CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
June 6, 2022
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: James Makshanoff, City Manager
Submitted By: Rene Guerrero, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 SUBMITTAL PROJECTS LIST FOR THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 (RMRA/SB-1) RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2022-86 – A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CITY’S STREET PROJECTS LISTS, WITH CORRESPONDING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) AND PUBLIC WORKS OPERATIONAL PROJECTS LIST PLAN, TO THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION (CTC) TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 RMRA/SB-1 FUNDING EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Approval of Resolution No. 2022-86 (Attachment No. 1) will result in the City of Pomona (City) receiving estimated revenue of $3,350,827 in funding for transportation-related improvements for FY 2022-23 from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RMRA/SB-1). To be eligible to receive RMRA/SB-1 funding in FY 2022-23, the City must submit a list of proposed projects to be funded with RMRA/SB-1 funds to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) by July 1, 2022, pursuant to an adopted Resolution by the City Council at a regular public meeting.
FISCAL IMPACT: Approval of this action will allow the City to receive RMRA/SB-1 Local Street funding estimated at $3,350,827 in FY 2022-23.
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION: The following timeline lists the previous action(s) from past to present:
On April 23, 2018, City Council adopted a Resolution approving the FY 2018-19 Submittal Projects Lists for RMRA/SB-1.
On April 1, 2019, City Council adopted a Resolution approving the FY 2019-20 Submittal Projects Lists for RMRA/SB-1.
On April 6, 2020, City Council adopted a Resolution approving the FY 2020-21 Submittal Projects Lists for RMRA/SB-1.
On June 7, 2021, City Council adopted a Resolution approving the FY 2021-22 Submittal Projects Lists for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (RMRA/SB-1).
DISCUSSION: On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, also known as the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) or SB-1 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on the local streets and road system. Revenues generated for RMRA/SB-1 come from increases to the gasoline excise tax, diesel sales tax, loan repayment (2017-2020), transportation improvement fees, a reset of a price-based gas tax, and zero-emission vehicle registration fees. A percentage of the RMRA funding is apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2032(h).
The City anticipates a carryover estimated available fund balance of $521,475 on June 30, 2022, as well as revenues of $3,350,827 for FY 2022-23. Cities must meet expenditure, reporting, and scheduling guidelines set forth by the State Controller’s Office and the CTC. Cities are required to submit their proposed expenses to the CTC before and after the expenditure of RMRA/SB-1 funds on the projects. The submittal and approval through Resolution must be adopted as part of a regular City Council meeting and must include a description and location of the projects, a proposed schedule of start/completion, and the estimated useful life of the projects. This information is included in the Resolution (Attachment No. 1).
Proposed Operational Budget
The approval of this action will allow the submittal of the City’s Street Projects Lists, with corresponding Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and related Public Works Operational item list plan to the CTC, as required for eligibility to receive RMRA/SB-1 funding. Budgeted amounts will be submitted through the City’s operating budget approval process scheduled in June 2022. Of the RMRA/SB-1 funding to be received, a total of $685,979 will be recommended for appropriation to the Public Works Operational Divisions for qualified operational expenses in FY 2022-23. These funds will be used to enhance functionality for Street Maintenance and Landscape Median Maintenance. Requested operational expenses are described in EXHIBIT “A-1” to the Resolution.
Proposed CIP
Approval of the Streets list, which will be included in the CIP, is required for the City to receive $3,350,827 from the RMRA/SB-1 local streets fund. The SB-1 fund balance from FY 2021-22 and anticipated revenues for FY 2022-23 have been allocated to the following CIP projects:
Project No.
Project Name
Amount
68582
Street Preservation – Local (FY 22-23)
$2,732,566
Please note that it is important that the streets named in Attachment No. 1, Exhibit “A-2,” remain as recommended. The list of streets has been developed primarily using the City’s updated Pavement Management Program (PMP). These streets will be rehabilitated according to their conditions, with complete streets (pedestrian and ADA) improvements, as well as some green streets improvements, as funds allow and where possible.
Due to limited funding, economies of scale, and reduction in contracting mobilization costs, Staff recommends street work be programmed on a bi-annual basis. The southern districts (Districts 2, 3, and 5) of the City were programmed for FY 2021-22. The northern districts (Districts 1, 4, and 6) of the City are programmed for FY 2022-23 and can be found in Attachment No. 1, Exhibit “A-2”.
The list of proposed streets for FY 2022-23 can be found in Attachment No. 1, Exhibit “A-2.” The bi-annual programming is intended to continue in future years to allow contractors to proceed with a reduction in mobilization, lower traffic costs, and contractors will be able to provide a targeted approach to complete the street work.
CTC is requesting that all cities provide their city or jurisdiction average network Pavement Condition Index (PCI). This is why Staff highly recommends the streets named on the attached list remain as prepared from the PMP. Pomona’s overall PCI for 2019 is 68.1. Per the PMP, local streets are in need of significant funding to help improve their PCI conditions.
COUNCIL PRIORITIES & GOALS: This item supports the 2021-22 City Council Priority 1: Fiscal and Operational Responsibility – Goal C: Obtain additional grant funding and other revenues to help achieve City goals.
Prepared by:
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Shandy Dittman
Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2022-86
Approval of the FY 2022-23 Submittal Projects List for RMRA/SB-1