(23)AR 081908 Proposition 1B Funds

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ITEM #25 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF AUGUST 19, 2008 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM: MARITZA TAPIA, INTERIM PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR SUBJECT: AUTHORIZE ALLOCATION OF COLTON'S PROPOSITION 1B FUNDS TO THE AGUA MANSA ROAD WIDENING PROJECT. DATE: AUGUST 12, 2008 BACKGROUND: In November 2006, in a statewide general election voters approved the financing Proposition 1 B. This proposition is the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality, and Port Security Bond Act of 2006, which allowed the state the ability to obligate $19.925 billon of general state obligation bonds for transportation improvements. Funds shall be used for improvements to transportation facilities that will assist in reducing local traffic congestion and further deterioration, improving traffic flows, or increasing traffic safety that may include, but not be limited to, street and highway pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, installation, construction and reconstruction of necessary associated facilities such as drainage and traffic control devices, or the maintenance, rehabilitation, installation, construction and reconstruction of facilities that expand rider ship on transit systems, safety projects to reduce fatalities, or as a local match to obtain state or federal transportation funds for similar purposes. Of the identified funds approved by the voters two billion would be for improvements to local street and road conditions within the state. These funds would be appropriated by the Legislature in the following manner - 50% to counties and 50% to cities. In addition, seventy-five percent (75%) of the funds apportioned to counties will be based on the number of vehicles registered in the county relative to all counties in the State, and 25% are based on number of county maintained road miles relative to all county maintained road miles in the State. Funds apportioned to cities are based on total population of the city in relation to all cities in the State (minimum $400,000 to each city). ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION: The apportioned funds the City of Colton will receive total $1,666,238. Of these funds $833,119 (50%) are currently available to the City. In order to utilize these funds the City must identify what improvements it will finance with these funds. Staff would recommend these funds be used to supplement the improvements needed along Agua Mansa Road. Improvements to this roadway, between Riverside Avenue and Rancho Avenue, would widen the road and reconstruct the roadway allowing for increased mobility for vehicular traffic. Staff requests authorization to submit the required documents to the state identifying the use of its Prop 1 B allocation for the Agua Mansa Widening Project. Currently, this project has been phased to allow for construction due to the funding restraints. The first phase of the project is underway and will be in construction this calendar year. However, the second and third phases are still in need of funds. The total cost to construct the remaining phases are estimated at 3.5 million dollars; the design of phase 11 is