HomeMy WebLinkAboutPW Senate Bill 1, Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Accout (RMRA) FY 2021-22 Projects____________________________________________________________________________________
FOR CITY CLERK ONLY
Council Meeting: May 3, 2021
Disposition: Resolution 14906
Agenda Item No: 5.e
Meeting Date: May 3, 2021
SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
Department: Public Works
Prepared by: Bill Guerin,
Director of Public Works
City Manager Approval: ________
TOPIC: SENATE BILL 1, ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT
(RMRA): FY 2021-22 PROJECTS
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE FY 2021-22 PROJECTS LIST FOR SENATE
BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt a resolution approving the FY 2021-22 projects list for Senate Bill
1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act, and appropriating funding for listed projects.
BACKGROUND: For years, California’s streets and roads have been tremendously underfunded,
and municipalities and agencies have deferred needed maintenance on state and local roads.
The state gasoline tax (a percentage tax on each gallon of gas purchased) is the largest source
of funding for local road maintenance and infrastructure projects and two major factors have
contributed to a loss in revenue over the years statewide: (1) gas prices have fallen significantly
and remained low since 2013; and (2) vehicles are becoming more fuel efficient.
Former California Governor Jerry Brown signed Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and
Accountability Act on April 28, 2017 to address the need for additional funding for transportation
and infrastructure in California. Senate Bill 1:
•Increases per gallon fuel excise taxes
•Increases diesel fuel sales taxes and vehicle registration fees
•Provides for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years
Senate Bill 1 requires cities and counties to provide basic annual project reporting to the California
Transportation Commission (CATC) for all projects that will utilize the new SB 1 Road
Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding.
In addition, prior to receiving RMRA funds for the fiscal year, a city or county must submit to the
CATC a list of projects proposed to be funded with new RMRA funds. The proposed projects must
be included in a city or county budget that is adopted by the applicable city council or county
board of supervisors at a regular public meeting. The approval of this City Council resolution is
required in order to meet the deadline to submit the list of eligible projects for the 2021-22 fiscal
year to the CATC by July 1, 2021.
At the conclusion of each fiscal year in which RMRA funds are received and expended, cities and
counties must submit documentation to the CATC that includes the following information for each
completed RMRA project:
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• A description including location;
• Total cost;
• Completion date; and
• Estimated useful life of the improvement.
ANALYSIS: The passage of Senate Bill 1 nearly doubled the revenues the City of San Rafael
receives from the state for local road infrastructure and transportation improvement projects, from
roughly $1.1 million per year to $2.2 million. The additional funding available is factored into the
City’s capital project planning in the Capital Improvement Program (CIP).
Per the state guidelines, RMRA funds may be used towards “Complete Street” components, in
addition to direct repairs to streets and roads. These may include pedestrian and bicycle safety
projects, transit facilities, and drainage and stormwater capture projects in conjunction with any
other allowable project.
The following table summarizes the City of San Rafael RMRA funds received and spent to date
for specified projects:
FY 2017-18 Beginning Year Balance $0
Revenues $356,507
Expenditures $16,094
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $4,319
Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing $7,769
Merrydale Promenade $4,006
FY 2018-19 Beginning Year Balance $340,413
Revenues $1,112,230
Expenditures $77,267
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $40,258
Merrydale Promenade $37,009
FY 2019-20 Beginning Year Balance $1,375,376
Revenues $1,003,873
Expenditures $88,973
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $1,931
Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing $81,251
Merrydale Promenade $5,791
FY 2020-21 Beginning Year Balance $2,290,276
Revenues $1,071,580
Expenditures (estimated) $1,095,651
Lincoln Ave Curb Ramps $18,787
Smith Ranch Road Resurfacing $1,038,391
Merrydale Promenade $8,473
Francisco Blvd East Resurfacing $30,000
FY 2021-22 Beginning Year Balance (estimated) $2,266,205
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Staff anticipates the City will receive $1,173,580 in RMRA funding in FY 2021-22. The FY 2021-
22 funds will be utilized for the Third Street Rehabilitation and Francisco Blvd East
Resurfacing projects.
See Attachment 1 for descriptions and detail for the FY 2021-22 RMRA project list.
FISCAL IMPACT: RMRA revenues will be deposited into the Gas Tax Fund (#206), and projects
will be expended from the Gas Tax Fund (#206). Expenditure details for all RMRA projects will be
submitted to the state on an annual basis per the Road Repair and Accountability Act guidelines.
