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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-06-04; City Council; 16774; Approval of the 2002 5-year RTIPCITY OF CARLSBAD -AGENDA BILL TITLE: 16,774 LBii ITG. 06/04/02 REQUEST TO EXCHANGE FEDERAL PROJECT FUNDS AND CITY Am. IEPT. ENG ARTERIAL SYSTEM CITY MGI - APPROVAL OF THE 2002 FIVE-YEAR REGIONAL DEPT. -2w HD. TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (RTIP), REQUEST TO ADD NEW ROADS TO THE REGIONAL RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt Resolution No. 2002-160 approving the five-year 2002 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) for Carlsbad, requesting the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors to approve an exchange of funds between the Melrose Drive and Rancho Santa Fe Road projects, and requesting the addition of Poinsettia Lane and Faraday Avenue to the SANDAG designated Regional Arterial System. ITEM EXPLANATION: The 2002 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (Regional TIP or RTIP) is a five-year program of proposed major highway, arterial, transit and bikeway projects. The San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) is required by State and Federal law to develop and adopt a Regional TIP every two years. The 2002-07 RTlP is due to the State by August 1, 2002. Most major transportation projects must be included in the approved RTlP prior to receiving certain categories of State and Federal funding and Federal project approvals. In addition, the “Proposition A (TransNet): San Diego Transportation Improvement Program - Ordinance and Expenditure Plan” requires that proposed TransNet funded projects be included in the RTIP. The Federal Metropolitan Planning and Air Quality Conformity Regulations also require inclusion of all regionally significant capacity increasing road projects for air quality emissions analysis. Each City in the region must adopt a recommended five-year local streets and roads project list following a public hearing process. The public hearing must allow citizens an opportunity to comment on the City’s RTlP list. A local streets and roads RTlP list must be adopted biennially by each participating SANDAG agency that desires to expend TransNet and/or certain Federal and State funds. The proposed Carlsbad RTlP list includes projects with the following funding types: 9 Federal Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) 1 Federal Highway Bridge Rehabilitation and Replacement (HBRR) Program 1 Federal High Priority (DEMO) 1 SANDAG TransNet Local (L) 9 SANDAG TransNet Highway (H) 9 Regionally Significant Capacity Increasing Projects Regardless of Funding Source The complete RTlP list of projects for Carlsbad identifying the funding source(s), project cost and funding year is attached as Exhibit 2. The RTlP list contains program funding requests for several continued projects including Rancho Santa Fe Road, Melrose Drive, Cannon Road, and the Pavement Management Program. Each of these continuing projects has been updated to reflect current cost estimates and construction scheduling. The Pavement Management Program is a yearly allocation of TransNet funding. Staff is proposing an initial TransNet funding allocation of $1.5 million increasing at a rate of $200,000 for each of the subsequent four years to fund the of a fund exchange between the continued Rancho Santa Fe Road and Melrose Drive projects. pavement management needs of our City streets. Additionally, staff is requesting Council approval Page 2 ofAgenda Bill No. 16f774 The exchange would involve moving $3 million of Federal RSTP money from the Melrose Drive project to the Rancho Santa Fe (RSF) Road project in exchange for $3 million in local proposed CFD# 2 funds moving from the RSF Road project to the Melrose Drive project. The exchange greatly benefits the scheduling and cost of the Melrose Drive project while having little to no effect on the RSF Road project. This is because the use of Federal funds on a project requires lengthy processing of Federal environmental permits and compliance with stringent accounting procedures which can raise project costs as much as 20%. Since the RSF Road project has already been “Federalized” due to its use of other Federal funding sources, the transfer of additional Federal funds into RSF Road’s funding program will not negatively impact the project cost or schedule. Typically, funding exchanges of this type are accompanied by a discounting of between 10 and there is no reason to discount the funds. Additionally, although the Melrose Drive project lies 20% of the Federal money during the exchange. Since both projects provide benefit to the City, processed by the City of Vista with Carlsbad’s support. primarily within the Carlsbad City limits, the Federal funding application was initially prepared and The City of Vista and SANDAG staff have expressed support for the exchange provided that