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Resolution No. 2023-30 | Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Project List | Adopted 05/15/2023 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-30 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), 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 in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of our City are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City must adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed to receive fiscal year funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, which must include a description and the locati on of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project’s completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy will receive an estimated $1,482,596 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2023-2024 and WHEREAS, this is the seventh year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City has undergone robust 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 funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and rehabilitate over 1.4 million square feet of pavement and implement the complete streets ordinance on streets in the project and into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2018 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City’s streets and roads are, on average, in good condition, but 15 percent of the streets are in poor or very poor condition. This revenue will help increase the overall quality of our road system and , over the next decade, will keep our streets and roads in good condition; and Resolution No. 2023-30 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Projects List City Council Regular Meeting | May 15, 2023 Page 2 of 3 WHEREAS, without revenue from SB 1, the City’s average Pavement Condition Index, a measure of the pavement condition, would have otherwise continued to decrease at an increasing rate; and WHEREAS, if the Legislature and Governor failed to act, city streets and county roads would have continued to deteriorate, having many and varied negative impacts on our community; and WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81 percent of streets and roads in California, and from the moment we open our front door to drive to work, bike to school, or walk to the bus station, people are dependent upon a safe, reliable local transportation network; and WHEREAS, modernizing the local street and road system provides well -paying construction jobs and boosts local economies; and WHEREAS, the local street and road system is also critical for farm-to-market needs, interconnectivity, multimodal needs, and commerce; and WHEREAS, police, fire, and emergency medical services all need safe, reliable roads to react quickly to emergency calls, and a few minutes of delay can be a matter of life and death; and WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local street and road system in good condition will reduce drive times and traffic congestion, improve bicycle safety, and make the pedestrian experience safer and more appealing, which leads to reduced vehicle emissions helping the State achieve its a ir quality and greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals; and WHEREAS, restoring roads before they fail also reduces construction time which results in less air pollution from heavy equipment and less water pollution from site run - off; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials, and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits statewide. NOW, THEREFORE IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy as follows: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. The following list of newly proposed projects will be funded in part or solely with Fiscal Year 2023-24 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: Resolution No. 2023-30 Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Projects List City Council Regular Meeting | May 15, 2023 Page 3 of 3 The FY24 Citywide Pavement Maintenance Project consists of each of the following street segments listed in Attachment 1 receiving a pavement treatment consisting of milling, associated pavement resurfacing and restriping, associated concrete flatwork, installation of ADA-compliant curb ramps, adjustment of utilities to grade, asphalt cape seal, striping, signage, traffic signal loop replacement, and other incidental work. This treatment is expected to extend the useful life of each street segment by 5-10 years. The attached list (Attachment 1) of project segments is expected to start in May 2024 and be completed in October 2024. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting duly held on the 15th day of May 2023 by the following roll call vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: ARMENDARIZ, BRACCO, CLINE, HILTON, MARQUES, TOVAR, BLANKLEY NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE APPROVED: __________________________ Marie Blankley, Mayor ATTEST: _______________________ Thai Nam Pham, City Clerk Marie Blankley (May 16, 2023 17:08 PDT) Marie Blankley CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK I, THAI NAM PHAM, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 2023-30 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a city Resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of said held on Council held Monday, May 15, 2023, at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the City of Gilroy this Monday, May 15, 2023. ____________________________________ Thai Nam Pham, CMC, CPMC City Clerk of the City of Gilroy (Seal)