For City Council Meeting [October 8, 2019]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Rod Foster, City Administrator
FROM: Sean Grayson, Acting Public Works Director
Title
Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No.7564, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 - 2023/2024 Measure I - Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan and Expenditure Strategy.
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BACKGROUND
Measure I is the half-cent sales tax collected throughout San Bernardino County for transportation improvements. San Bernardino County voters approved the first Measure I in November 1989 for needed transportation projects implemented countywide through 2010. In 2004, San Bernardino County voters approved the extension of the Measure I sales tax through 2040.
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) administers Measure I revenue and is responsible for the oversight of Measure programming and expenditures and ensures appropriate use of the funds for implementation of transportation projects. The Measure funds are allocated to several programs identified in the strategic plan adopted by the SBCTA Board of Directors.
The Local Streets Program within the Measure provides for a population-based allocation of funding to local agencies. Determination of the projects funded by the Local Streets Program is at the discretion of the local agency as annually adopted in a Five-Year Measure I Capital Improvement Plan for each jurisdiction. Each local jurisdiction provides SBCTA with a copy of its Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan adopted annually. The local entities are able to amend the program at any time during the fiscal year and provide notification of the changes to SBCTA.
The SBCTA Board of Directors has adopted guidelines relative to eligible Measure I Local Streets projects. Highlights of the guidelines include:
• Projects may include roadway improvements, general maintenance, and pavement management programs.
• General Maintenance expenditures shall not exceed 50 percent of the annual allocation.
• Any single expenditure in excess of $50,000 must be listed separately in the plan.
• Total annual expenditures to the plan shall not exceed 150% of the forecast annual revenue and prior year fund balance.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
This action approves the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 - 2023/2024 Measure I - Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan but does not authorize specific projects to proceed without further City Council authorization.
The Fiscal Year 2019/2020 - 2023/2024 Measure I - Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan will fund in whole or in part, some of the following projects and detail included in Attachment 1 Resolution, Exhibit B:
Capital Project Improvements (Project Status):
• Randall Widening (Construction)
• Valley, Cactus, Linden Widening (Construction)
• HSIP Bike Lanes on Merrill and Riverside (Design)
• SRTS Cedar Sidewalk Improvements (Construction)
• Traffic Calming @ Pepper & Winchester (Construction)
• Etiwanda Corridor Improvements (Bidding/Award)
• Baseline Median Improvements (Design)
• Traffic Signal Control Upgrades (Design)
• Riverside South I-10 Widening (Design)
• Easton & Acacia Sidewalk Improvements (New)
• Baseline: Acacia to Meridian Parkway Improvements (New)
• Traffic Calming @ Casa Grande (New)
• San Bernardino County Joint ADA Ramps on Bloomington Avenue (County Lead- Completed)
• San Bernardino County Joint Chip Seal on Bloomington Avenue (County Lead- Completed)
• Shared with Fontana Traffic Signal at Maple (Fontana Lead- Completed)
Pavement Resurfacing:
• Street Rehabilitation-Overlay (2018) on Rialto, Valley, Merrill, and Linden (Completed)
• Street Rehabilitation-Overlay (2019) on Pepper (Planning: Joint project with City of San Bernardino)
• Street Rehabilitation-Overlay (2020) on Locust, Lilac, Summit, and Willow (Planning)
• Street Rehabilitation-Overlay (2020) on Linden (Planning: Joint project with San Bernardino County)
• Pavement Maintenance-Slurry Seal (completed)
• Pavement Maintenance-Slurry Seal, 2019 Zone 3 (Design)
• Pavement Maintenance-Slurry Seal, 2020 Zone 2 (Planning)
Program Planning
• Active Transportation Plan
• Climate Adaptation Plan
• Traffic Signal Coordination with SBCTA
• Pavement Management System
• Systemic Safety Analysis Report
• ADA Transition Plan- Public Right of Way (New)
• Pacific Electric Trail Expansion Feasibility Study (New)
At the end of the fiscal year 2018/2019, remaining budget for the listed projects carried forward to the next fiscal year until projects are completed and funds expended. Remaining funds after project completion return to fund balance.
The City’s current Expenditure Strategy included as Exhibit “B” of the Resolution must also be approved by the City Council on an annual basis.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The plan is exempt from California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) review per Section 15268, Ministerial Projects. Section 15268 allows public agencies to make non-discretionary determinations as a part of implementing its regulations. However, the individual projects are subject to the CEQA process and will be reviewed and approved on an individual basis.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
Approval of this action complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals and related Policies:
Goal 4-1: Provide transportation improvements to reduce traffic congestion associated with regional and local trip increases.
Goal 4-2: Protect residential neighborhoods from through traffic impacts.
Goal 4-3: Protect residences, sensitive land uses, and pedestrians from activities along rail corridors.
Goal 4-4: Protect school children and others from traffic hazards around schools.
Goal 4-5: Ensure the provision of adequate, convenient, and safe parking for all land uses.
Goal 4-6: Provide for all residents and businesses to have equal access to reliable and convenient public transit services.
Goal 4-7: Achieve optimum use of regional rail transit.
Goal 4-8: Establish and maintain a comprehensive system of pedestrian trails and bicycle routes that provide viable connections throughout the City.
Goal 4-9: Promote walking.
Goal 4-10: Provide a circulation system that supports Rialto’s position as a logistics hub.
LEGAL REVIEW
The City Attorney has reviewed and support the staff report and Resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
There are sufficient appropriations available to fund the projects for the current fiscal year as identified in the FY2019/2020 - FY2023/2024 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan which is included as Exhibit in the attached Resolution. The subsequent year program will be budgeted during the budget process.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
There are sufficient appropriations available to fund the projects for the current fiscal year as identified in the FY2019/2020 - FY2023/2024 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan which is included as Exhibit in the attached Resolution. The subsequent year program will be budgeted during the budget process.
Licensing
There are no business license application and Business License tax charged with this action.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council Adopt the a Resolution adopting the Fiscal Year 2019/2020 - 2023/2024 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan, and the Expenditure Strategy.