Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: James C. Porter, Director of Public Works
Subject: Annual Certification of County Maintained Road System Mileage (Project No. R3001, F-331 [3C])
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution certifying the mileage in the County of San Mateo’s maintained road system to be 316.157 miles as of December 31, 2020.
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BACKGROUND:
Section 2121 of the California Streets and Highways Code requires that in May of each year, each county shall report to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) “any additions or exclusions from its mileage of maintained county highways.” This report typically takes the form of a certification of the total mileage of the County of San Mateo’s (County’s) maintained road system. The County reported to Caltrans in May 2020 that the total County maintained road system mileage as of December 31, 2019 was 316.157. This Board has adopted similar resolutions directing the reporting of the total number of maintained miles in previous years.
DISCUSSION:
This year, the proposed total County maintained mileage as of December 31, 2020 to be reported to Caltrans in May 2020 is 316.157 miles. There were no additions or subtractions of miles during 2020.
Exhibit “A” to the resolution provides the summary of the County of San Mateo Maintained Road Mileage, as of December 31, 2020.
The County of San Mateo is expected to receive $14,300,000 in gas tax revenue and $9,800,000 in Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account related Senate Bill 1 funding for FY 2020-21, which is less than last fiscal year ($16,100,000 and $10,900,00, respectively). This reduction in revenue is a result of the Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and the shelter in place Orders and associated reduced vehicular travel. The Department of Public Works uses these funds to maintain the County of San Mateo’s road system for the benefit of the traveling public.
County Counsel has reviewed and approved the resolution as to form.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no impact to the General Fund. The normal cost for managing the road records annually is approximately $10,000, which is paid for from the gas tax revenue.