For City Council Meeting May 12, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Yazdan Emarani, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8499, Adopting a List of Projects Funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff requests that the City Council adopt a resolution identifying a list of projects funded by Senate Bill 1: The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 for Fiscal Year 2026/2027.
BACKGROUND:
On April 28, 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB-1), also known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. This legislation addresses basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on state highways and local streets and roads. The California State Association of Counties provided a summary of the SB-1 provisions, which is included as Attachment 1. Some of the key provisions of SB-1 include:
* Increases per-gallon fuel excise taxes (12 cents per gallon increase effective November 1, 2017)
* Increases diesel fuel sales taxes (20 cents per gallon increase effective November 1, 2017)
* Provides for inflationary adjustments to tax rates in future years
The estimated annual funding supported by SB-1 is $5.2 billion, including $1.5 billion apportioned to local cities and $1.5 billion to counties for local streets and road repairs. As of November 1, 2017, the California State Controller (Controller) began depositing various portions of this funding into the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA). A percentage of this new RMRA funding was apportioned by formula to eligible cities and counties pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2032(h) for basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety projects on the local streets and roads system.
Pursuant to Streets and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2030(a), the objective of the Local Stre...
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