Finally, there is a Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement with receiving RMRA funding.
Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2036, a city or county must annually expend
from its general fund for street, road, and highway purposes an amount not less than the annual
average of its expenditures from its general fund during fiscal years 2009–10, 2010–11, and
2011–12. If a city or county fails to meet the MOE in a fiscal year, they can make it up in the
following fiscal year.
The following are the City’s general fund expenditures in street and road repair for the three fiscal
years used for the MOE:
FY 2009-10 FY 2010-11 FY 2011-12 AVERAGE
Annual street and
road expenditures
$3,286,015 $2,131,621 $3,516,476
$2,978,037
Figures are based on the numbers reported to the State Controller’s Office in the annual streets
and roads report. The City has satisfied the MOE requirement for RMRA funds as streets and
roads expenditures are currently higher than the FY 2009-10 to FY 2011-12 average. The FY
2020-21 general fund budget for the Streets Maintenance Division (personnel and non-personnel)
is $3,049,726.
OPTIONS:
1. Adopt the resolution which approves FY 2021-22 projects list funded by Senate Bill 1
(RMRA).
2. Do not adopt the resolution and direct staff to revise the list of RMRA-funded projects.
3. Do not adopt the resolution and provide direction to staff.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution approving the FY 2021-22 projects list for Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and
Accountability Act, and appropriating funding for listed projects.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution including FY 2021-22 Project List
2. Estimated RMRA funding for San Rafael (California City Finance)
RESOLUTION NO. 14906
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL APPROVING
THE FY 2021-22 PROJECTS LIST FOR SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
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 San Rafael are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our
community and of which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, prior to receiving funding from the Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) created by SB 1, the City Council must adopt a resolution
listing all San Rafael projects proposed to receive RMRA funding, including 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 $1,173,580 in RMRA funding in
Fiscal Year 2021-22 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 for Fiscal Year 2021-22 will help the City to
maintain and rehabilitate streets and roads, essential roadway drainage projects, and
bicycle and pedestrian improvements throughout the City this year; and
WHEREAS, without revenue from SB 1, the City, would have otherwise been
unable to fund these important transportation improvements and projects; 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 all
have significant positive co-benefits statewide;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San
Rafael, State of California, as follows:
1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
2. The City Council hereby approves the Fiscal Year 2021-22 list of projects planned
to be funded with SB 1 revenues, as follows:
Third Street Rehabilitation
Project Description: The project will remove and replace the top 3”-4” of
asphalt, install new roadway striping, storm drain structures, traffic signal
upgrades, wheelchair ramps to comply with federal law, two-way cycle
track from West Street to Shaver Street, raised intersections, and safety
lighting. This project is a high priority since the funding will be used to
support a larger funding source from the Transportation Authority of Marin.
Once completed, the useful life of this newly paved asphalt is
approximately 20 years.
Project Location: The project will resurface Third Street from Union Street
to the intersection of Second Street/West Street.
Proposed Schedule for Completion: Construction will take place fall 2022 or
spring 2023.
Francisco Blvd East Resurfacing
Project Description: The project will involve the full resurfacing of Francisco
Blvd East. The project will remove and replace the top 4” of asphalt and
install new roadway striping. Once completed, the useful life of this newly
paved asphalt is approximately 20 years.
Project Location: The project will resurface Francisco Blvd East from Vivian
Street to Grand Avenue
Proposed Schedule for Completion: Construction will take place fall 2021.
