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Tulare Public Library & Council Chamber Wednesday, June 25, 2025 491 North M Street, Tulare CA 93274 6:00 p.m. Special Meeting www.tulare.ca.gov
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To promote a quality of life making Tulare the most desirable community in which to live, learn, play, work, worship and prosper.
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City Councilmembers
Patrick Isherwood, Mayor
Steve Harrell, Vice Mayor
Jose Sigala
Terry A. Sayre
City Council Meeting Notice & Agenda Dennis A. Mederos
City Council Special Meeting Agenda Wednesday, June 25, 2025 City of Tulare Page 2 of 2
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special meeting of the City Council of the City of Tulare is hereby called pursuant to section 54956 of the California Government Code.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PUBLIC COMMENT - Comments at a special meeting are limited to items listed on the special meeting agenda. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes per item. For those that wish to provide public comment while not physically in attendance, you may call (559) 366-1849. Please note that there will be approximately a 20-second delay in broadcast for viewers. When calling in, mute the device used for viewing the meeting.
3. GENERAL BUSINESS
3.1 SB 1 Transportation Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2026.
Recommended Action: Adopt a resolution identifying the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funds available through Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) that have been programmed into the City of Tulare's Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2026 and a list of proposed projects that will utilize those funds. [M. Miller]
3.2 Tulare Avenue and Oakmore Street Intersection Deferred Improvement Agreement.
Recommended Action: Consider a Deferred Improvement Agreement with the developer of the Fulton Estates project at the southwest corner of Tulare Avenue (SR-137) and Oakmore Street. [T. Gaffery]
4. RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS THE FOLLOWING
4.1 Conference with Legal Counsel - Anticipated Litigation Initiation of litigation pursuant to Gov. Code § 54956.9(d)(4): 1 case
5. RECONVENE FROM CLOSED SESSION
6. CLOSED SESSION REPORT - This is the time for Council to publicly report specified closed session action and the vote taken on those actions, if any.
7. ADJOURNMENT
The next regularly scheduled meeting of the Tulare City Council is Tuesday, July 15, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, 491 North M Street, Tulare.
AFFIDAVIT OF POSTING AGENDA
I hereby certify, in conformance with Government Code Sections 54956, this agenda was posted in the kiosk at the front of City Hall, 411 E. Kern Avenue, as well as on the City of Tulare’s website at www.tulare.ca.gov.
POSTED: Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. Melissa Wilcox, Chief Deputy City Clerk Staff Report
Meeting: City Council
Date: June 25, 2025
Department: Engineering Services - Project Management
Submitted by: Michael Miller, City Engineer
Agenda Title: SB 1 Transportation Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2026
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution identifying the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funds available through Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) that have been programmed into the City of Tulare's Capital Improvement Program for Fiscal Year 2026 and a list of proposed projects that will utilize those funds.
SUMMARY
Senate Bill No. 1 (SB 1) was approved by the Governor on April 28, 2017 and filed with the Secretary of State on April 28, 2017. This bill created the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program to address deferred maintenance on the state's highway and local street and road systems. Funds generated through this legislation include the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) in the State Transportation Fund.
To participate in the SB 1 funding process, the City is required to follow guidelines established by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The CTC formally adopted the SB1 Local Streets and Roads Annual Reporting Guidelines on August 16, 2017. These guidelines include procedures that require cities and counties to annually submit a list of proposed projects that would utilize RMRA funding, and to report on actual expenditures at the end of each fiscal year. Compliance with these procedures is crucial to establish and maintain eligibility for receiving RMRA funds. Current CTC reporting guidelines require that the list of proposed projects be adopted by resolution and submitted annually, no later than July 1st of the fiscal year.
While approval of the proposed project list is required to secure the City's allocation of RMRA funding, it's important to note that this approval does not restrict the City from modifying the list in the future. This flexibility allows local agencies to adapt to unforeseen circumstances and ensure the most effective use of the funds. RMRA are programmed in the City’s approved 5-Year Capital Improvement Program Budget for fiscal year 2025/2026, with the following CIP Projects being identified as potentially using RMRA funds:
• EN0095 – Academy/Apricot Street Improvements (under construction) • EN0074 – Cross Avenue Street Improvements (construction in FY 25/26) • EN0098 – Dayton/Tulare Street Improvements (construction in FY 25/26) Actual RMRA expenditures will be tracked and reported according to the SB 1 reporting guidelines, maintaining transparency and accountability.
FISCAL IMPACT & FUNDING SOURCES
Fund 122 – Gas Tax (RMRA) funds are anticipated to be utilized for the following Project Account Strings:
• EN0095-050-0601 Construction/Labor & Materials Costs
• EN0074-070-0601 Construction/Labor & Materials Costs
• EN0098-070-0601 Construction/Labor & Materials Costs
LEGAL REVIEW
This item does not require legal review.
