Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: meg mcwade, public works director
PREPARED BY: david grantham, principal civil engineer
SUBJECT: ADDITIONAL FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 STREET FUNDING PROGRAMMING
SUMMARY
Provide direction to staff regarding use of additional street rehabilitation funding.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Approve the following street projects and prioritization as recommended by the Infrastructure and Natural Resources Advisory Committee (and shown in Option 1):
Bradford Avenue (south of Quartz Lane to Yorba Linda limits) Highland Avenue (Orangethorpe Avenue to south cul-de-sac) Rolling Hills Drive (State College Boulevard to east cul-de-sac) Morelia Avenue (Bastanchury Road to Laguna Road)
Knepp Avenue (Highland Avenue to Malden Avenue) and Southgate (Malden Avenue to east alley) Serrano-Yermo-Via Caliente area
Pomona Avenue (Orangefair Avenue to cul-de-sac).
2. Authorize corresponding budget adjustments.
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager supports Option 1 to move forward with additional street paving projects.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
City Council prioritization of street rehabilitation projects and authorization for necessary budget adjustments will prioritize the order of projects as Measure M, Gas Tax and other funding become available.
Programming American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Revenue Replacement Funds to street rehabilitation projects in FY 2021-22 as well as projects coming in under budget will result in anticipated carryover between $2.5M to $2.75M of Measure M and Gas Tax budget to FY 2022-23. Staff anticipates carrying over approximately $390,000 of ARPA allocated to street rehabilitation in FY 2021-22 for use in FY 2022-23. Staff requests City Council prioritize street rehabilitation projects so staff can apply carryover budget to street rehabilitation projects in the order of priority deemed by City Council.
DISCUSSION
The City programs funding for street rehabilitation projects as part of the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget each year. The funding typically consists of Measure M2, Gas Tax, RMRA / SB1 and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG). The City will occasionally program additional funds such as one-time revenue from the General Fund or other grants.
City Council appropriated $13.1M of additional revenue from of ARPA Revenue Replacement Funds to street rehabilitation projects on February 15, 2022. Staff allocated $2.1M to FY 2021-23, $5.5M to FY 2022-23 and $5.5M to FY 2023-24.
Staff bid, and City Council awarded, approximately $1.7M of ARPA Revenue Replacement Funds to the Marion Area Infrastructure Improvements Project and the Residential Slurry Seal Project in FY 2021-22, resulting in approximately $390,000 to carry over to FY 2022-23. Use of the ARPA Revenue Replacement Funds, plus contingency savings from projects, has allowed staff to carryover approximately $2.8M of Measure M2 and Gas Tax. The City has approximately $3.2M available for additional street projects in FY 2022-23 as a result.
Staff presented the following options related to the additional road funding at the Infrastructure and Natural Resources Advisory Committee (INRAC) Meeting on July 18, 2022:
Option 1
Recommend allocating additional street funds.
Address streets noted as Projects 1 – 7.
Project priority to follow Project list (i.e., Project 1 = Funding Priority 1).
Option 2
Revise proposed street segment locations and/or Option 1 priorities.
Option 3
Carryover funds to future years to aid street rehabilitation where water and/or sewer improvements are programmed.
INRAC selected Option 1 to recommend the following projects in the following priority order for City Council consideration.
Project 1 – Bradford Avenue
Project limits from south of Quartz Lane (City boundary) to Yorba Linda Boulevard.
Joint project with City of Placentia.
City boundary located within the street right of way.
Portion of the street is Fullerton’s responsibility, remaining is Placentia’s.
Placentia would be lead agency for the project as the proposed limits of the project extend beyond the Fullerton boundaries.
It is typical for neighboring cities to partner on projects when the City boundaries overlap the project limits.
The roadway has a current 35-43 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost totals $500,000.
Project 2 – Highland Avenue
Project limits from Orangethorpe Avenue to south cul-de-sac.
Project involves restriping roadway to provide additional on-street public parking.
The Transportation and Circulation Commission recommended restriping on February 7, 2022 and City Council approved on March 15, 2022.
Project improvements expected to include curb ramp construction, sidewalk repair, slurry seal and pavement signing and striping.
The roadway has a current 94-95 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost totals $550,000.
Project 3 – Rolling Hills Drive
Project limits from State College Boulevard to east cul-de-sac.
Project involves restriping roadway to modify on-street public parking.
The Transportation and Circulation Commission recommended restriping on October 4, 2021 and City Council approved on November 16, 2021.
Project improvements include pavement grind and overlay and pavement signing and striping.
The roadway has a current 67 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost totals $200,000.
Project 4 – Morelia Avenue
Project limits from Bastanchury Road to Laguna Road.
Project involves narrowing street to widen the existing Juanita Cooke Trail.
The Oakmont development paid fees to the City to help improve the Juanita Cooke Trail. Staff recently designed and bid a project to widen the trail by constructing retaining walls and maintaining the existing roadway width. However, the bids submitted cost significantly higher than the available budget. Therefore, staff recommended, and City Council approved, rejecting all bids. This project would not have utilized street funds.
An alternative design would narrow the roadway to provide a wider, variable width trail with minimal need for retaining walls. Staff recommends proceeding with this design. This project would utilize a combination of developer fees, street and park dwelling funds.
The roadway has a current 28 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost totals $550,000 for street improvements.
Estimated total project costs $800,000.
Project 5 – Knepp Avenue and Southgate Avenue
Knepp Avenue limits from Highland Avenue to Malden Avenue.
Southgate Avenue limits from Malden Avenue to east alley.
Project improvements to include curb ramp construction, sidewalk repair and pavement grind and overlay.
These roadways have a 37 and 23 PCI.
All other streets in the neighborhood have a minimum 82 PCI.
Estimated project cost totals $200,000.
Project 6 – Serrano-Yermo-Via Caliente Area
Neighborhood area in northwest area of the City.
Project improvements to include curb ramp construction, sidewalk repair and pavement grind and overlay.
The roadways have a current 21 - 29 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost totals $700,000.
Project 7 – Pomona Avenue
Project limits from Orangefair Avenue to cul-de-sac.
Project improvements include curb ramp construction, sidewalk construction and repair and pavement grind and overlay.
Project may include alleys depending on available budget and cost.
The roadway has a current 58 PCI rating.
Estimated project cost total $500,000.
Staff anticipates adequate funding available to construct all projects based on current bid pricing. Staff recommends implementing Option 1 as concurred by INRAC.
Alternatively, City Council could consider the following options:
Option 2
Revise proposed street segment locations and/or Option 1 priorities.
Option 3
Carryover funds to future years to aid addressing street rehabilitation with water and/or sewer improvements programmed.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – Presentation
Attachment 2 – Street Project Locations
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
Additional FY 2022-23 Street Funding Programming
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