I, Lindsay Lara, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of said City on the 3rd day of May 2021, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
_____
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk
ATTACHMENT BLocal Streets and Roads - Projected FY2021-22 RevenuesBased on State Dept of Finance statewide revenue projections January 2021Estimated January 2021TOTAL Road MntncSec2103 (5)Sec2105 (3)Sec2106 (3)Sec2107 (3)Sec2107.5 (4)HUTA Rehab AcctHighway Users Tax Acct (HUTA)(1) Streets & Highways CodeTOTALMADERA COUNTYCHOWCHILLA165,565 107,883 41,289 137,289 4,000 456,027 366,307 822,333 MADERA586,739 382,322 134,113 486,534 7,500 1,597,208 1,298,139 2,895,347 MARIN COUNTYBELVEDERE18,975 12,364 12,661 15,735 1,000 60,735 41,982 102,717 CORTE MADERA88,754 57,833 41,569 73,597 3,000 264,753 196,366 461,118 FAIRFAX68,207 44,444 33,057 56,558 2,000 204,265 150,905 355,170 LARKSPUR111,113 72,402 50,832 92,137 3,000 329,483 245,833 575,316 MILL VALLEY129,638 84,472 58,506 107,498 3,000 383,114 286,818 669,932 NOVATO478,047 311,497 202,846 396,404 7,500 1,396,295 1,057,661 2,453,956 ROSS22,314 14,540 14,044 18,504 1,000 70,403 49,370 119,773 SAN ANSELMO113,975 74,267 52,018 94,510 3,000 337,770 252,166 589,935 SAN RAFAEL530,441 345,638 224,552 439,850 7,500 1,547,980 1,173,580 2,721,561 SAUSALITO65,512 42,688 31,941 54,324 2,000 196,465 144,943 341,408 TIBURON82,703 53,890 39,062 68,579 2,000 246,234 182,977 429,211 MARIPOSA COUNTYMENDOCINO COUNTYFORT BRAGG66,060 43,045 32,428 54,778 2,000 198,311 146,155 344,466 POINT ARENA4,090 2,665 6,511 3,392 1,000 17,657 9,049 26,707 UKIAH143,957 93,803 65,007 119,372 4,000 426,139 318,500 744,639 WILLITS44,134 28,758 23,258 36,597 1,000 133,747 97,645 231,392 MERCED COUNTYATWATER278,003 181,148 82,562 230,525 6,000 778,238 615,071 1,393,309 DOS PALOS48,949 31,895 18,492 40,589 2,000 141,925 108,297 250,222 GUSTINE51,979 33,870 19,339 43,102 2,000 150,289 115,001 265,290 LIVINGSTON130,839 85,255 41,398 108,494 3,000 368,986 289,476 658,462 LOS BANOS370,123 241,174 108,329 306,912 6,000 1,032,538 818,883 1,851,422 MERCED769,522 501,424 220,047 638,100 7,500 2,136,593 1,702,538 3,839,131 MODOC COUNTYALTURAS24,973 16,273 11,967 22,189 1,000 76,402 55,253 131,655 MONO COUNTYMAMMOTH LAKES72,738 47,397 57,918 1,912,334 2,000 2,092,387 160,931 2,253,318 MONTEREY COUNTYCARMEL-BY-THE-SEA35,221 22,950 14,289 29,206 1,000 102,665 77,925 180,590 DEL REY OAKS15,318 9,981 8,927 12,702 1,000 47,928 33,890 81,818 GONZALES76,652 49,947 25,451 63,561 2,000 217,610 169,589 387,199 GREENFIELD159,090 103,664 47,660 131,920 4,000 446,333 351,980 798,314 KING CITY130,070 84,754 39,842 107,857 3,000 365,524 287,776 653,300 MARINA202,800 132,145 59,436 168,165 5,000 567,546 448,687 1,016,234 MONTEREY251,307 163,753 72,504 208,388 6,000 701,952 556,007 1,257,959 PACIFIC GROVE140,309 91,426 42,600 116,347 4,000 394,682 310,428 705,110 SALINAS1,438,134 937,094 392,245 1,192,524 10,000 3,969,997 3,181,817 7,151,814 SAND CITY3,507 2,285 5,745 2,908 1,000 15,445 7,759 23,204 SEASIDE298,374 194,422 85,184 247,417 6,000 831,397 660,141 1,491,538 SOLEDAD230,379 150,116 66,866 191,034 6,000 644,396 509,706 1,154,102 NAPA COUNTYAMERICAN CANYON182,235 118,745 59,473 151,112 5,000 516,564 403,187 919,752 CALISTOGA48,171 31,389 19,252 39,944 2,000 140,756 106,577 247,334 NAPA702,207 457,561 215,472 582,282 7,500 1,965,022 1,553,607 3,518,630 SAINT HELENA54,178 35,303 21,054 44,926 2,000 157,461 119,868 277,329 YOUNTVILLE25,910 16,883 12,573 21,485 1,000 77,851 57,325 135,176 26 January 2021CaliforniaCityFinance.comPage 6 of 13
