To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Jacques R. LaRochelle, Public Works Director
Prepared By: John Ferons, Senior Civil Engineer
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Napa Countywide Road Maintenance Act (Measure T) - Maintenance of Effort, 5-Year Work Plan, and Master Funding Agreement
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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(1) Adopt a resolution approving Maintenance of Effort amount under Measure T Program.
(2) Adopt a resolution approving five-year list of projects under Measure T Program; and determining that the actions authorized by this resolution are exempt from CEQA.
(3) Authorize the City Manager to execute the Master Funding Agreement between Napa Valley Transportation Authority-Tax Agency and the City of Napa.
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DISCUSSION:
At the General Election held on November 6, 2012, the voters of Napa County approved a 1/2-cent sales tax increase known as Measure T, the Napa Countywide Road Maintenance Act of 2012. The Measure T County-wide sales tax will be implemented July 1, 2018, immediately following the sunset of the County-wide flood improvement 1/2-cent sales tax increase known as Measure A. The sales tax will be implemented by the Napa Valley Transportation Authority - Taxing Authority ("NVTA-TA"), and the tax proceeds will be allocated among all local agencies within the County.
Measure T funding is to be used for maintenance, reconstruction, and/or rehabilitation of streets, roads, and transportation infrastructure within the public right-of-way including but not limited to: sidewalks, curb and gutters, curb ramps, lighting, traffic signage, striping, and local roadway drainage.
Measure T is intended to compliment, not supplant or replace, the City's current level of effort regarding transportation infrastructure maintenance. Per the measure: (1) the City is required to calculate its average Maintenance of Effort (MOE) over a set 3-year period, consisting of FY 07/08, FY 08/09 & FY 09/10 and maintain that level effort as a minimu...
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