Resolution No. 2021-019RESOLUTION NO. 2021-19
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
ADOPTING A PROJECT FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE ROAD
REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021-2022
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. Senate Bill 1, the R oad 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.
B. Senate Bill 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions to ensure that
the residents and business community of our City are aware of th e projects proposed for
funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year.
C. The City must adopt a list of all projects proposed to received 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.
D. Streets and Highways Code Section 2031(h)(2) specifies that 50 percent of the
balance of revenues deposited into the RMRA, after certain funding is set aside for
various programs, will be contin uously appropriated 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).
E. The City will receive an estimated $5,883 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2021-
2022 from Senate Bill 1.
F. 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 average of its
expenditures from its general fund during the 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 fiscal years,
as reported to the State Controller pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2151.
G.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.
H. By memorandum dated June 15, 2021, 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 2021-2022.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby finds and determines
that the above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council 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 Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to projects that may
have a significant effect on the environment.
SECTION 4. The City Council hereby adopts the following project planned to be
funded with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Location Estimated Useful
Life
Estimated
Construction
Dates
Furnish and install
traffic striping,
pavement markers,
and pavement
markings (legends)
over existing
striping on various
streets within the
City of Vernon.
The following
streets within the
City’s boundary:
37th Street, Bandini
Boulevard, District
Boulevard, Leonis
Boulevard, Santa
Fe Avenue, Soto
Street, and Vernon
Avenue
5-10 years Pre-Construction
07/2021
Completion
06/2022
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SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15th day of June, 2021.
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MELISSA YBARRA, Mayor
ATTEST:
LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ARNOLD M. ALVAREZ-GLASMAN,
Interim City Attorney
I CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION NO. 2021-19 was passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon at the Regular meeting on June 15,
2021 by the following vote:
AYES: 5 CouncilMembers:/DULRV/RSH]0HUOR'DYLV<EDUUD
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
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LISA POPE, City Clerk
(seal)
City Council Agenda Item Report
Agenda Item No. COV-640-2021
Submitted by: Jazmine Hooks
Submitting Department: Public Works
Meeting Date: June 15, 2021
SUBJECT
Project Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
Recommendation:
A. Find that the approval of the proposed resolution 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 Section 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to
projects that may have a significant effect on the environment; and
B. Adopt Resolution No. 2021-19 adopting a project funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and
Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year 2021-2022.
Background:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (Beall, Chapter 5, Statute 2017), which is known as
the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and
critical safety needs on both the state highway and local street and road systems. Senate Bill 1 increases
per-gallon fuel excise taxes, increases diesel fuel sales taxes and vehicle registration fees, and provides
for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years.
On November 1, 2017, the State Controller commenced depositing a portion of this new funding into the
newly created Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). Part of the RMRA funding will be
apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section
2031(h)(2) for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and
road systems. Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Section 2030, RMRA local streets and roads
allocations must be used for projects that include, but are not limited to, the following:
•Road maintenance and rehabilitation
•Safety projects
•Railroad grade separations
•Traffic control devices
•Complete street components (e.g. active transportation purposes, pedestrian and bicycle safety
projects, transit facilities, etc.)
The City’s allocation for Fiscal year 2021-2022 is estimated to be $5,883 pursuant to the formula in the
Streets and Highways Code Section 2103(a)(3)(c)(i) and (ii). The formula proportions the total population
of the City to the total population of all cities in the state.
MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT:
There is a local agency Maintenance of Effort (MOE) requirement that applies to funds allocated through
the RMRA. The MOE requirement is to ensure that new road funds do not supplant existing levels of city
and county general revenue spending on streets and roads. The MOE for the receipt of RMRA funds
state that a city or county must maintain general fund spending for street, road, and highway purposes at
no less than the average of fiscal years 2009-2010, 2010-2011, and 2011-2012 as reported to the State
Controller pursuant to Streets and Highways Code Sections 2151. In making this calculation, an agency
may exclude one-time funds. A city or county that fails to comply in a particular year may make it up with
additional expenditures in the following year. The RMRA provides that the State Controller may perform
audits to ensure compliance with these MOE requirements. If the State Controller determines that a city
or county has not met its MOE, the agency will be required to reimburse the state for the funds it received
during that fiscal year. However, a city or county that fails to comply in a particular fiscal year may expend
during that fiscal year and the following fiscal year a total amount that is sufficient to comply. Any funds
withheld or returned as a result of a failure to comply will be apportioned to the other cities and counties
whose expenditures comply with MOE requirements.
The City’s annual average of expenditures from its general fund during Fiscal Years 2009-2010,
2010-2011, and 2011-2012 is $830,243 as depicted below:
Maintenance of Effort – General Fund for Streets and Roads
RMRA Account per Streets and Hwys Code Sec 2036
(Revised Est. 8-7-2017)
FY2009-2010 - $789,165
FY2010-2011 - $616,736
FY2011-2012 - $1,084,827
AVERAGE - $830,243
ADJUSTMENT - $0
RMRA MOE - $830,243
The City street improvement expenditures comply with MOE requirements. The sum of budgeted street
improvements for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 is $2.175 million.
SPENDING PLANS AND REPORTS:
The RMRA stipulates that, prior to receiving RMRA funds in a fiscal year, a city or county must submit to
the California Transportation Commission (CTC) a project list pursuant to an adopted budget. For each
project, the list must include a description, location, schedule, and useful life. The RMRA also requires the
submission of an annual report of project completion in order to receive RMRA funds. The report must
include all projects for which RMRA funds were expended.
The Citywide Striping and Pavement Markings project is identified as a potential candidate for Fiscal
Year 2021-2022 Senate Bill 1 funding.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact from the adoption of a resolution approving the Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account Program project for Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Senate Bill 1 funding. The City will
receive an estimated $5,883 in RMRA funding in FY 2021-2022 from SB 1 and will allocate funding once
it fulfills the requirements under the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
Attachments:
1. Resolution No. 2021-19