RESOLUTION NO. ___ (N.C.S.)
A Resolution adopting a list of projects for FY 2023-24 FUNDED BY SB1: The road repair and accountability act of 2017 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 like those described in the City and 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 adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed to receive fiscal year funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, 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 $4 million in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2023-24 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the seventh 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 has established its community’s transportation priorities (i.e., the project list herein) through a combination of Pavement Maintenance System (PMS) findings, direct community feedback to City Council members and staff; and transportation infrastructure assessments by City engineering and maintenance staff; and WHEREAS, the City uses a Pavement Management System to assist in development of the SB 1 project list, to ensure revenues are being used on the highest priority and cost-effective projects and incorporating equity in each City District that also meet the community’s priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate streets and roads and add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City this year and continue to perform preventive maintenance on roads into the near future; and WHEREAS, the 2020 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment estimated that the City’s streets and roads are in a “at higher risk” condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade our goal is to bring our streets and roads into a “good-excellent” condition; 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 cutting edge technology, materials and practices, will have signification positive co-benefits statewide; and WHEREAS, without revenue from SB 1, the City, would have otherwise had to make difficult decisions about deferring maintenance on a greater portion of its vast transportation infrastructure assets and risk increased wear and tear of exponential proportions; and WHEREAS, if the Legislature and Governor failed to act, City streets would have continued to deteriorate at a higher rate, having many and varied negative impacts on our community; and WHEREAS, modernizing the local streets and roads system provides well-paying construction jobs and boosts local economies; and WHEREAS, the local streets and roads system is also critical for Salinas’ farm to market needs, interconnectivity, multimodal needs, and commerce; and WHEREAS, police, fire, and emergency medical services all need safe reliable roads to react quickly to emergency calls and a few minutes of delay can be a matter of life and death; and WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local streets and roads system in good condition will reduce drive times and traffic congestion, improve bicycle safety, and make the pedestrian experience safer and more appealing, which lead to reducing vehicle emissions and 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, the City has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the Salinas City Council, State of California, as follows:
The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
The following list of newly proposed project will be funded in-part or solely with Fiscal Year 2023-24 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title
Description
Location
Estimated Useful Life
Estimated Schedule
2023-24 Striping and Signing Improvements
Striping and Signing maintenance at critical locations not scheduled for pavement improvements.
E. Market St. (Front St. to Sherwood Dr.); Maple St. (S. Main St. to Pajaro St.); Schilling Pl. (Hansen St. to Eden St.); E. Alisal St. (Griffin St. to Work St.); Williams Rd. (Old Stage Rd. to E. Boronda Rd.); Riker St. at Clay St.; Terven Ave. (Sanborn Pl. to Airport Blvd.); Harkins Rd. (Hansen St. to City Limits); W. Rossi St. (N. Davis Rd. to N. Main St.); Independence Blvd. (E. Boronda Rd. to Nantucket Blvd.); El Dorado Dr. (Harden Pkwy. To E. Alvin Dr.); Rider Ave. (Mimbrera Way to Del Monte Ave.); N. Main St. (Boronda Rd. to Russel Rd.); Towt St. (E. Alisal St. to E. Market St.); 2 years for crosswalks and 4 years for all other striping on pavement Start Construction July 2023
Completion June 2024
Boronda Road Congestion Relief Project – Phase 1
Construction of a roundabout at East Boronda Road and McKinnon Street. Includes pedestrian and bicyclist improvements, median islands, pavement rehabilitation, landscaping, storm and sanitary sewer improvements, striping, and signing.
East Boronda Road from Dartmouth Way to 1200 feet East of McKinnon Street 20-25 years
Start Construction April 2024
Completion December 2025
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:
Project Title
Description
Location
Estimated Useful Life
Estimated Schedule
Williams Road Undergrounding, Streetscape, & Median Island Design and utility coordination for Streetscape improvements, utility improvements, road reconstruction, median island, and ADA improvements.
Williams Road from Bardin Road to East Alisal Street.
20-25 years
Preconstruction Design Start January 2024
Preconstruction Completion June 2025
PASSED AND APPROVED this 13th day of June 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED:
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Kimbley Craig, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Patricia M. Barajas, City Clerk
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