Carlsbad places the exchanged local funds into an interest bearing account until expended for the Melrose Drive project. There was also a request for Carlsbad to continue submitting quarterly progress reports on both projects. The exchange of money will take place on a dollar for dollar basis as the City receives Federal reimbursement for the RSF Road project up to the exchange amount of $3 million dollars. To complete the exchange SANDAG has requested a Carlsbad City Council resolution indicating our concurrence with the conditions described above (See letter from SANDAG attached as Ehibit 3). The included resolution will satisfy this requirement. The remaining projects on the Carlsbad RTlP list are new capacity increasing road projects located along regionally significant arterials. The projects that are new to the list include the together with the widening and rehabilitation of El Camino Real (ECR) at various locations within construction of missing segments of College Boulevard, Faraday Avenue and Poinsettia Lane the City. The ECR widening and rehabilitation project and the Pavement Management Program are the only two projects that require programming of new TransNet funds over the next five year RTlP period. The amount of TransNet funds requested for these two projects is $4.4 and $9.5 million respectively. The funding for the ECR improvements is roughly divided into three equal allocations of funds occurring in fiscal years (FY’s) 03, 04 and 07. The FY03 allocation of $1.5 million will primarily be used to fund traffic signal, street and drainage rehabilitation on ECR between Plaza Drive and Hosp Grove. A small portion of the FY03 allocation totaling approximately $300K will be used to construct a small segment of the northbound number three lane south of College Boulevard adjacent to the Madonna Inn property. Recent construction work completed by the Sunnycreek Terraces Subdivision project along ECR has left a small gap in the lane improvements along this stretch of road. The remaining ECR funding allocation for FY’s 04 and 07 will be used to assist with the funding of two existing Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects on ECR and to fund other potential rehabilitation and widening projects along ECR. The two existing projects include the widening of ECR between Tamarack and Chestnut Avenues and between Arena1 Road and La Costa Avenue. opportunity to review each of these projects in more detail as part of the proposed CIP budget Both road widening projects were found to be under-funded by staff. Council will have an approval process next month. Page 3 of Agenda Bill No. 16 I 774 Staff is also requesting Council approval of a request to SANDAG to add Poinsettia Lane and The RAS is a network of arterial roads considered by SANDAG to be that part of the street and Faraday Avenue to the list of arterial roads comprising the Regional Arterial System (RAS). highway network which, in conjunction with the system of freeways, provides for mobility in the funding allocated by SANDAG for rehabilitation as well as for new construction. Several months region. Arterials included on the RAS become eligible for certain categories of Federal and State back SANDAG requested member agency submittals for revision to the current RAS. Carlsbad staff submitted four arterial roads for consideration - Poinsettia Lane, La Costa Avenue, Faraday Avenue and Marron Road. All new arterial requests were then rated using various criteria established by SANDAG staff and the Technical Advisory Committee. Based upon a review of the request. The two segments recommended for inclusion in the RAS are Poinsettia Lane ratings, SANDAG staff is recommending inclusion of only two arterial segments out our initial (from Carlsbad Boulevard to Melrose Drive) and Faraday Avenue (from College Boulevard to Melrose Drive). SANDAG staff have requested that the governing boards of each of the member agencies submit jurisdictions. City engineering staff concurs with recommendation to include the two described resolutions in support of the recommended RAS roads included within their respective segments of Poinsettia Lane and Faraday Avenue. Both of these arterials are included among the top priority road projects within the City and the completion of these two arterials will provide significant relief to the groving congestion along Palomar Airport Road. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW The action to approve this RTlP project list has been found to be exempt from the CEQA process by the Planning Director pursuant to Section 15276 of the CEQA Guidelines, which states that CEQA does not apply to the adoption of regional transportation improvement programs. It should be noted that individual projects developed pursuant to the RIP are subject to CEQA. FISCAL IMPACT: Approving the RTlP is a requirement under State law for receiving TransNet, Federal and State funds. It is also a requirement to receive TransNet funds. Approval of the RTlP ensures eligibility for funding and programs the funding so that positive cash flow is maintained. funding. The amounts shown are the best available estimates of anticipated funding. In the event Inclusion in the RTIP, however, is not necessarily a guarantee that projects will receive the stated that funding falls short or is not available, the City Council is not obligated to proceed with a project just because it is included in the RTlP. EXHIBITS: 1. Location Map of RTlP Road Projects. 2. Carlsbad 2002-07 Regional Transportation Improvement Program List of Projects. 3. Letter from SANDAG Manager of Transportation Finance dated April 9.2002. 4. Resolution No. 2002-160 approving the five-year 2002 Regional Transportation Governments (SANDAG) Board of Directors to approve an exchange of funds between the Improvement Program (RTIP) for Carlsbad, requesting the San Diego Association of Lane and Faraday Avenue to the SANDAG designated Regional Arterial Sqstem. Melrose Drive and Rancho Santa Fe Road projects, and requesting the addition of Poinsettia 3 H 2 4 San Diego, CA 92701.4237 407 8 Street, Suite 800 fax (679) 595-5305 (679) 595-5300 w.sandag.org MEMBER AGENCIES Cities of Carlsbad Chula Vista Coronado Del Mar El Cajoo Encioitas Exondido lmpeperial Beach La Mesa Lemon Grove National City Oceanside &way San Diego San Marcas santee Solana Beach vim and County of Sa" Diego ADVISORY MEMBERS California Department of Transportation Metropolitan Transit Development Board Transit Development Board North Sa" Diqo County Department of Defense United States Unified Port District San Diqo Sa" Diqo County Wafer Authority TjuanaIBaja California/Mexico April 9, 2002 E~~NEERINC DEPARTMEN- Mr. Lloyd Hubbs Public Works Director City of Carlsbad 1635 Faraday Avenue We have reviewed your proposed exchange of $3 million in federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) funds currently allocated to the Melrose Drive project for $3 million in local funds allocated to the Rancho Santa Fe Road project. The SANDAG staff supports your proposed fund exchange concept to concentrate federal funding and the associated requirements on one project. The proposal also was reviewed by SANDAG's Cities/County Transportation Advisory Committee (CTAC) at its March 28, 2002 meeting. The CTAC also supported the proposed fund exchange with the understanding that there would not be any adverse impacts to the delivery of either project as a result of the fund exchange, that Carlsbad would continue to submit quarterly progress reports on both projects, and that Carlsbad agree to place the local funds to be transferred from the Rancho Santa Fe project in an interest bearing account until expended for the Melrose Drive project. We would propose to reflect the fund exchange as part of the 2002 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) scheduled for adoption by the SANDAG Board of Directors in June, 2002. Please revise your RTlP submittal to reflect the fund exchange, including a resolution indicating the City of Carlsbad's concu;rence with the conditions specitled by CTAC ana we wili incorporate the revised project funding in the 2002 RTlP for consideration by the SANDAG Board of Directors. If there are any questions, please feel free to contact me at (619) 595-5326. We look forward to the timely completion of these important projects. Sincerely, /n Manager of Transportation Finance CVjdk 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2002-160 2 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM 3 CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FIVE-YEAR 2002 6 ROAD PROJECTS, AND REQUESTING THE ADDITION OF BETWEEN THE MELROSE DRIVE .AND RANCHO SANTA FE 5 DIRECTORS TO APPROVE AN EXCHANGE OF FUNDS ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS (SANDAG) BOARD OF 4 (RTIP) FOR CARLSBAD, REQUESTING THE SAN DIEGO POINSETTIA LANE AND FARADAY AVENUE TO THE SANDAG DESIGNATED REGIONAL ARTERIAL SYSTEM. 7 WHEREAS, on November 3, 1987, the voters of San Diego County approved the 8 9 San Diego Transportation Improvement Program Ordinance and Expenditure Plan; and 10 WHEREAS, the Ordinance provides that the SANDAG Commission shall approve a multi-year program of projects submitted by local jurisdictions identifying those transportation projects eligible to use transportation sales tax (TransNet) funds; and 11 12 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad was provided with an estimate of annual TransNet local 13 street and road revenues for Fiscal Years 2003 through 2007; and 14 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad has held a public hearing in accordance with Section 15 5(A) of the Ordinance; and 16 WHEREAS, the City of Carlsbad desires to effect an exchange of Federal Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) funds designated for the Melrose Drive extension project