Resolution No. 2024-007RESOLUTION NO. 2024-07
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
ADOPTING A PROJECT LIST TO BE FUNDED BY SENATE BILL 1: THE
ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 FOR FISCAL
YEAR 2024-25
SECTION 1. Recitals.
A. 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, 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 the projects proposed for
funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year.
C. The City must adopt by resolution a list of all projects proposed to receive funding
from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by Senate Bill
1, 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 continuously 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 $5,400 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2024-25
from Senate Bill 1.
F. By memorandum dated May 21, 2024, the Director of Public Works has
recommended the adoption of a project list to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road
Repair and Accountability Act for Fiscal Year 2024-25; given the limited amount of Senate
Bill 1 funding allocated to the City, the proposed project would partially fund the
maintenance of traffic striping and pavement markers on certain streets within the City’s
boundary.
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 finds and determines that the
above recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Vernon finds that this action does not
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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 this 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.
SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby adopts the following
project planned to be funded with Fiscal Year 2024-25 Road Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Account revenues:
Project Location Estimated
Useful Life
Estimated
Construction
Dates
Furnish and install The following 1-2 years Construction
traffic striping, streets within the 3/2024
pavement
markers,
City’s boundary:
and pavement
markings (legends)
over existing
striping on various
streets within the
City of Vernon.
Boyle Avenue,
Alcoa Avenue, District
Boulevard, Leonis
Boulevard, and Fruitland
Avenue
Completion of
construction 6/2025
All project locations
are an estimate
and have yet to be
finalized.
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SECTION 5. The Deputy City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED May 21, 2024.
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JUDITH MERLO, Mayor
ATTEST:
Yonnie Parker, Deputy City Clerk
(seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ZAYNAH N. MOUSSA, City Attorney
I CERTIFY THAT RESOLUTION NO. 2024-07 was passed and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Vernon at the Regular Meeting on May 21, 2024, by the following
vote:
AYES: 5 Council Members: Larios, Lopez, Rivera, Ybarra, Merlo
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
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YONNIE PARKER, DEPUTY City Clerk
(seal)
City Council Agenda Report
Meeting Date: May 21, 2024
From: Daniel S. Wall, P.E., Director of Public Works
Department: Public Works
Submitted by: Lissette Melendez, Project Engineer
Subject
Project Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year
2024-25
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. 2024-07 adopting a project list to be funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road
Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024-25.
Background
Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) — The Road Repair and Accountability Act was signed by the Governor on
April 28, 2017. SB 1 addressed basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs
on both the state highway and local street and road systems. SB 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 is apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Streets and Highways
Code (SHC) Section 2031 (h)(2) for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety
projects on the local streets and road systems. Pursuant to SHC 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 FY 2024-25 is estimated to be $5,400 pursuant to the formula in SHC
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. Per SHC
Section 2036, the MOE for the receipt of RMRA funds requires a city or county to maintain
general fund spending for street, road, and highway purposes at no less than the average of FY
2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 as reported to the State Controller pursuant to SHC Section
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 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.
General Fund (GF) figures for the calculation of the City's RMRA MOE are listed below:
GF Street Improvement Expenditures
FY 2009-10 $ 789,165
FY 2010-11 $ 616,736
FY 2011-12 $ 1,084,827
Average $ 830,243
Adjustment $ 0
RMRA MOE $ 830,243
The City street improvement expenditures comply with MOE requirements, as the sum of
anticipated budgeted street improvements for FY 2024-25 is $1 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
FY 2024-25 SB 1 funding.
Fiscal Impact
The City will receive an estimated $5,400 in RMRA funding in FY 2024-25 from SB 1 and will
allocate funding once it fulfills the requirements under SB 1.
Attachments
1. Resolution No. 2024-07