Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project Description for Fiscal Year 2026 Funded by SB1 (the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017)
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Infrastructure
SUMMARY
Staff recommend the City Council adopt a resolution approving the 2026 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project Description containing projects that improve storm drain maintenance, bicycle and pedestrian facilities, and a list of streets for pavement maintenance in Fiscal Year 2026 that will be funded by Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenue.
BACKGROUND
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), signed by then-Governor Brown in April 2017, created the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) and allocated gas taxes to this fund to address deferred maintenance on the State's highways, local streets, and roads systems. The bill requires that the County Transportation Commission (CTC) adopt a performance criteria, consistent with a specified asset management plan, to ensure efficient use of certain funds available for the program. Prior to receiving funds, local agencies must annually submit a list of projects proposed to be funded with RMRA funds to the CTC. Although the CTC is not an "approving" body, the project lists will be reviewed to ensure that they include statutorily required information to establish eligibility for funding. Failure to submit a project list to the CTC and establish annual eligibility will result in forfeiture of monthly apportionments. Once forfeited, there is no process to recoup lost apportionments, and funding would then be redistributed to other eligible agencies.
SB 1 requires that the project list includes four components:
* Project Description
* The location of each proposed project
* Schedule for completion
* Estimated useful life of improvement
California Streets and Highways Code ?2034(a)(1) stipulates that the list must be pursuant to an adopted budget (or budget ...
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