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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Julia R. Bueren, Public Works Director/Chief Engineer
Date:	February 4, 2014

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Revised Proposition 1B expenditure plan for 2009/2010 appropriation, Countywide (Proposition 1B Funds) (All Districts)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 02/04/2014

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:	Angela Villar (925) 313-2016
cc:	J. Bueren S. Kowalewski J. Fahy C. Lau M. Halle A. Villar L. Mangabay

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: February 4, 2014
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE the revised Proposition 1B expenditure plan for the 2009/2010 appropriation of Proposition 1B Funds, as recommended by the Public Works Director.

FISCAL IMPACT:

100% Proposition 1B funds.

BACKGROUND:

In 2006, Governor Schwarzenegger signed a $37.3 billion package of bonds for highways, schools, levees and affordable housing. The package contained several components including Senate Bill 1266 (SB 1266), the Highway Safety, Traffic Reduction, Air Quality and Port Security Bond Act of 2006. The act, approved by the voters as Proposition 1B at the November 7, 2006, general election, authorizes the issuance of $19.9 billion of general obligation bonds to fund a variety of transportation priorities including reducing emissions and improving air quality in trade corridors, highway-railroad grade separation and crossing improvement projects, state highway safety and rehabilitation projects, and local street and road improvements, congestion relief, and traffic safety projects.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

Of the $19.9 billion, $2 billion is designated for cities and counties to fund the maintenance and improvement of local transportation facilities. The specific allocation for each agency is based on the number of registered vehicles and the number of miles of road. Over the life of the program, Contra Costa County (unincorporated) received over $24,079,300 in four disbursements.

Since the initial disbursement in March 2008, Contra Costa County has spent over $20 million dollars of Proposition 1B funds on design, environmental, right of way and construction phases of the 25 projects on the Proposition 1B expenditure plan. These projects consisted of shoulder widening, sidewalk gap closures, traffic calming measures and safety improvements, including those projects listed on the 2009/2010 Proposition 1B appropriation list.

Originally, cities and counties had three fiscal years from the end of the fiscal year the funds were received to spend the Proposition 1B funds. However, Chapter 6, Statutes of 2011 (AB 105) extended the expenditure deadline by an additional year for years in which the Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA) funds were either suspended or deferred. Therefore, Proposition 1B funds from the 2009/2010 appropriation, the final disbursement, must be spent by June 30, 2014 or funds will be lost.

The deadline for the 2009/2010 appropriation is approaching and Public Works has evaluated the ability to fund the construction of the remaining projects in time to meet the June 30, 2014 deadline. Cost savings from constructed projects must be shifted to other projects or they will be lost. In addition, some projects will not be constructed prior to the deadline due to current project schedules. Funds allocated to these projects must be adjusted to only cover those costs capable of being spent prior to the deadline. In order to ensure expenditure of all Proposition 1B funds, Public Works has revised the expenditure plan for the 2009/2010 appropriation to fund the additional 2014 Chip Seal Project.

The attached list demonstrates how the $10,740,200 million from the 2009/2010 appropriation of Proposition 1B funds will be distributed.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The revised expenditure plan for the 2009/2010 appropriation of Proposition 1B funds will not be approved and the County will not be able to redistribute funds to ensure expenditure of all funds.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

Not applicable.