CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
CITY COUNCIL
STAFF REPORT
Agenda Item #C1
DATE: March 25, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Ernesto Marquez, City Manager
BY: Neema Ghanbari, M.S., P.E., Public Works Director
RECOMMENDATION:
RECOMMENDATION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 004-2026, IDENTIFYING THE
STREET IMPROVEMENTS PROJECT AND ADOPTING THE LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
SUMMARY
On April 28, 2017, the Governor of California signed Senate Bill (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, also known as the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). SB-1 provides additional state funding to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on highways and local streets, which is funded by a per-gallon fuel tax and vehicle registration fees.
The City of Hawaiian Gardens is projected to receive $391,000 in SB-1 funds in Fiscal Year (FY) 2026-27 that can be used for the FY 2026-27 Street Improvements Project.
In order to be eligible for the Local Streets and Roads Fiscal Year 2026-27 program apportionments, cities and counties must submit an adopted list of projects to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) section 2034(a).
The FY 2026-27 Residential Street Improvements Project is funded by a combination of CDBG, Measure R, and Measure M funds and it is estimated to receive an additional $391,000 from SB-1 funds in Fiscal Year 2026-27. Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2034, prior to receiving an apportionment of funds, each city or county is required to have identified RMRA eligible capital projects in a budget adopted by the City Council. In order for the City to receive said RMRA funding for FY 2026-27, Agenda Item #C1
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the City Council must adopt a Resolution. Additionally, each City must submit a list of proposed street repairs to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) before the deadline of July 1, 2026.
SB-1 includes a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement for local funds contributed to street and road repairs to help ensure the new funding augments existing budgets for road repairs. Specifically, it requires each city to spend no less than the annual average from its general fund during FY 2010 through FY 2012. The City’s established MOE for using the RMRA funding is $224,819.00. This average annual expenditure amount is the base-year match requirement that the City must meet annually in order to receive any RMRA fund allocations.
Staff is proposing to apply $390,000 of SB-1 funds to the FY 2026-27 Street Improvements Project and identify the Project as an RMRA eligible project.
The following streets were selected as part of the Pavement Management Program adopted by the City Council on February 12, 2025, and have been identified as eligible for SB-1, CDBG, Measure R, and Measure M funding for the FY 2026-27 Residential Street Rehabilitation Project:
1. 211th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Claretta Avenue
2. 212th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Claretta Avenue
3. 213th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Claretta Avenue
4. 214th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Claretta Avenue
5. 215th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Belshire Avenue
6. 216th Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Belshire Avenue
7. Tilbury Street from Norwalk Boulevard to Belshire Avenue
8. Claretta Avenue from 211th Street to 214th Street
9. Belshire Avenue from 214th Street to Carson Street
FISCAL IMPACT
The estimated cost of design, construction, inspection, and administration for the FY 2026-27 Street Improvements Project is $1,200,000. The total combined budget for the project will be $1,260,000 as follows:
Item Fund Budget
1. CDBG $126,000
2. Measure M $300,000
3. Measure R $220,000
4. SB-1 $390,000
5. General Fund MOE/SB1 $224,000
Total $1,260,000
Agenda Item #C1
March 25, 2026
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve Recommendation.
ATTACHMENTS
A. Resolution No.004-2026
B. Project Location Map