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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso 2020-07 RESOLUTION NO. 2020- 07 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and Signed into law by the Governor 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 residents of Cathedral City ("CITY") are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects 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 (RMRA), 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, the CITY, will receive an estimated $900,000.00 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2020-21 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the fourth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the CITY has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into our community's transportation priorities/the project list; and WHEREAS, the CITY used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost- effective projects that also meet the community's priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the CITY maintain and rehabilitate streets throughout the CITY this year and in the future; and WHEREAS, the 2018 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the CITY's streets and roads are in a poor condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a "good condition" condition; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete ten (10) streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits statewide. NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City, State of California, as follows: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. The following proposed project will be funded in-part or solely with fiscal year 2020- 21 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: Proposed Project 1: Landau Boulevard and McCallum Way Intersection Traffic Signal Construction Description: The proposed Project will convert an existing four-way intersection into a signalized intersection and concrete deceleration pads north and south bound on Landau Boulevard. This intersection is located at the southwest corner of Mt. San Jacinto High School, which gets significant pedestrian traffic from students. This intersection was also the location of a 2015 pedestrian fatality. Location: Intersection of Landau Boulevard and McCallum Way Estimated Useful Life: Twenty (20) years Project Start: Winter 2020 Project Completion: Winter 2020 Estimated Cost: $400,000.00 3. The following previously proposed and adopted project may utilize fiscal year 2020-21 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in its delivery. With the relisting of this project in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City is reaffirming to the public and the State our intent to fund this project with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: Proposed Project 2: Whispering Palms Neighborhood Street Pavement Rehabilitation. Description: The proposed project consists of five (5) residential streets requiring asphalt reconstruction. Location: Candlewood Drive, Shifting Sands Trail, Sky Blue Water Trail, Whispering Palms Trail, Navajo Trail, and Pueblo Trail between Ramon Road and Avenue 33. Project Start: Summer 2021 Project Completion: Fall 2021 Estimated Cost: $1,000,000.00 Estimated Useful Life: Twenty (2 0 ) years PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cathedral City, State of California this 25th day of March 2020, by the following vote: Ayes: Councilmembers Lamb, Gutierrez and Carnevale; Mayor Pro Tem Gregory and Mayor Aguilar Noes: None Absent: None Abstain: None (17 • _ Jon Aguilar, Mayor ATTEST: v ,1/1.&t,CW .VV irti( Tracey R(.-Martinez, City Clerk ly APPROVED AS TO FORM: Eric S. Vail, City Attorney