Item #: 2.1
General Business
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
1. Approve with changes – It should be possible to accommodate minor revisions to the project list or wording of the resolution.
2. Deny – The City would not be eligible to receive its available allocation of RMRA funding.
3. Table – The City would not be able to meet the required submittal deadlines to be eligible to receive its available allocation of RMRA funding.
ATTACHMENTS
1. Resolution
Reviewed/Approved:
RESOLUTION 2025-XX
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TULARE
RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026 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 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 our City of Tulare are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City of Tulare must include a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, in the City of Tulare budget, 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 of Tulare, will receive an estimated $1,917,478 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025-26 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the fifth year in which the City of Tulare is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City of Tulare to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City of Tulare has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into our community’s transportation priorities/the project list; and WHEREAS, the City of Tulare used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community’s priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City of Tulare maintain and rehabilitate streets and transportation infrastructure throughout the City of Tulare this year and similar projects into the future; and
WHEREAS, the 2021 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City of Tulare’s streets and roads are in an “at-risk” condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a “good” condition; 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 have significant positive co-benefits statewide.
Resolution 2025-XX
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Tulare, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
Section 2. There are no newly proposed projects that will be funded with Fiscal Year 2026 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues, while the City works through the previously proposed projects.
Section 3. The attached list of previously proposed and adopted projects (Exhibit A) may also utilize Fiscal Year 2026 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their delivery. With the relisting of these projects in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City of Tulare is reaffirming to the public and the State our intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Tulare this 25th day of June 2025, by the following vote:
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent:
Abstain:
Patrick Isherwood, President of the Council
and Ex-Officio Mayor
ATTEST:
Marc Mondell, City Clerk
By Melissa Hermann, Chief Deputy City Clerk
EXHIBIT A
Previously Proposed and Adopted Projects
Project Title: Cross Avenue Improvements
Description: Pavement Management System project to design and reconstruct Cross Avenue between West Tulare Avenue and West Street. This includes ADA-compliant concrete work, improvements to ADAcompliant traffic signals, and enhancements to surface water infrastructure.
Project Location: Cross Avenue between West Tulare Avenue and West Street.
Estimated Project Schedule: Start (07/19) – Completion (12/25) Estimated Useful Project Life: 25 years
Project Title: Academy and Apricot Improvements
Description: Utility project to design and reconstruct Apricot Avenue between O Street and Blackstone Street, as well as between San Joaquin Avenue and the Santa Fe Trail. This includes ADA concrete work and surface water facilities.
Project Location: Apricot Avenue between Gem Street and Blackstone Street; Academy Avenue between Gem Street and Blackstone Street; Pine Drive between Academy Avenue and Highland Street; La Mesa Drive between Academy Avenue and Blackstone Street; Gem Street between San Joaquin Avenue and Academy Avenue; Highland Street between San Joaquin Avenue and the Santa Fe Trail; and Olympic Court at Apricot Avenue.
Estimated Project Schedule: Start (07/21) – Completion (10/25) Estimated Useful Project Life: 25 years
Project Title: Various Streets Northeast of Tulare Avenue and Dayton Street Description: Pavement Management System / Utility project to design the reconstruction of various streets northeast of Tulare Avenue and Dayton Street. Includes ADA Concrete work and Surface Water facilities.
Project Location: Academy Avenue between Dayton Street and Laspina Street; Stanley Drive between Lane Street and Academy Avenue; La Mesa Avenue between Dayton Street and Spruce Street; Burton Avenue east of Lane Street; Miracle Court; Dayton Street between Tulare Avenue and La Mesa Avenue; Lane Street between Tulare Avenue and Burton Avenue; and Canby Street between Tulare Avenue and the Santa Fe Trail.
Estimated Project Schedule: Start (07/22) – Completion (06/26) Estimated Useful Project Life: 25 years
Project Title: Various Streets Northeast of Tulare Avenue and Canby Street Description: Pavement Management System / Utility project to design the reconstruction of various streets northeast of Tulare Avenue and Canby Street. Includes ADA Concrete work and Surface Water facilities.
Project Location: Tulare Avenue/Cheryl Lane Alley between Canby Street and Mt.
View Street; Cheryl Lane at Laspina Street; Academy Avenue between Laspina Street and Mt. View Street; Burton Avenue west of Laspina to east of Mt. View Street; Eastgate Avenue west of Laspina Street to Mt. View Street; Vineland Avenue between Laspina Street and Mt. View Street; and Fairwind Court at Vineland Avenue.
Estimated Project Schedule: Start (07/22) – Completion (06/26) Estimated Useful Project Life: 25 years