To: Board of Supervisors
From: Public Works
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Approving a List of Projects to be Funded by California Senate Bill 1 - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - for Fiscal Year 2025-26
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Adopt the attached resolution approving a list of projects to be funded by California Senate Bill 1 - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - for fiscal year (FY) 2025- 26; and
2. Direct the Clerk of the Board to return one (1) fully executed copy of the attached resolution to the Roads Division of the Humboldt County Department of Public Works for submission to the California Department of Transportation.
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STRATEGIC PLAN:
The recommended actions support the following areas of the Board of Supervisors’ Strategic Plan:
Area of Focus: Safe & Healthy Communities
Strategic Plan Category: 1007 - Improve the transportation network to be multi-model, safe, sustainable and equitable
DISCUSSION:
California Senate Bill 1 (“SB 1”) - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - approved Fifty-Four Billion Dollars ($54,000,000,000) over the next decade to repair roads, freeways and bridges throughout the State of California. As part of the accountability guidelines for receiving SB 1 funds, local agencies must submit an approved list of proposed projects to the California Department of Transportation prior to receiving an apportionment of funds from the State Controller. The list of projects proposed to be financed with SB 1 funds shall include a description of each proposed project, a schedule for each project’s completion and an estimated useful life of the improvements.
The Roads Division of the Humboldt County Department of Public Works (“Public Works”) estimates that the County of Humboldt’s allocation of SB 1 funds for fiscal year 2025-2026 will be approximately Six Million Seven Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand Ninety-Nine Dollars ($6,786,099). The total cost of the proposed projects to be financed with SB 1 funds for FY 2025-26 exceeds the estimated allocation of SB 1 revenue. The reasons for including more projects than can be financed with the estimated allocation of SB 1 funds is to:
• Allow for additional projects to be constructed should bid prices be lower than Public Works’ initial estimates, since SB 1 funding cannot be used for projects that are not included on the list of proposed projects approved by the Board of Supervisors.
• Allows for flexibility to swap out projects in the event a particular project becomes bogged down in the planning and/or permitting processes.
Accordingly, Public Works recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the attached resolution approving the list of projects to be financed with SB 1 funds for fiscal year 2025-2026.
SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Senate Bill 1 - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
|
Expenditures (1200-321) |
FY25-26 Projected* |
|
Budgeted Expenses |
$6,786,099.00 |
|
Total Expenditures |
$6,786,099.00 |
|
Funding Sources (1200-321) |
FY25-26 Projected* |
|
State/Federal Funds |
$6,786,099.00 |
|
Total Funding Sources |
$6,786,099.00 |
*Projected amounts are estimates and are subject to change.
As noted above, the estimated SB 1 allocation for FY 2025-26 is Six Million Seven Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand Ninety-Nine Dollars ($6,786,099.00). When projects approved for SB 1 funding are constructed, expenditures will be charged to the Humboldt County Road Fund and reported by Public Works staff to the California Transportation Commission as SB 1 expenditures.
STAFFING IMPACT:
Adoption the attached resolution approving the list of projects to be financed with SB 1 funds for FY 2025-26 will not impact current staffing levels.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
California Transportation Commission
ALTERNATIVES TO STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
The Board could choose not to approve the attached resolution approving the list of projects to be funded by SB 1 for FY 2025-26. However, this alternative is not recommended as SB 1 funding will not be available to the County of Humboldt unless the Board approves the list of proposed projects.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution Approving a List of Projects to be funded by California Senate Bill 1 - The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.
PREVIOUS ACTION/REFERRAL:
Meeting of: None
File No.: None