For City Council Meeting [July 27, 2021]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Michael Tahan, Interim Public Works
Title
Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No.7759 Approving the 2022/2023 through 2026/2027 Measure I Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) for the Major Street-Arterial Subprogram.
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BACKGROUND
The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) requires that each local jurisdiction receiving Measure I Funding through the Major Streets-Arterial Subprogram, annually adopt a Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) indicating anticipated funding reimbursement requests through the program. The adopted Measure I implementation plan provides a comprehensive set of policies that govern the use of Measure I funds, and the CPNA identifies Arterial Subprogram projects by fiscal year and includes funding sources, funding amounts, and project phasing where appropriate. SBCTA requires this information to manage the Major Street-Arterial Subprogram cash flow and regional project funding.
Local jurisdictions are encouraged to forward the adopted plan to SBCTA by September 30, 2021. SBCTA uses the CPNA from each jurisdiction to determine the anticipated funding needs of the Arterial Subprogram in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2021/2022. SBCTA’s Strategic Plan also requires that local jurisdictions match a certain percentage of the total project cost as a fair share from new development with the remainder allocated by SBCTA (59.10 percent); the City of Rialto’s local share is 40.90 percent. The local fair share match from new development is a requirement of Measure I and the match amount is in accordance with the regional SBCTA Nexus Study, which identified the proportion of new development expected through the life of Measure I, assuming full build out of the General Plan. The intent is for local agencies to collect a regional impact fee from new development to fund the local fair share match.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
In fiscal year 2020/2021, SBCTA approved the Arterial Subprogram under the Major Streets Program with the following funding allocation, shown in Table 1, for each jurisdiction. Allocations for the City of Rialto from FY2010/2011 thru FY2021/2022 are $7,057,028. As of May 31, 2021 the City of Rialto has received $4,411,246 in reimbursements and has an allocation balance of $2,645,782 which includes the FY2020/2021 allocation of $903,469, supplemental allocation for FY2020/2021 of $718,223 and the FY2021/2022 allocation in the amount of $1,024,090.
Table 1 - Measure I Major Street/Arterial Program
Summary of Allocation
The major expenditures identified in the City of Rialto’s Measure I CPNA for Fiscal Years 2022/2023 through 2026/2027 are listed as Exhibit A to the attached Resolution and summarized in Table 2:
Table 2 - Major Arterial CPNA Measure I Program
The Pepper Avenue Extension, Cactus Avenue Widening, Ayala Avenue Widening, Riverside Avenue & San Bernardino Avenue Widening, Riverside Avenue & Linden Avenue Widening are completed projects. The Alder Avenue Widening and Randall Avenue Widening are currently under construction.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
The request is not a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY
Approval of this action complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals:
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 schoolchildren 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 supports this staff report and resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
Action taken by City Council in this report has no impact to the operating budget.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
Arterial program allocation reimbursement available for FY2020/2021 in the amount of $1,621,692 and FY2021/2022 in the amount of $1,024,090 will be reimbursed to the City for eligible capital projects listed in Table 2. The City had advanced funding to construct the improvements as listed in Table 2. Staff will be requesting reimbursement in the total amount of $2,645,782.
Licensing
The proposed action will not require the payment of a business license tax.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council Adopt a Resolution approving the 2022/2023 through 2026/2027 Measure I Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) for the Major Street-Arterial Sub-Program.