RESOLUTION NO. 11694
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING THE 2026-
2027 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
BUDGET TO INCORPORATE A LIST OF EIGHT
STREETS TO BE FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD
REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
AND APPROPRIATE ROAD MAINTENANCE
AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA)
FUNDING
WHEREAS, the City of Orange (the City) is a municipal corporation which exercises governmental functions and powers, and is organized and existing under the laws of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City’s local street and road system is critical for farm to market needs, interconnectivity, multimodal needs, and commerce; and
WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local street and road system in good condition reduces drive times and traffic congestion, improves bicycle safety, and makes the pedestrian experience safer and more appealing, which leads to reduced vehicle emissions helping the State achieve its air quality and greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals; 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, Senate Bill 1 (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 to address the significant multi -modal transportation funding shortfalls stat ewide; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of City of Orange are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange 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 of Orange 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 of Orange, will receive and estimated $3,947,638 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 from SB 1; and
2 WHEREAS, this is the ninth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City 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; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange Public Works Department used the Citywide Pavement Management Program to find streets rated with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) ranging from 21 to 73 (out of a maximum score of 100) indicating the need for street rehabilitation 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 of Orange rehabilitate nine streets.
The scope of rehabilitation in general consists of ADA compliant access ramps, localized removal and replacement of the existing pavement, asphalt concrete overlay, removal and replacement of failed sections of curb and gutter, driveways, sidewalks, cross gutters, spandrels, and adjustment of manholes and water valve covers to grade throughout the City of Orange this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and
WHEREAS, the City of Orange Public Works Department will select streets from the project list based on the available funding received; and
WHEREAS, the proposed street rehabilitation will extend the estimate useful life of the road system up to an additional 15 year lifespan; and
WHEREAS, the 2023 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City of Orange streets and roads are in “Good” condition, and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a “Good” condition; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has considered all of facts and circumstances of this project and finds the project to be exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines as the repair, maintenance, and minor alteration of existing streets involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the determination.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange, on the basis of the facts set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, as follows:
1. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference.
2. The City Council finds that the Pavement Management Program projects listed herein are categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines.
3 3. The City Council hereby approves the amendment to the Pavement Management Program budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 to incorporate the following list of projects planned to be funded with RMRA revenues:
Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account
FY 26/27 Pavement Rehabilitation List
[Estimated Schedule for All Projects:
Start May 2027; Completion February 2028]
# Street Name From To PCI
1* Walnut Avenue Hewes Street Rancho Santiago Boulevard 48 2 Taft Avenue 600’ w/o Main Street Main Street 55
3*
a* Cambridge Street Taft Avenue Trenton Avenue 57
b* Cambridge Street Trenton Avenue Katella Avenue 65
c Cambridge Street Palm Avenue Sycamore Avenue 74
d Cambridge Street Sycamore Avenue Walnut Avenue 58
4* Meat Avenue Breckenridge Street Santiago Boulevard 62 5 Cannon Street Cliffway Drive Creekside Avenue 65
6 Eckhoff Street Collins Avenue 370’ S Collins Avenue 62 7* La Veta Avenue James Street Esplanade Street 73
8* Rancho Santiago Blvd Orange Grove Avenue 35' s/o Sycamore Avenue 62
* relisted streets
4. The City Council authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of RMRA funds in accordance with this approval project list and directs staff to submit the list to the California Transportation Commission as required by SB 1.
ADOPTED this ____ day of ____________________, 2026
Daniel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
4 APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Nathalie Adourian, City Attorney, City of Orange
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ORANGE )
I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of , 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange