RESOLUTION NO. 2023-41
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2023-24 PROJECT LIST TO BE FUNDED BY SENATE BILL-1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT WHEREAS, Senate Bill (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 in order 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 include a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB-1, in the City budget, 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 $2,431,008 in RMRA funding in FY 2023-24 from SB-1; and WHEREAS, the City will submit a project list that includes projects to be adopted in the FY 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program Budget which will allocates all $2,431,008 to the FY 2023-24 Street Improvement Project; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB-1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate streets, bridges, and add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City; and WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local street and road system in good condition, as well as the installation of traffic control devices, will reduce traffic drive times and traffic congestion, which leads to a reduction on vehicle emissions helping the State achieve its air quality and greenhouse gas emission reduction goals, and will improve bicycle, pedestrian, and vehicular safety; and WHEREAS, restoring roads before they fail also reduces construction time which results in less air pollution from heavy equipment and less water pollution from site run-off; 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 modern technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive benefits statewide.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize Fiscal Year 2023-24 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their delivery. 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:
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Street Improvement Project has been modified to include the following streets: Jacaranda Avenue which includes select removal and replacement and slurry seal and/or micropaving of asphalt on Jacaranda Avenue between Outer Bear Valley Road and Eucalyptus Street which has an estimated useful life of 20 years; Main Street which includes slurry seal and/or micropaving of asphalt on Main Street between Hickory Avenue and Eleventh Avenue which has an estimated useful life of 10 years as well as Seventh Avenue which includes select removal and replacement and slurry seal and/or micropaving of asphalt on Seventh Avenue between Willow Street and Cajon Street which has an estimated useful life of 20 years. Construction is anticipated to commence in September 2023 and the anticipated completion date of this project is May 2024.
Forward planning for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 will incorporate the following list of new projects anticipated to utilize Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Maple Avenue Rehabilitation consists of select removal and replacement of asphalt on Maple Avenue between Main Street and Ranchero Road which has an estimated useful life of 20 years. Construction is anticipated to commence in September 2023 and the anticipated completion date of this project is May 2024.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 20th day of June, 2023.
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Brigit Bennington, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Erin Baum, Assistant City Clerk
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