R-041-23 Adopting a List of Project for Fiscal Year 2023/2024 Funded by SD 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017

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RESOLUTION NO. R-41-23 1 2 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023/2024 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND 3 ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 4 WHEREAS, the City of Colton is a municipal corporation duly organized and 5 existing pursuant to the Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"); and, 6 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 in order to address the significant multi-modal 8 transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and, 9 WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will 10 ensure the residents of our City are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and, 11 WHEREAS, the City must adopt a list of all projects proposed to receive funding 12 from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, in 13 the City budget, 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 14 of the improvement; and, 15 WHEREAS, the City will receive an estimated $1,330,493 in RMRA funding in 16 Fiscal Year 2023-2024 from SB 1; and, 17 WHEREAS, this is the sixth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, 18 safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and 19 mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1 ; and, 20 WHEREAS, the City used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 21 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost- 22 effective projects that also meet the communities priorities for transportation investment; and, 23 WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate 24 streets/roads, bridges and active transportation infrastructure throughout the City this 25 year and other similar projects into the future; and, 26 WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that majority of the City's streets and roads are in an at-risk/poor 27 condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system 28 and over the next decade will improve the condition of our streets and roads; and,