with local proposed Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2 funds designated for the Rancho Santa Fe Road project; and 17 18 19 20 21 WHEREAS, the SANDAG Board of Directors seek assurance that the City of Carlsbad will place the exchanged local funds into an interest bearing account until expended for the Melrose Drive project and furthermore that the City of Carlsbad will continue to submit quarterly progress reports to SANDAG for both projects; and 22 23 24 WHEREAS, the exchange of funds will benefit the residents of Carlsbad and not adversely affect the cost or construction schedule for either the Rancho Santa Fe Road or Melrose Drive projects; and 25 26 27 28 Ill 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the future extensions of Faraday Avenue and Poinsettia Lane will provide regional as well as local traffic circulation benefits. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1, That the above recitations are true and correct. 2. That the 2002-07 Regional Transportation Improvement Program (RTIP) of Projects for Carlsbad attached to the Agenda Bill as Exhibit 2, is hereby approved. 3. That pursuant to Section 9 of the TransNet Ordinance, the City of Carlsbad certifies that the TransNet funds programmed in the 2002-07 RTIP for Carlsbad do not replace private developer funding which has been or will be committed for any project. 4. That pursuant to Section 16 of the TransNet Ordinance, the City of Carlsbad certifies that each project of $300,000 or more will be clearly designated during construction with TransNet project funding identification signs. 5. That the City of Carlsbad hereby requests the SANDAG Board of Directors to approve the exchange of Federal RSTP funds designated for the Melrose Drive extension project with local proposed Community Facilities District (CFD) No. 2 funds designated for the Rancho Santa Fe Road project. 6. That the City of Carlsbad hereby agrees to transfer local CFD No. 2'funds into an interest bearing account until expended for the Melrose Drive project in the amount received and upon receipt of the Federal RSTP funds by the City of Carlsbad up to the full $3 million requested for exchange. 7. That the City of Carlsbad does hereby certify that all other applicable provisions of the TransNet Ordinance have been met. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 9. That the City Council requests SANDAG to include Poinsettia Lane and :araday Avenue on the Regional Arterial System. ' PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Carlsbad City Council leld on the 4th day of JUNE , 2002 by the following vote, to wit: AYES: Council Members Lewis, Kulchin, Finnila, Nygaard, Hall NOES: None iTTEST: ,.." , .OW&iN M. WOOD, City Clerk ?age 3 of 3 of Resolution No. 2002-160 PROOF OF PUBLIC "ION (2010 & 201 1 C.C.P.) STATE OF CALIFORNIA County of San Diego I am a citizen of the United States and a resident of the County aforesaid: I am over the age of eighteen years and not a party to or interested in the above-entitled matter. 1 am thc principal clerk of the printer of North County Times Formerly known as the Blade-Citizen and The Times-Advocate and which newspapers have been adjudicated newspapers of general circulation by the Superior Court of the County of San Diego, State of California, for the County of San Diego, that the notice of which the annexed is a printed copy (set in type not smaller than nonpariel), has been published in cach regular and entire issue of said newspaper and not in any supplement thereof on the following dates, to-wit: MAY 17,25,2002 I certify (or declare) under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is truc and correct. Dated at -SAN MARCOS , California this 28TH day of MAY, 2002 This space is f 'he County Clerk's Filing Stamp Proof of Publication of NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEAFUNG ~ NOTICE OFPUBLIC HEARING zwz FIVE-YEAR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM Signature NORTH COUNTY TIMES Legal Advertising NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 2002 FIVE-YEAR REGIONAL TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Carlsbad will hold a public hearing at the City Council Chambers, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, at 6:OO p.m. on Tuesday, June 4, 2002, to consider local road projects to be funded by TransNet Sales Tax monies received in the next five years. If you have any questions regarding this matter, please contact David Hauser, Deputy City Engineer, in the Engineering Department 602-2739. If you challenge the selected project in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues raised by you or someone else at the public hearing described in this notice, or in correspondence delivered to the City of Carlsbad, Attn: City Clerk Office, 1200 Carlsbad Village Drive, Carlsbad, California, at or prior to the public hearing. City of Carlsbad PUBLISH: May 25,2002