RESOLUTION NO. RES-2022-076
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF THE HIGHWAY 101 BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN OVERCROSSING PROJECT TO THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION IN ORDER TO RECEIVE FISCAL YEAR 2022/2023 APPORTIONMENT OF SB1 ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,914,094 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, SB1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of Santa Rosa 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 annually include a list of all project(s) proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB1, 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 FY 2022/2023 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget is proposing that $3,914,094 of RMRA funds be appropriated to the Highway 101 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB1 will be leveraged with non-general funds to complete the construction of the Highway 101 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing; and WHEREAS, Highway 101 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing will construct a Class I ADA accessible and mode-separated bicycle and pedestrian overcrossing over US Highway 101, north of College Avenue near Santa Rosa Junior College, Santa Rosa High School and Coddingtown Mall including new crosswalk, curb ramps and pedestrian lighting and ADA compliant ramps and touchdown landings on Elliott Avenue and Edwards Avenue. The overcrossing will provide a safe alternative for bicyclists and pedestrians crossing US 101 in the vicinity of schools and transit and provide a continuous and ADA-compliant pedestrian and bicycle path to improve east-west connectivity across US 101 in the northern half of the city. The "pedestrian/bicycle facilities miles constructed" for the overcrossing's mode-separated Class I pathway includes a dedicated 5-foot-wide walking lane and 8-foot-wide two-way cycle track. The estimated useful life of the planned pavement rehabilitation is expected to be twenty (20) years; and WHEREAS, based on anticipated receipt of funds from RMRA, the project is expected to be a multiyear project with the anticipated construction completed in Fall 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of Santa Rosa authorizes the Department of Transportation and Public Works to submit the following Highway 101 Bicycle and Pedestrian Overcrossing to the California Transportation Commission in order to receive Fiscal Year 2022/2023 apportionment of SB1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account in the amount of $3,914,094.
IN COUNCIL DULY PASSED this 26th day of April, 2022.
AYES: (5) Vice Mayor Alvarez, Council Members MacDonald, N. Rogers, Sawyer, Schwedhelm
NOES: (0)
ABSENT: (2) Mayor C. Rogers, Council Member Fleming
ABSTAIN: (0)
ATTEST: _________________________ APPROVED: ______________________________ City Clerk Vice Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ________________________
City Attorney
Reso. No. RES-2022-076
Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 SB1 FY 22-23.reso.docx