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FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting:
Disposition:
Agenda Item No: 4.k
Meeting Date: June 21, 2022
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Public Works
Prepared by: Bill Guerin,
Director of Public Works
City Manager Approval: ________
TOPIC: SENATE BILL 1, ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA): FY 2022-23 PROJECTS
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FY 2022-23 PROJECTS LIST FOR SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution approving the FY 2022-23 projects list for Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act, and appropriating funding for listed projects.
BACKGROUND: For several years, California’s streets and roads maintenance have been underfunded, and municipalities and agencies have deferred much needed maintenance on both state and local roads. The state gasoline tax (a fixed dollar amount on each gallon of gas purchased) is the largest source of funding for local road maintenance and infrastructure projects and two major factors have contributed to a loss in revenue over the years statewide: (1) Electric Vehicles (EVs) sales have increased significantly in recent years; and (2) vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient. Due to recent increases in gas prices nationwide, staff anticipates a modest decrease in gas tax revenue from FY 2021-22.
Former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act on April 28, 2017 to address the need for additional funding for transportation and infrastructure in California. Senate Bill 1:
• Increases per gallon fuel excise taxes
• Increases diesel fuel sales taxes and vehicle registration fees • Provides for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years Senate Bill 1 requires cities and counties to provide basic annual project reporting to the California Transportation Commission (CATC) for all projects that will utilize the new SB 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding.
In addition, prior to receiving RMRA funds for the fiscal year, a city or county must submit to the CATC a list of projects proposed to be funded with new RMRA funds. The proposed projects must be included in a city or county budget that is adopted by the applicable city council or county board of supervisors at a regular public meeting. The approval of this City Council resolution is required in order to meet the deadline to submit the list of eligible projects for the 2022-23 fiscal year to the CATC by July 1, 2022.
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At the conclusion of each fiscal year in which RMRA funds are received and expended, cities and counties must submit documentation to the CATC that includes the following information for each completed RMRA project:
• A description including location;
• Total cost;
• Completion date; and
• Estimated useful life of the improvement.
ANALYSIS: The passage of Senate Bill 1 nearly doubled the revenues the City of San Rafael receives from the state for local road infrastructure and transportation improvement projects, from roughly $1.1 million to $2.2 million per year. The additional funding available is factored into the City’s capital project planning in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Per the state guidelines, RMRA funds may be used towards “Complete Street” components, in addition to direct repairs to streets and roads. These may include pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, transit facilities, and drainage and stormwater capture projects in conjunction with any other allowable project.
The following table summarizes the City of San Rafael RMRA funds received and spent to date for specified projects:
FY 2018-19 Beginning Year Balance $340,413
Revenues $1,112,230
Expenditures $77,267
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $40,258
Merrydale Promenade $37,009
FY 2019-20 Beginning Year Balance $1,375,376
Revenues $1,003,873
Expenditures $88,973
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $1,931
Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing $81,251
Merrydale Promenade $5,791
FY 2020-21 Beginning Year Balance $2,290,276
Revenues $1,071,580
Expenditures (estimated) $1,095,651
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $18,787
Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing $1,038,391
Merrydale Promenade $8,473
Francisco Blvd East Resurfacing $30,000
FY 2021-22 Beginning Year Balance $2,326,000
Revenues $1,170,000
Expenditures (estimated) $2,612,986
Third Street Rehabilitation $1,524,166
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Francisco Blvd. East Resurfacing
Merrydale North Parkway
$1,128,997
88,651
FY 2022-23 Beginning Year Balance $880,000
Staff anticipates the City will receive $1,306,858 in RMRA funding in FY 2022-23. The FY 2022- 23 funds will be utilized for the Lincoln Avenue and Second Street Improvements projects.
See Attachment 1 for descriptions and detail for the FY 2022-23 RMRA project list.
FISCAL IMPACT: RMRA revenues will be deposited into the Gas Tax Fund (#206), and projects will be expended from the Gas Tax Fund (#206). Expenditure details for all RMRA projects will be submitted to the state on an annual basis per the Road Repair and Accountability Act guidelines.
Finally, there is a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement with receiving RMRA funding.
Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2036, a city or county must annually expend from its general fund for street, road, and highway purposes an amount not less than the annual average of its expenditures from its general fund during fiscal years 2009–10, 2010–11, and 2011–12. If a city or county fails to meet the MOE in a fiscal year, they can make it up in the following fiscal year.
The following are the City’s general fund expenditures in street and road repair for the three fiscal years used for the MOE:
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 AVERAGE
Annual street and
road expenditures
$3,286,015 $2,131,621 $3,516,476 $2,978,037
Figures are based on the numbers reported to the State Controller’s Office in the annual streets and roads report. The City has satisfied the MOE requirement for RMRA funds as streets and roads expenditures are currently higher than the FY 2009-10 to FY 2011-12 average. The FY 2022-23 general fund budget for the Streets Maintenance Division (personnel and non-personnel) is $3,141,169.
