MEETING DATE: 4/7/2020
DEPARTMENT: RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY
DEPT HEAD/DIRECTOR: Harry Mavrogenes, Director of Resource Management Agency
AGENDA ITEM PREPARER: Greg Bucknell/Deems Katada
SBC DEPT FILE NUMBER: 105
SUBJECT:
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT AGENCY - H. MAVROGENES
Receive written report on potential projects for the FY 2020-21 SB1 Road Program; and adopt resolution adopting projects for Fiscal Year 2020-21 Funded by SB1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
SBC FILE NUMBER: 105
RESOLUTION NO: 2020-22
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT AGENDA
BACKGROUND/SUMMARY:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, more commonly known as Senate Bill 1 (SB1). SB1 went into effect on November 1, 2017, enacted vehicle fees and a gas tax to provide the first significant, stable increase in state transportation funding in more than two decades. Statewide, SB1 invests more than $5 billion annually in long-term, dedicated transportation funding to rehabilitate and maintain local streets, roads, and highways, make critical, life-saving safety improvements, repair and replace aging bridges and culverts, reduce congestion and increase mobility options including bicycle and pedestrian facilities with the revenues split equally between state and local projects.
Locally, SB1 will provide $5 million annually to the region for road maintenance, public transit, and local priority transportation projects.
Funding from SB1 for County roads is estimated to be approximately $1.8 million annually; essentially doubling our road maintenance funds for filling potholes and fixing local streets. The SB1 funding is allocated through a formula calculation where 75% is weighed through the vehicles registered in the jurisdiction and the remaining 25% on the maintained mileage which is part of CSAC Policy. In the Fiscal Year 2020-21, San Benito County will receive an estimated $2,017,952.00 from the State of California.
Additionally, SB1 has meaningful accountability and transparency provisions designed to ensure the public has full access to information on how their tax dollars are being invested. Cities and Counties must publicly adopt and submit to the California Transportation Commission a planned list of projects and year-end reporting that accounts for every single dollar of SB1 revenue. This resolution is due to the California Transportation Commission annually, no later than May 1, 2019.
We have separated the list into two parts, the basic list of $1,659,325 and an alternate (additive) list of seven other projects should additional funds become available (particularly any stimulus funds that may come up to help the economy).
The basic list is calculated utilizing current revenue projections. The COVID 19 crisis will temporarily impact gas tax revenues and overall may impact the current assumptions. However it is still wise to have the attached list approved by the State so that, again, in the event of a stimulus or other shifting funds we can be “shovel ready” to be eligible for more funds.
This project list, along with the companion Measure G list of projects and our bridge projects will create many construction jobs and will help accelerate an economic recovery.
BUDGETED:
Yes