servicing of Public Works equipment: (1) Citywide communications upgrade; (2) Traffic signal field hardware replacements at 25 intersections (cabinets, traffic signal and pedestrian heads and push button signals); (3) Traffic Signal controllers replacement; and (4) Central computer system upgrade;
c. Project Location: All signalized intersections throughout Foster City. d. Estimated Project Schedule: Phased upgrades beginning in August 2024 – July 2026;
e. Estimated Project Useful Life: 10 – 50 years (individual components of the traffic signal system vary).
PASSED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Foster City at the regular meeting held on the 3rd day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
PATRICK SULLIVAN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
PRISCILLA SCHAUS, CITY CLERK