Public Works Agency
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Item # 19
City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
June 2, 2026
TOPIC: Resolution for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 Local Streets and Roads Funding Program
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution to Maintain Eligibility for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 Local Streets and Roads, Road Repair and Accountability Act Funding Program (Non-General Fund)
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a Resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 projects list and anticipated Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding in the amount of $8,847,550, to be submitted to the California Transportation Commission for budgeting the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program and maintaining eligibility for Road Repair and Accountability Act funding.
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026-27 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
In April 2017, California passed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, which created the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety needs on both the state highway and local streets systems. SB 1 generates revenue from gas taxes to fund the maintenance, repair, and safety improvements on state highways, local streets, and roads. The State Controller deposits various portions of these funds into RMRA and a percentage of these funds are apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Street and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2032(h). The formula for distribution of RMRA funds is based on a city’s population relative to the total population of all cities in the state of California.
Each year, estimates of RMRA funds are prepared by the California Department of Finance and published by the League of California Cities. On average, the City has
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received approximately $8M in RMRA funds annually. There is currently no end date to this funding program.
The City has utilized RMRA funding for various arterial street improvement projects.
Examples of RMRA funded projects include Fairview Street Improvements (South City Limits to Alton), Grand Avenue Rehabilitation (Edinger Ave. to McFadden Ave.), and Bristol Street Rehabilitation (Santa Clara Ave. to Memory Ln.).
During the RMRA program application period each year, local agencies are required to adopt a resolution that includes a list of planned eligible projects that will utilize respective fiscal year RMRA funding and submit the resolution to the California Transportation Commission (CTC) (Exhibit 1). Each proposed RMRA-funded project must be specifically identified and differentiated from other gas tax funding programs.
For fiscal year 2026-27, the City is estimated to receive RMRA funding in the amount of $8,847,550. The City must submit a proposed fiscal year 2026-27 RMRA projects list to the CTC and, as required, provide updates on RMRA funded project progress. The proposed fiscal year 2026-27 projects list must include a project description, specific location, proposed schedule for its completion, and the project’s estimated useful life.
The proposed RMRA funded projects have been incorporated in the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program Budget (Exhibit 2). The proposed projects for fiscal year 2026-27 were identified by the City’s Pavement Management Program as high priority to maintain Santa Ana’s Pavement Condition Index (PCI) citywide. Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution recognizing the proposed fiscal year 2026-27 RMRA funded project list.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
There is no environmental impact associated with this action.
FISCAL IMPACT
Pursuant to the California Transportation Commission’s Annual Reporting Guidelines for Local Streets and Roads Funding, Staff has identified three projects to be funded with anticipated fiscal year 2026-27 RMRA revenues of $8,847,550.
FY26-27 CIP – SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act Project List Project Location Funding
17th Street Rehabilitation Grand Avenue to Cabrillo Park Drive $4,764,000 Broadway Street
Rehabilitation 17th Street to Mainplace Drive $2,800,000 MacArthur Boulevard
Rehabilitation Harbor Boulevard to Fairview Street $1,283,550 TOTAL $8,847,550
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EXHIBIT(S)
1. Resolution and Proposed List of Projects for FY 2026-27
2. FY 2026-27 RMRA CIP Project Worksheets
Submitted By: Rodolfo Rosas, P.E., Acting Executive Director of Public Works Agency Approved By: Alvaro Nuñez, City Manager