Agenda Report
Fullerton City Council
MEETING DATE: APRIL 18, 2023
TO: CITY COUNCIL / SUCCESSOR AGENCY
SUBMITTED BY: STEPHEN BISE, CITY ENGINEER / ASSISTANT PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR PREPARED BY: david grantham, PRINCIPAL CIVIL ENGINEER
SUBJECT: FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION (SB 1) ACCOUNT FUNDS ALLOCATION
SUMMARY
Approval of State College Boulevard (Yorba Linda Boulevard to Northerly City Limits) and Citywide Slurry Seal Project (various streets throughout the City) as roadway segments planned for rehabilitation and funded by the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account, also known as Senate Bill 1 (SB 1).
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 2023-XXX.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-XXX – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FULLERTON, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
CITY MANAGER REMARKS
The City Manager concurs with the Assistant Public Works Director’s recommendation.
PRIORITY POLICY STATEMENT
This item matches the following Priority Policy Statement:
Infrastructure and City Assets.
FISCAL IMPACT
The City anticipates receiving $3,569,182 in SB1 funds in Fiscal Year 2023-24.
The preliminary estimated project cost for State College Boulevard totals $2,850,000, funded entirely from Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funds. The City has no current plans to improve or replace the water or sewer mains.
The preliminary estimated project cost for Citywide Slurry Seal Project totals $600,000, funded entirely from RMRA funds. The City has no current plans to improve or replace the water or sewer mains within these streets.
The Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Projects Plan will include funding for both projects.
DISCUSSION
The Governor signed Senate Bill 1, known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, on April 28, 2017 which developed RMRA funds to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation and critical safety needs on both state highways and local streets. The state bases RMRA revenues on fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, vehicle registration fees and annual inflationary adjustments. The State Controller distributes funds based on existing protocols. The current Fiscal Year 2023-24 revenue estimate to the City of Fullerton equals $3,569,182.
The City receives City’s annual Gas Tax directly, however, RMRA funds require the following two supplemental steps:
The City must submit an executed City Council resolution to the California Transportation Commission that identifies the new and carryover projects funded with RMRA funds.
Maintain programmed general fund expenditures for street, road and highway purposes. The minimum Maintenance of Effort (MOE) spending is based on the annual average of general fund expenditures during the 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 Fiscal Years.
The California State Controller’s office calculates the City of Fullerton three-year average MOE expenditure benchmark requirement for SB 1 at $2,142,925. The anticipated MOE expenditure for Fiscal Year 2023-24, as part of a similar MOE mandate from OCTA and Measure M-2 Local Fair Share funds, totals over $6,000,000 which exceeds the amount required by the State Controller’s office to comply with SB 1.
Staff recommends the following two pavement rehabilitation projects:
1. State College Boulevard from Yorba Linda Boulevard to Northerly City Limits, approximately 1.3 miles in length.
The improvements involve:
damaged curb, gutter and sidewalk repairs
access ramps construction
pavement grind and overlay
signage and striping updates.
2. Citywide Slurry Seal Project including seven separate locations throughout the City, approximately of 3.0 total miles in length. The City has completed water main or sewer main replacements in five of the project locations. The City has not programmed the remaining two areas for utility improvements at this time.
These roadway segments make ideal candidates for rehabilitation per the Orange County Transportation Authority and its Pavement Management Program (PMP) guidelines. The current Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores for the State College Boulevard roadway segments range from 27 to 55 (Very Poor to poor per 2022 Pavement Management Plan). The current Pavement Condition Index (PCI) score for the Citywide Slurry Seal roadway segments is above 75 (Good per 2022 Pavement Management Plan).
The Infrastructure and Natural Resources Advisory Committee reviewed and unanimously recommended these projects on February 27, 2023.
Staff will schedule final design of the State College Boulevard project for completion in winter 2023 and construction will commence in late spring 2024.
Staff will schedule final design of the Citywide Slurry Seal project for completion by fall 2023 and construction to commence in winter 2023, depending on weather and temperature conditions.
Attachments:
Attachment 1 – PowerPoint Presentation
Attachment 2 – Resolution 2023-XXX
Attachment 3 – Vicinity Map – State College Boulevard
Attachment 4 – Vicinity Map – Citywide Slurry Seal
cc: City Manager Eric J. Levitt
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