Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Approval of Road Project List for Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds allocated in Fiscal Year 2017-2018
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution approving the Road Project List to be funded with the Senate Bill 1 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds as such funds have been included in the September Revisions to the County budget for Fiscal Year 2017-2018 to be adopted by your Board at a regular public meeting.
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BACKGROUND:
Senate Bill 1 (SB1) (Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 and was filed with the Secretary of State on April 28, 2017. This bill established a Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) in the State Transportation Fund that is intended to address deferred maintenance on the state highway system and the local street and road systems. The bill also requires the California Transportation Commission (CTC) to adopt criteria to ensure efficient use of these funds. The RMRA funds will be provided to cities and counties on a monthly basis, with the first distribution expected in January 2018.
The County is expected to receive approximately $3,308,000 during FY2017-2018 for use on the County maintained road system based on current estimates.
Based on the anticipated receipt of the RMRA funds, the County must establish a list of projects, specify they type of projects, the anticipated completion of the projects, and indicate the estimated useful life of projects.
DISCUSSION:
The Department is recommending approval of the attached resolution to satisfy the requirements of SB 1 relative to holding local governments accountable for the efficient investment of public funds to maintain public streets and roads. Specifically, the main requirements for the use of RMRA funding...
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