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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/09/2018
Subject: CONSIDER Fiscal Year 2018/2019 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Project List for Unincorporated Contra Costa County.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	1
Referral Name:	Review Legislative matters on transportation, water, and infrastructure.
Presenter:	Steve Kowalewski	Contact:	Jerry Fahy (925)313-2276

Information

Referral History:

On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), which is known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. SB1 creates the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) which provides much needed transportation funding for California to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on both the state highway and local streets and road system.

SB1 includes new performance and reporting requirements in order to be eligible for the RMRA funds. The Transportation, Water, and Infrastructure Committee (TWIC) reviewed the project list for Fiscal Year 2017/2018 on August 14, 2017. The information and recommendations in this report, once approved by the TWIC and the Board of Supervisors, will fulfill these new requirements.

Referral Update:

SB1 Funds were available to cities and counties starting in Fiscal Year 2017/2018. The California State Association of Counties has provided the estimated revenues the County can expect that will be generated from this transportation bill. The first year of the program was a partial year and the County expects to receive about $4.9 million from the RMRA program under SB1. We expect the RMRA amount to increase to $13.8 million for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 and steadily grow with the built-in inflationary index in future years.

SB1 emphasizes the importance of accountability and transparency in the delivery of California’s transportation programs. Therefore, in order to be eligible for RMRA funding, state statute requires cities and counties to provide basic RMRA project reporting to the California Transportation Commission (CTC).

Prior to receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds from the State Controller in a fiscal year, a city or county must submit to the CTC a list of projects proposed to be funded with these funds. All projects proposed to receive funding must be reviewed and approved the applicable city council or county board of supervisors at a regular public meeting.

The list of projects must include a description and location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project’s completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement (see Attachment A – a project list using the CTC recommended template, and Appendix B for location maps of the various projects). The project list does not limit the flexibility of an eligible city or county to fund projects in accordance with local needs and priorities so long as the projects are consistent with RMRA priorities as outlined in the applicable code sections. Some example projects and uses for RMRA funding include, but are not limited to the following:

• Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
• Safety Projects
• Railroad Grade Separations
• Complete Streets Components (including active transportation purposes, pedestrian and bicycle safety projects, transit facilities, and drainage and stormwater capture projects in conjunction with any other allowable project)
• Traffic Control Devices

Streets and Highways Code Section 2030(b)(2) states that funds made available by the program may also be used to satisfy a match requirement in order to obtain state or federal funds for projects authorized by this subdivision.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

REVIEW the recommended list of Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA)(Senate Bill 1) funded road projects, RECEIVE public comment and DIRECT staff to perform any changes or revisions to the recommended project list. RECOMMEND the Board of Supervisors receive public comment, revise as appropriate, approve project list, and direct staff to proceed with submitting the Fiscal Year 2018/2019 list of projects to the California Transportation Commission prior to the May 1, 2018 submittal deadline for approval.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

If a project list is not reviewed by the TWIC, forwarded to the Board of Supervisors for approval, and submitted to the CTC by the May 1, 2018 deadline, the County will not be eligible to receive its portion of RMRA funds and the projects listed above will not be constructed.

Attachments
2018-03-30 TWIC Memo on SB1 Project List Submittal 2018 - Appendix A
2018-03-29 RMRA maps - Appendix B