REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Resolution to Adopt a List of Projects Funded by Senate Bill 1, The Road Repair and Accountability Act, for FY 2019-20
Report
BACKGROUND
In April 2017, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was signed into a law. SB 1 increased per gallon fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees to address basic road maintenance and rehabilitation. The Road Repair and Accountability Act (RMRA) directs the State Controller to allocate fifty percent of the revenues in the RMRA to the State and fifty percent to cities and counties. The amount received by the City of Santa Clara and other eligible cities is apportioned by a formula.
Per the SB 1 statutes, the RMRA funding shall be prioritized for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects. The Pavement Condition Index (PCI) is a numerical index between 0 and 100 which is used to indicate the general condition of a pavement with 0 considered as 'Failed' and 100 considered to be 'Brand New'. A city may spend its apportionment of SB 1 funds on transportation priorities other than road maintenance and critical safety projects if the city's average PCI meets or exceeds 80. The City of Santa Clara's current average PCI is 75 as of February 11, 2019.
In order to receive RMRA funding, the City must follow the Local Streets and Roads Funding Annual Reporting Guidelines adopted by the California Transportation Commission (CTC). The SB 1 statutes and CTC guidelines require that the City submit a project list to the CTC annually that identifies projects proposed to be funded with RMRA allocations each fiscal year ("Project List").
FY 2019-20 will be the third year for the City to receive SB 1 RMRA funding. The City Council previously approved SB 1 Project Lists for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19. In each previous Project List, the City identified the Annual Street Maintena...
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