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RESOLUTION NO. 2022-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FREMONT ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2022-23 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 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) (“RMRA”) 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 Fremont (“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 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 $5.34 million in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2022-23 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the sixth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding 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 funding; and
WHEREAS, the City engaged in a 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 communities’ priorities for transportation investment; and
WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City construct intersection safety improvements, maintain and rehabilitate nine segments of streets and one intersection, apply surface treatment to 139 street segments, and upgrade approximately 209 intersection ramps to current ADA standards this year and similar projects into the future; and
WHEREAS, the 2018 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City streets and roads are in a “good” condition and this revenue
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will help us maintain 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 statewide.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FREMONT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council approves the following list of newly proposed projects to be funded in-part with Fiscal Year 2022-23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Location and Description Estimated
Useful Life
Anticipated
Construction Date
Sabercat Trail Extension Project (PWC 8977)
Project Location: Sabercat North Trail Extension to East Bay Greenway
Project Description: Install a bicycle and pedestrian trail connection from the Sabercat I680 bike and pedestrian
overcrossing east of Osgood Road to the future Irvington BART Station and the East Bay Greenway.
20-30 years 2025
(SB1 funds to be
used for design
during the FY 2022-
23)
Sabercat Existing Trail Improvement Project (PWC 9082)
Project Location: Sabercat Trail in Sabercat Historical Park from the west end of the trail to Becado Drive
Project Description: Remove and replace AC trail in Sabercat Historical Park with a City Standard PCC bike and pedestrian trail.
20-30 years 2025
(SB1 funds to be
used for design
during the FY 2022-
23)
SECTION 3. The City Council approves the use of Fiscal Year 2022-23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues for the following previously proposed and adopted projects. With the relisting of these projects in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City is reaffirming to the public and the State our intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
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Project Location and Description
Estimated
Useful Life
Anticipated
Construction Date
Pavement Rehabilitation (PWC 8234-V)
Project Locations:
1. Feliz Court
2. Bonde Way – Fremont Boulevard to Maple Street
3. Country Drive – Fremont Boulevard to Paseo Padre Parkway
4. Seville Place
5. La Jolla Court
6. Valencia Court
7. Boyce Road
8. Fremont Boulevard – Auto Mall Parkway to Old Warm
Springs Boulevard
9. South Grimmer Boulevard – Parkmeadow Drive to Mission Boulevard
10. Intersection of Fremont Boulevard and Lakeview Boulevard
Project Description: Perform pavement rehabilitation treatments consisting of localized base repairs or overlays to nine street segments and one intersection consisting of approximately four centerline miles of roadway and covering 1.0 million square feet of pavement surface.
10-15 years Summer 2022
Cape and Slurry Seal (PWC 8195-U2)
Project Locations:
1. Commerce Drive – Ardenwood Drive to Paseo Padre
Parkway
2. Niles Boulevard – Sullivan Underpass to J Street
3. Other collector and residential streets located in the Districts of Ardenwood, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose and Warm Springs.
Project Description: Perform pavement maintenance treatments consisting of cape or slurry seals to 139 street segments 5-10 years Summer 2022
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Project Location and Description
Estimated
Useful Life
Anticipated
Construction Date
consisting of approximately 18 centerline miles of roadway and covering 3.3 million square feet of pavement surface.
Citywide Intersection Ramps (PWC 8483-F)
Project Locations: Various pedestrian crossings in the Districts of Ardenwood, Centerville, Niles, Irvington, Mission San Jose and Warm Springs
Project Description: Install pedestrian curb ramps to improve access to sidewalks consisting of approximately 209 new ramps citywide.
20-30 years Winter 2022
SECTION 4. The City Council finds this action to be exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) review on the following grounds, each as a separate and independent basis for CEQA compliance: the action constitutes administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378); the projects to be funded do not have the potential for causing significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines Section 15061(b)(3)); and, the repair, maintenance or minor alteration of existing facilities involve negligible or no expansion of use beyond that presently existing (CEQA Guidelines Section 15301).
ADOPTED _____________, 2022, by the City Council of the City of Fremont by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Attorney