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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-06-14; City Council; ; Allocating Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funds to the Pavement Management Program and Concrete Replacement Program for Fiscal Year 2022-23CA Review _RMC_ Meeting Date: June 14, 2022 To: Mayor and City Council From: Scott Chadwick, City Manager Staff Contact: Hossein Ajideh, Engineering Manager hossein.ajideh@carlsbadca.gov, 442-339-2756 Subject: Allocating Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funds to the Pavement Management Program and Concrete Replacement Program for Fiscal Year 2022-23 Districts: All Recommended Action Adopt a resolution adopting a list of projects and authorizing the allocation of Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs, Capital Improvement Program project nos. 6001 and 6013, for fiscal year 2022-23. Executive Summary The State of California enacted Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, to fund deferred maintenance on the local road system and the state highway system. As a requirement to receive these funds from the California Transportation Commission, local agencies must adopt a resolution and submit supporting documents to the commission on an annual basis. Staff recommend the road account funds for fiscal year 2022-23 be allocated to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs. Staff will submit the resolution to the commission, along with the necessary supporting documentation. Staff also request the fiscal year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program budget include the allocation of road account funds to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs. Discussion Senate Bill 1 increased transportation-related taxes and fees and was designed to dedicate the revenue to transportation infrastructure. As a result, the road account was created to distribute funds to eligible cities and counties for road maintenance, rehabilitation, congestion relief and safety projects on the local road system. SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions to help ensure city residents are aware of the projects proposed for funding. The California Transportation Commission published a set of procedures that local agencies are required to follow in order to receive the funding. These procedures require local agencies to adopt a resolution, which identifies a project or list of projects each year. SB 1 also requires local agencies to submit supporting documentation that includes project description, general June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 1 of 6 location, anticipated schedule, estimated useful life and a list of related expenditures for the account-funded projects. The deadline for this year’s submission is July 1, 2022. Historically, the city has received $666,000 to $2,122,000 in road account funds annually since fiscal year 2017-18. For fiscal year 2022-23, staff estimate the city will receive $2,630,000. Staff recommend the money be allocated to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs as the city has done in the past. The pavement management program includes annual road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects, which are prioritized by the commission for this funding source. As required, the city uses a pavement management system to ensure that account revenues are being used in a prioritized and cost-effective manner. The concrete replacement program replaces damaged and uplifted concrete elements within the public right-of-way, which includes sidewalk, curb, gutter and driveway approaches. Upon adoption of the fiscal year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program budget, these funds will be allocated to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs. Following the City Council approval, staff will submit the resolution along with the other necessary supporting documentation to the California Transportation Commission. Options Staff provide the following options for the City Council’s consideration: 1.Adopt a resolution adopting a list of projects and authorizing the allocating of Road Maintenance and Road Rehabilitation Account funds to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs for fiscal year 2022-23 Pros •Complies with SB 1 requirements •Funding will repair infrastructure in the pavement management and concrete replacement programs in a prioritized and cost-effective manner •Provides for accountability and transparency Cons •None identified 2.Do not authorize the allocating of road account funds to the pavement management and concrete replacement programs and direct staff to recommend other projects Pros • Funding would be available for other qualifying projects Cons •Staff would need to address the decrease in funding from the referenced projects •Staff could miss the deadline for submitting a resolution to the California Transportation Commission •The city could lose the road account funds if the deadline is missed •Delay in repairing high-priority streets and damaged concrete could occur Staff recommend Option 1 for the City Council’s approval. June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 2 of 6 Fiscal Analysis To comply with the procedures established by the commission and to receive the funding, a separate fund account has been established by the Finance Department to identify and track the receipt and expenditures of this funding. This will be the sixth year in which the city will receive road account funding, which will enable it to continue essential road maintenance and concrete rehabilitation projects. Based on revenue projections from the California Local Government Finance Almanac, staff estimate the city will receive $2,630,000 in road account revenue during fiscal year 2022-23. Staff request that the fiscal year 2022-23 Capital Improvement Program budget include allocating $2,300,000 of the funds to the pavement management program and $620,000 to the concrete replacement program, for a total amount of $2,920,000. There is a balance in the fund of $645,000 because of revenues that were higher than expected, interest income and unspent allocations from previous years. This explains why the total amount of $2,920,000 exceeds the fiscal year 2022-23 estimated revenue projection of $2,630,000. The total estimated funding for fiscal year 2022-23 with a carryover fund balance is $3,275,000, which includes $355,000 of unallocated funding, as shown in the table below. Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funds for fiscal year 2022-23 Existing road account fund balance $645,000 FY 2022-23 estimated road account revenue $2,630,000 Total estimated road account funding for fiscal year 2022-23 $3,275,000 Unallocated road account amount/surplus $355,000 Total allocated amount for fiscal year 2022-23 $2,920,000 Next Steps Once approved by the City Council, staff will submit the attached resolution and supporting documents to the commission before the July 1, 2022, deadline to allow the city to remain eligible for funding. Environmental Evaluation This action does not constitute a project within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act under Public Resources Code section 21065. It has no potential to cause either a direct physical change in the environment or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and therefore does not require environmental review. Public Notification This item was noticed in accordance with the Ralph M. Brown Act and was available for public viewing and review at least 72 hours prior to the scheduled meeting date. Exhibit 1.City Council resolution June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 3 of 6 RESOLUTION NO. 2022-134 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZING THE ALLOCATION OF ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT FUNDS TO THE PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT AND CONCRETE REPLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 Exhibit 1 WHEREAS, the state Legislature enacted Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), referred to as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, in April 2017 to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the city residents are aware of projects proposed for funding as well as those projects that have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the city must adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed to receive fiscal year, funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account created by SB 1, which must include a description and the location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project's completion and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and WHEREAS, staff estimate the city will receive $2,630,000 in Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding during FY 2022-23; and WHEREAS, a fund balance of $645,000 exists, which when added with the FY 2022-23 estimated revenue projection of $2,630,000 results in a total Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding of $3,275,000, which includes $355,000 of unallocated funding; and WHEREAS, this will be the sixth year in which the city will receive Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding, which will enable the city to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects thereby increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public; and WHEREAS, the city has undergone a process to solicit public input into the community's transportation priorities as part of the Capital Improvement Program approval process; and WHEREAS, the city utilizes a pavement management system to ensure that Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues are being used in a prioritized and cost-effective manner; and WHEREAS, the funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account will help the city maintain and rehabilitate its network of roads and provide concrete improvements and similar projects in the future; and June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 4 of 6 WHEREAS, the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety will have a significant benefit to the community. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, as follows: 1. 2. That the above recitations are true and correct. That the Pavement Management Program, CIP Project No. 6001, as further described herein, will be funded in part with FY 2022-23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: a.Project Title: Pavement Overlay and Slurry/Fog Seal Projects b.Description: resurface and rehabilitate a selection of publicly maintained streets on an annual basis c.Location: various streets throughout the city based on pavement condition d.Estimated Project Schedule: July 2022 -June 2023 e.Estimated Useful Life: fog seal has a useful life of approximately three years, slurry seal has a useful life of approximately five years, and asphalt concrete overlay has a useful life of approximately 20 years 3.That the Concrete Replacement Program, CIP Project No. 6013, as further described herein, will be funded in part with FY 2022-23 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: a.Project Title: Concrete Replacement Program b.Description: repair and replace broken and uplifted concrete in the public right of way c.Location: various locations throughout the city based on concrete condition d.Estimated Project Schedule: July 2022 -June 2023 e.Estimated Useful Life: concrete improvements typically have a useful life of approximately 50 years 4.. That funding to allocate Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding in the amount of $2,300,000 to the Pavement Management Program, CIP Project No. 6001, June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 5 of 6 June 14, 2022 Item #6 Page 6 of 6 and $620,000 to the Concrete Replacement Program, CIP Project No. 6013 was incorporated into the in the FY 2022-23 CIP budget. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad on the 14th day of June, 2022, by the following vote, to wit: AYES: NAYS: ABSENT : Hall, Blackburn, Bhat-Patel, Acosta, Norby. None. None. MATT HALL, Mayor ~ ~ FAVIOLA MEDINA, City Clerk Services Manager (SEAL)