OPTIONS:
1. Adopt the resolution which approves FY 2022-23 projects list funded by Senate Bill 1 (RMRA).
2. Do not adopt the resolution and direct staff to revise the list of RMRA-funded projects.
3. Do not adopt the resolution and provide direction to staff.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution approving the FY 2022-23 projects list for Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act, and appropriating funding for listed projects.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution including FY 2022-23 Project List
2. Estimated RMRA funding for San Rafael (California City Finance) RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPROVING THE FY 2022-23 PROJECTS LIST FOR SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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 in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and
WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of San Rafael are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and of which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, prior to receiving funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) created by SB 1, the City Council must adopt a resolution listing all San Rafael projects proposed to receive RMRA funding, including 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 $1,306,858 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2022-23 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 for Fiscal Year 2022-23 will help the City to maintain and rehabilitate streets and roads, essential roadway drainage projects, and bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout the City this year; and WHEREAS, without revenue from SB 1, the City, would have otherwise been unable to fund these important transportation improvements and projects; 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 all have significant positive co-benefits statewide.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Rafael, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Council hereby approves the Fiscal Year 2022-23 list of projects planned to be funded with SB 1 revenues, as follows:
Lincoln Avenue Curb Ramps
Project Description: In conjunction with a resurfacing project, Public Works will install 35 new ADA compliant curb ramps with bulbouts along Lincoln Avenue from Mission Avenue to Prospect Drive where non-compliant ramps exist. In addition, additional streetlights, curb extensions and four rectangular rapid flashing beacons (RRFBs) will be placed at non-signalized pedestrian crossings across Lincoln Avenue at Wilson Court, Grand Avenue, Pacheco Street and Paloma Avenue.
Construction cost estimate: $2.5 million
Project Location: Lincoln Avenue from Mission Avenue to Prospect Drive Proposed Schedule for Completion: Construction anticipated for summer 2023
Second Street Improvements
Project Description: Second Street is the major eastbound connector from West Marin to Highway 101 and a critical component of San Rafael’s transportation network serving tens of thousands of vehicles each day. The Second Street Improvements Project includes the replacement of traffic signals, upgrades to drainage infrastructure, and installation of raised intersections to meet accessibility (ADA) standards in conjunction with the pavement rehabilitation of Second Street from Shaver Street to A Street (for a total length of 0.5 miles). The City is currently under construction on the westbound connector on Third Street and the Second Street Project would complete the major east-west corridors.
Construction cost estimate: $7.5 million
Project Location: Second Street from Shaver to A Street Proposed Scheduled for Completion: Construction will take place fall 2022 and expected to be complete in fall 2023.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of said City on Tuesday, the 21st day of June 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
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Lindsay Lara, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT B
Local Streets and Roads - Projected FY2022-23 Revenues
Based on State Dept of Finance statewide revenue projectionsEstimated May 2022 TOTAL Road Mntnc Sec2103 (5) Sec2105 (3) Sec2106 (3) Sec2107 (3) Sec2107.5 (4) HUTA Rehab Acct Highway Users Tax Acct (HUTA)(1) Streets & Highways Code TOTAL
MADERA COUNTY
CHOWCHILLA 116,576 168,265 44,828 159,105 4,000 492,774 414,538 907,312 MADERA 412,076 594,789 146,290 562,410 7,500 1,723,065 1,465,321 3,188,386
MARIN COUNTY
BELVEDERE 12,878 18,588 12,825 17,576 1,000 62,867 45,794 108,661 CORTE MADERA 62,454 90,146 43,716 85,239 3,000 284,555 222,083 506,638 FAIRFAX 46,693 67,396 33,895 63,727 2,000 213,711 166,037 379,747 LARKSPUR 75,936 109,606 52,117 103,639 3,000 344,299 270,025 614,324 MILL VALLEY 90,608 130,783 61,259 123,663 3,000 409,314 322,197 731,511 NOVATO 333,076 480,761 212,345 454,589 7,500 1,488,270 1,184,401 2,672,671 ROSS 15,861 22,894 14,683 21,647 1,000 76,086 56,401 132,487 SAN ANSELMO 79,019 114,055 54,038 107,846 3,000 357,959 280,987 638,945 SAN RAFAEL 367,513 530,467 233,804 501,589 7,500 1,640,873 1,306,858 2,947,730 SAUSALITO 45,802 66,111 33,340 62,512 2,000 209,765 162,870 372,635 TIBURON 58,886 84,996 41,493 80,369 2,000 267,743 209,395 477,137
MARIPOSA COUNTY
MENDOCINO COUNTY
FORT BRAGG 46,138 66,596 34,305 62,971 2,000 212,011 164,066 376,076 POINT ARENA 2,796 4,036 6,588 3,816 1,000 18,236 9,943 28,179 UKIAH 100,105 144,491 68,817 136,625 4,000 454,037 355,967 810,004 WILLITS 31,386 45,302 24,871 42,836 2,000 146,395 111,606 258,002
MERCED COUNTY
ATWATER 198,092 285,925 89,629 270,360 6,000 850,005 704,405 1,554,410 DOS PALOS 34,717 50,111 19,667 47,383 2,000 153,879 123,453 277,332 GUSTINE 36,399 52,538 20,387 49,678 2,000 161,002 129,432 290,434 LIVINGSTON 96,200 138,855 45,996 131,296 4,000 416,346 342,082 758,429 LOS BANOS 266,960 385,329 119,120 364,353 6,000 1,141,762 949,296 2,091,058 MERCED 566,507 817,696 247,395 773,182 7,500 2,412,280 2,014,473 4,426,753
MODOC COUNTY
ALTURAS 17,972 25,941 12,886 26,010 1,000 83,808 63,908 147,716
MONO COUNTY
MAMMOTH LAKES 51,276 74,012 62,427 1,922,000 2,000 2,111,715 182,335 2,294,050 23 May 2022 CaliforniaCityFinance.com Page 7 of 16