To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Julie Lucido, Public Works Director
Prepared By: Rosalba Ramirez, Senior Civil Engineer
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SB1 Road Repair and Accountability Act - Project List Application FY2020-21
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
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Adopt a resolution approving a list of projects for Fiscal Year 2020-21 funded by Senate Bill 1 (Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017) in an amount of $1,415,000.
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DISCUSSION:
On April 28, 2017, the California State Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 1 which is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB 1 establishes the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program (RMRP) to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and on local street and road systems, and the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) for the deposit of various funds for the program. A percentage of RMRA funding is apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties and can be used for projects that include, but are not limited to, road maintenance and rehabilitation, safety projects, railroad grade separations, complete street components, and traffic control devices. The funding from SB 1 comes from a voter approved increase to the gasoline excise tax.
The upcoming fiscal year's allocation to the City of Napa was originally projected to be approximately $1,400,000. With the significant reduction in travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter at home orders, fuel sales have dropped affecting the SB 1 funding. There is uncertainty with the projections for SB 1 allocations in the upcoming year and the level of funding will be dependent on the level of travel and fuel sales. Recent projections for the SB 1 funding for the City have ranged between approximately $1,100,000 and $1,300,000. The attached spending plan contains projects totaling $1,415,000. Staff has developed a list of projects exceeding current projections to submit to the state, so that if t...
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