Resolution no. 2025-41
A Resolution of the city council of the city of visalia Adopting a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2025-26 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 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 $3,900,000 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025-26 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the ninth 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 streets/roads, add active transportation infrastructure within the City this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2023 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City’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 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 newly proposed project will be funded in-part or solely with Fiscal Year 2025-26 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Title: Tulare Ave Road Rehabilitation from Roeben to Demaree Project Description: Rehabilitate the roadway on Tulare Avenue from Roeben to Demaree Street. The project will consist of repairing miscellaneous damaged concrete structures such as curbs, gutter, drain inlets and ramps. Impacted ramps will be upgraded to be in ADA compliance and existing manholes and valve boxes will be adjusted to grade. In addition, existing traffic signals will be upgraded to include video detection cameras and the corridor will upgrade existing class II to class IV bike lines.
Project Location: Tulare Ave from Roeben St to Demaree St Estimated Project Schedule:
Construction: Start November 2025 – Completion April 2026 Estimated Project Useful Life: 15 to 20 Years
3. The following previously proposed and adopted projects may also utilize Fiscal Year 2025-26 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 Title: Tulare Ave Road Rehabilitation from Demaree to Cotta Project Description: Rehabilitate the roadway on Tulare Avenue from Demaree to Cotta Street. The project will also consist of repairing miscellaneous damaged concrete structures such as curbs, gutter, drain inlets and ramps. Impacted ramps will be upgraded to be in ADA compliance and existing manholes and valve boxes will be adjusted to grade. In addition, existing traffic signals will be upgraded to include video detection cameras and installation of new conduits to replace undersized existing conduits. The corridor will upgrade existing class II to class IV bike lines.
Project Location: Tulare Ave from Demaree St to Cotta St Estimated Project Schedule:
Construction: Start June 2025 – Completion January 2026 Estimated Project Useful Life: 15 to 20 Years
PASSED AND ADOPTED: June 16, 2025 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF TULARE ) ss.
CITY OF VISALIA )
I, Leslie B. Caviglia, City Clerk of the City of Visalia, certify the foregoing is the full and true Resolution 2025-41 passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Visalia at a regular meeting held on June 16, 2025.
Dated: June 16, 2025 LESLIE B. CAVIGLIA, CITY CLERK By Reyna Rivera, Chief Deputy City Clerk