Resolution no. 2022-41
Resolution Adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2022-23 funded by SB 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
City of visalia
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 the residents of our City 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 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 $3,083,000 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2022-23 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the sixth 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, 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 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 communities priorities for transportation investment; and Whereas, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate 3.42 miles of roadway, add active transportation infrastructure throughout the City this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2020 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City 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 reduce drive times and traffic congestion, which will lead to reduced vehicle emissions and increase responsiveness to the needs to the users of the road system.
NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Visalia, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The following previously proposed and adopted projects will utilize Fiscal Year 2022-23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their delivery. With the relisting of these projects in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City is reaffirming to the public and the State our intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project 1)
Project Title: Downtown Pavement Rehabilitation
Project Description: This project will rehabilitate/reconstruct Main Street and will include bicycle safety features, traffic control features, drainage features, ADA parking installation, ADA pedestrian ramps, and installation of underground conduit.
Project Location: Main Street from Willis Street to Garden Street Estimated Project Schedule:
Pre-Construction: Start October 2019– Completion May 2022 Construction: Start June 2022– Completion April 2023
Estimated Project Useful Life: 15 to 20 years
Project 2)
Project Title: Caldwell Avenue Improvements from Akers to Shady Project Description: This project will reconstruction existing pavement; add median islands, sidewalk, curb, gutter, bicycle lane striping, fiber optic conduit, and streetlights.
Project Location: Caldwell Avenue from Akers Street to Shady Street Estimated Project Schedule:
Construction: Start October 2022– Completion October 2023 Estimated Project Useful Life: 15 to 20 years
Project 3)
Project Title: SB1 Steet Rehabilitation – Center & Acequia Project Description: This project will rehabilitate the pavement surface of segments along Center Avenue and Acequia Avenue. In addition to the rehabilitation work, the project will consist of repairing miscellaneous damage concrete structures such as curbs, gutters, sidewalks, drain inlets, and ramps. Impacted ramps will be upgraded to ADA compliance an existing manholes and valve boxes will be adjusted to grade. This project will also include installation of video detection cameras.
Project Location:
Center Avenue from Willis Street to Santa Fe Street
Acequia Avenue from Willis Street to Santa Fe Street
Estimated Project Schedule:
Pre-Construction: Start January 2022– Completion April 2023 Construction: Start July 2023– Completion December 2023 Estimated Project Useful Life: 15 to 20 years
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Visalia, State of California this _______ day of _______, 2022, by the following vote: