Resolution No. 2018-017 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON TO ADOPT A PROJECT FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1
THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2018-2019
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 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, Senate Bill 1 includes accountability and
transparency provisions that will ensure that the residents and
business community 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 a list of all projects proposed
to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account
(RMRA) , created by Senate Bill 1, by resolution, which 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, Streets and Highways Code Section 2032(h) (2)
specifies that fifty (50) percent of the balance of revenues deposited
into the RMRA, after certain funding is set aside for various programs,
will be continuously appropriated for apportionment to cities and
counties by the State Controller pursuant to the formula in Streets and
Highways Code Section 2103(a) (3) (C) (i) and (ii) ; and
WHEREAS, the City, will receive an estimated $3,471.00 in
RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2018-2019 from Senate Bill 1; and
WHEREAS, in order to receive an allocation or apportionment
pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2032, the City shall
annually expend from its general fund for street, road, and highway
purposes an amount not less than the annual average of its expenditures
from its general fund during the 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012
fiscal years, as reported to the State Controller pursuant to Streets
and Highways Code Section 2151; and
WHEREAS, the City' s annual average of its expenditures from
its general fund during the 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 fiscal years
is $830, 243; and
WHEREAS, by memorandum dated June 5, 2018, the Director of
Public Works has recommended the adoption of a project funded by Senate
Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act for Fiscal Year 2018-
2019 .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 : The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
finds and determines that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2 : The City Council of the City of Vernon finds
that this action does not constitute a "project" pursuant to sections
15378 (b) (2) and (4) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental
Quality Act ("CEQA" ) , because it constitutes an administrative activity
and government funding mechanism that does not involve any commitment
to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant
impact on the environment; and even if the adoption of the proposed
resolution did constitute a project, it would be exempt from CEQA in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Sections 15302, because the proposed
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project consists of the replacement of existing structures and
facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as
the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and
capacity as the structure replaced ; and Section 15061 (b) ( 3 ) , the
general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may have a
significant effect on the environment .
SECTION 3 : The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
adopts the following project planned to be funded with Road Maintenance
and Rehabilitation Account revenues :
Project Location Estimated Estimated
Useful Construction
Life Dates
Sign Replacement Section 5 of the Sign 10 - 15 Pre -
Program - Traffic Replacement Program . years Construction
signs replacement Northern boundary line 07 /2018
program to comply between Soto Street and
with the Downey Road to north side of Completion
CAMUTCD ' s Leonis Boulevard . West side 06 /2019
Maintaining of Downey Road to east side
Minimum of Soto Street including all
Retroreflectivity streets within Section 5 -
standards 26th Street , Bandini
Boulevard , Vernon Avenue ,
44th Street , 45th Street ,
Boyle Avenue , Sierra Pine
Avenue , and Alcoa Avenue
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SECTION 4 : The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage, approval and adoption of this resolution, and
the City Clerk, of the City of Vernon shall cause this resolution and
the City Clerk' s certification to be entered in the File of Resolutions
of the Council of this City.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of June, 2018 .
Name: `I tM blood rU Ff- I?ercz
Title : Mayor / Maer T2ro Tam
ATTEST:
C✓ Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Brian Byun,
Senior Deputy City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution, being Resolution No. 2018-17,
was duly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
Tuesday, June 5, 2018, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor or
Mayor Pro-Tem of the City of Vernon.
Executed this day of June, 2018, at Vernon, California.
Maria E. Ayala, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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City Council Agenda Item Report
Submitted by: Claudia Arellano
Submitting Department: Public Works
Meeting Date: June 5, 2018
SUBJECT
A Resolution Adopting a Project Funded by Senate Bill 1 The Road Repair and Accountability
Act
Recommendation:
A. Find that the approval of the proposed action, does not constitute a a€oeproject5€ pursuant
to sections 15378(b)(2) and (4) of the Guidelines to the California Environmental Quality Act
(5EoeCEQAAE), because it constitutes an administrative activity and government funding
mechanism that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a
potentially significant impact on the environment; and even if the adoption of the proposed
resolution did constitute a project, it would be exempt from CEQA in accordance with CEQA
Guidelines Sections 15302, because the proposed project consists of the replacement of
existing structures and facilities where the new structure will be located on the same site as
the structure replaced and will have substantially the same purpose and capacity as the
structure replaced; and 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that
may have a significant effect on the environment; and B. Adopt a resolution adopting a project
funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act for Fiscal Year 2018/2019.
Background:
Fiscal Impact:
Attachments:
1. Resolution - Senate Bill 1 - The Road Repair and Accountability Act FY 2018-2019
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