IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT PROJECT DESCRIPTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 FUNDED BY SB 1 (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 statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure resident are aware of the projects proposed for funding in the City of San Leandro 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 $2,300,000 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025 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, 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 undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into the community’s transportation priorities and road pavement is consistently the highest rated priority; and WHEREAS, the City used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are used on the most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community’s priorities for transportation investment; and
WHEREAS, funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate twelve streets throughout the City this year and additional similar projects in the future; and WHEREAS, the 2021 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City’s streets and roads are in at-higher-risk condition and this revenue will help to increase the overall quality of the road system and over the next decade will help bring our streets and roads into an at-lower-risk condition; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in 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 significant positive co-benefits statewide.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2024-XXX 2
WHEREAS, the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project for Fiscal Year 2025 has been presented to this City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council is familiar with the submitted project; and WHEREAS, the City Manager recommends approval of said project.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does RESOLVE as follows:
That the foregoing recitals are true and correct; and
That the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project for Fiscal Year 2025 is approved and will be funded in part or solely with Fiscal Year 2025 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues; and That a copy of the Project Description shall be attached to this Resolution; and That the City Manager is authorized and directed to take all actions and execute all documents necessary to effect the intent of this Resolution.
Introduced by _______ and passed and adopted this 17th day of June 2024, by the following vote:
AYES: ()
NOES: ()
ABSENT: ()
ATTEST: _________________________
Kelly B. Clancy, CMC
City Clerk
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