DATE: JUNE 11, 2024
DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS
FROM: DAVID JACOBS P.E., L.S., PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
BY: VICTOR SANCHEZ, ASSISTANT ENGINEER
ADRIANA ROBLES, P.E., C.F.M., CITY ENGINEER
TITLE: SB 1 ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT – Fiscal Year 2024/25 PROJECTS RECOMMENDED MOTION:
A motion to approve a resolution adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25 funded by SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017. The legislative package invests $5.4 billion annually to fix roads, freeways, and bridges in communities across California and puts more dollars toward transit and safety. To continue receiving SB 1 funds in the next fiscal year, the City’s road maintenance and rehabilitation project list must be submitted to the California Transportation Commission by July 1, 2024. The proposed list reflects the City’s current transportation infrastructure priorities in FY 2024-25.
BACKGROUND:
SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 was passed by the California Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 to address the significant transportation funding shortfalls statewide. Funding is allocated annually on a per capita basis. The revenues for cities will come out of the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) where cities are expected to prioritize fixing their existing infrastructure first before having some additional flexibility for those funds for other transportation needs. SB 1 will provide Salinas an estimated $3.6 million for roadway repairs in FY 2024-25.
In FY 2023-24, the City’s SB 1 funds were budgeted among Citywide Striping and Signing Improvements (CIP 9081), Annual Pavement and Sidewalk Maintenance (CIP 9438), Street Preventive Maintenance Program (CIP 9981), and Williams Road Streetscape (CIP 9071).
To continue receiving SB 1 funds in the next fiscal year, the City must submit a Council-approved resolution with the City’s road maintenance and rehabilitation project list to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) by July 1, 2024. The proposed list has been selected based on the Pavement Management Street Prioritization Policy approved by City Council on April 9, 2024.
The following list of newly proposed projects will be funded in-part or solely with FY 2024-25 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title
Description
Location
Estimated Useful Life
Estimated Schedule
2024-25 Striping and Signing Improvements
Striping and Signing maintenance at critical locations not scheduled for pavement improvements.
N Sanborn Rd (E Laurel Dr to Fairview Ave); Boronda Rd (N Main St to City limits); E Blanco Rd (Blanco Cir to Abbott St); E Market St (Monterey St to Greenfield Alley); Harkins Rd (Hansen to City limits). 2 years for crosswalks and 4 years for all other striping on pavement Start Construction July 2024
Completion June 2025
Pavement Management
Pavement rehabilitation, striping, and signing.
E Laurel Dr (N Main St to Constitution Blvd); W Laurel Dr (N Main St to N Davis Rd); E Market St/Sherwood Intersection; Wiren St (Williams Rd to N end); Sky Pl (Alma Ave to end); Bardin Cir; Green St (Del Monte Ave to Garner Ave); Acosta St (Towt St to 2nd Ave); Bardin Way (Bardin Cir to Williams Rd); Cortez St (New Deal St to end) 7-10 years
Start Design Summer 2024
Completion Construction Winter 2025
The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize FY 2024-25 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, the intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title
Description
Location
Estimated Useful Life
Estimated Schedule
Williams Road Safe Street Corridor Project
Streetscape improvements, utility improvements, road reconstruction, median island, and ADA improvements.
Williams Road (E Alisal Rd to Freedom Parkway)
20-25 years
Preconstruction Design - Start April 2024
Preconstruction Completion - June 2025
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 Summer 2024
Completion Spring 2026
The City may elect to reprioritize its project list at any time. Formal notification to the CTC of any changes to the list is not required. However, the Project Expenditure Report submitted to the CTC each year in December will provide an opportunity for the City to communicate such changes to the CTC as part of the regular reporting process and transparency.
CEQA CONSIDERATION:
Not a Project. The City of Salinas has determined that the proposed action is not a project as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) (CEQA Guidelines Section 15378).
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
The staff recommendation supports the Council’s Goal of Infrastructure and Environmental Sustainability as it provides funding to the City’s capital projects for improvements to existing facilities and infrastructure.
DEPARTMENTAL COORDINATION
The Public Works and Finance Departments work very closely in tracking SB 1 allocations, budgeting the funds appropriately, and adhering to the reporting requirements of the CTC.
FISCAL AND SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT:
The City is expected to receive approximately $3.6 million in FY 2024-25, and annually in years thereafter to help fund the City’s transportation infrastructure and safety projects.
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
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