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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026/06/23 City Council Resolution 2026-054 RESOLUTION NO. 2026-054 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK APPROVING THE PROJECT LIST FOR SB 1 FUNDING FROM THE STATE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA), AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF THE PROJECT LIST TO THE CALIFORNIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION,AND FINDING THAT THIS ACTION IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT FROM CEQA WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide and to establish the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account("RMRA") for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and roads system; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of the City of Rohnert Park are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park("City")must adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed to receive fiscal year funding from the RMRA and the list must include a description and the location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project's completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and WHEREAS, the City expects to receive $1,236,595 in RMRA funds in FY 2026-27; and WHEREAS,the upcoming Fiscal Year 2026-27 will be the tenth year in which the City will receive SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB1; and WHEREAS,the City has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into our community's transportation priorities/the project list; and WHEREAS,the City used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community's priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS,the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance, safety, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits statewide. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, ORDERED AND FOUND by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. That, based on the evidence presented at the Council's duly noticed regular meeting of June 23, 2026, the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park finds that the action of approving a list of projects to be submitted to the California Transportation Commission("CTC") in order to receive RMRA funds is not in itself a"project" under California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA"). The listed project is, however, a transportation system maintenance and repairs program that is categorically exempt from CEQA under Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 14, § 15301(c) as it involves the maintenance of existing streets, including traffic signal and street lights upgrades, involving no expansion of existing or former use of the streets in the project. 3. The following adopted project list may utilize FY 2026-27 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues in their delivery. With the listing of this project in the adopted fiscal year resolution, the City is affirming to the public and the State our intent to fund this project with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: List of Projects: New Project for FY 2026-27 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding 1. Project Name: Transportation System Non-Routine Maintenance Project Description: This project includes remedial maintenance of the traffic signal system and street lighting to fix malfunctioning, damaged, or failed equipment and focused on restoring operations to a safe and functional state following a failure or incident; upgrades of striping, signage, crosswalks, accessible ramps and bus stops; and repairs of sidewalks and pathways; and bicycle system improvements. Project Locations: Citywide Estimated Project Schedule (Procurement/Operations): July 2026- June 2027 Estimated Project Useful Life: • Street lights and traffic lights: 30 years • Street lights and traffic lights cabinets, components and lamps: 15- 20 years • Concrete sidewalks and pathways: 40 years • Accessible curb ramps: 20 years • Street signage: 7 years • Thermoplastic striping: 5 years BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Manager or her designee is authorized to submit the approved RMRA project list to the CTC and to adjust appropriations as necessary in the City's Gas Tax Fund to receive the City's RMRA apportionment for Fiscal Year 2026-27 and fund the project on the list of projects above. DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 23rd day of June, 2026. CITY OF ROHNERT PARK nq ily S rn, Mayor ATTEST: Elizabeth Machado, Assistant City Clerk Resolution 2026-054 _ -- Page 2 of 2 APPROV 1 AS 0 FORM: . '�► �' Mi t e 'Ke 71,,Cif ttorney ADAMS: ? GIUDICE• KL I�1e. 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