To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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ADOPT BY TITLE ONLY RESOLUTION NO. CC-2206-039, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017 and will provide and invest $52.4 billion over the next decade to fix roads, freeways, and bridges in communities across California. The City is expected to receive a total allocation of $1,478,076 in new RMRA fees in FY 2022-23.
Consistent with the proposed Capital Improvement Program, the Resolution lists the following FY 2022-23 SB 1 projects: Residential Street Rehabilitation Project - Cycle 2, Phase 4; Torrance Blvd Resurfacing Project; and the Citywide Striping Project.
BACKGROUND
SB 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was signed into law on April 28, 2017 and will provide and invest $52.4 billion over the next decade to, in part, fix roads, freeways and bridges in communities across California. These funds will be split equally between state and local investments. California’s state-maintained transportation infrastructure will receive approximately $26 billion of SB 1 revenue. The other $26 billion will go to local roads, transit agencies and an expansion of the state’s growing network of pedestrian and cycle routes. Each year, this new funding will be used to address deferred maintenance needs both on the state highway system and the local road system. Some maintenance needs are:
1. Repairs to Local Streets and Roads: $1.5 billion (over 10 years)
2. Maintenance/Rehabilitation of State Highway System: $1.5 billion (over 10 years)
3. Maintaining/Repairing the State’s Bridges & Culverts: $400 million (over 10 years)
RMRA funds are generated from increased gasoline and diesel excise taxes, diesel sales tax and vehicle fees. The gasoline and diesel tax increases took effect on November 1, 2017, and the vehicle fee increases took effect on January 1, 2018.
The City previously received approximately $1.6M of Gas Tax funds (Highway Users Tax) on an annual Fiscal Year basis. The RMRA funds from SB 1 increased the amount of gas tax-related funds the City receives. For FY 2017-18, RMRA revenue from SB 1 was collected for the period November 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018 (8 months). As such, Redondo Beach received $403,764 of FY 2017-18 RMRA funds. In FY 2018-19, RMRA revenue from SB 1 for the City increased to $1,259,412 reflecting gas tax collections for a full year including the busy summer driving months and a full year of vehicle fee collections. For FY 2019-20, the City received $1,185,944, an amount that was impacted by the spring onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For FY 2020-21 the City received $1,148,351 reflecting a full year of collections and the amount continued to increase in FY 2021-22 for a total of $1,322,509. For FY 2022-23 the City is estimated to receive $1,478,076 in new RMRA fees. Previous year allocations were appropriated for the North Redondo Beach Commercial Streets Project, the Manhattan Beach Boulevard Resurfacing Project - Aviation Boulevard to Inglewood Avenue, and the Residential Street Rehabilitation Project.
The original adopted guidelines of the California Transportation Commission (CTC) required Cities to submit an updated list of projects to be funded by SB 1 by May 1st of each year. However, the State has since revised the submittal deadline to July 1st. The Resolution for FY 2022-23 SB 1 spending lists the Residential Street Rehabilitation Project - Cycle 2, Phase 4; the Torrance Blvd. Resurfacing Project; and, the Citywide Striping Project as reflected in the proposed Capital Improvement Program.
Construction of the Residential Street Rehabilitation Project - Cycle 2, Phase 3 as part of the FY 2021-22 allocation is currently under design and construction and is expected to occur this fall. Torrance Blvd Resurfacing Project is currently out to bid and expected to be awarded next month. Lastly, the Public Works Department has recently awarded contracts to two different striping contractors for the Citywide Striping Project and work is anticipated to commence in the next month or two.
COORDINATION
The resolution has been reviewed by the Financial Services Department and approved as to form by the City Attorney’s Office.
FISCAL IMPACT
New FY 2022-23 RMRA funding is identified for the following projects:
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• Residential Street Rehabilitation Project- Cycle 2, Phase 4- |
$500,000 |
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• Torrance Blvd Resurfacing- |
$700,000 |
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• Citywide Striping- |
$140,000 |
APPROVED BY:
Mike Witzansky, City Manager
ATTACHMENTS
1. SB 1 Resolution
2. Project Detail List
3. Residential Street Rehabilitation Project - Cycle 2, Phase 4 Maps