For City Council Meeting [August 9, 2022]
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Marcus Fuller, City Manager
FROM: Marcus Fuller, Acting City Engineer
Title
Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No.7956, Adopting the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 - 2026/2027 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, is responsible for the oversight of Measure programming and expenditures and ensures appropriate use of the funds for implementation of transportation projects. Measure I funds are allocated to several programs identified in the strategic plan adopted by the SBCTA Board of Directors.
The Local Streets Program within Measure I, 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 annually adopted Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan. 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% of the annual allocation.
• Any single expenditure in excess of $100,000 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.
The SBCTA Board approved policy revisions on April 6, 2022, that A) removed the distinction between Named Projects and Categorical Projects, which removes the 50% cap on categorical expenditures, B) remove the requirement to submit a Revised CIP if you spent more than estimated, and C) revised the due date if a Revised CIP is necessary to September 1 to coincide with the due date for the annual CIP submittal. All Projects with Expenditures in a Fiscal Year must be listed in the current Five-Year CIP to avoid an audit finding.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
The Fiscal Year 2022/2023 - 2026/2027 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:
• SRTS - Cycle 10 Cedar Improvements
• Sycamore Avenue SRTS Improvements Project
• Merrill Avenue SRTS Improvements Project
• (HSIP7) Baseline Street Improvements (Medians)
• (HSIP7) Class II Bike Lanes Merrill
• Traffic Signal at Ayala & Fitzgerald
• Traffic Signal Installation at Willow & San Bernardino Ave.
• Traffic Signal Installation at Riverside Ave. & Senior Way
• 1193 W. Merrill Avenue Widening
Overlay & Reconstruction:
• Street Maintenance Strategy:
o Street Rehabilitation (Overlay) Pepper Avenue: Baseline Road to City Limits
o Street Rehabilitation (Overlay) Local Streets, Major Arterials and Collector Streets. Zone 1, 2 and 3.
o Street Rehabilitation (Overlay) I-210 to Foothill
o Street Overlay & Reconstruction Project - Riverside Avenue from I-10 to the Southern Boundary
Program Planning
• Pavement Management System
• ADA Transition Plan- Public Right of Way
• City-Wide Minor Street Improvements
At the end of the 2022/2023 fiscal year, remaining budget for the listed projects are carried forward to the next fiscal year until projects are completed and funds expended. Remaining funds after project completion are returned 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 following City of Rialto General Plan Goals and 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 supports the staff report and resolution.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Operating Budget Impact
There are no improvements to the operating budget related to this action.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
There are sufficient appropriations available to fund the projects for the current fiscal year as identified in the FY2022/2023 - 2026/2027 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan which is included as Exhibit B 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 Resolution 7956 adopting the Fiscal Year 2022/2023 - 2026/2027 Measure I Five Year Capital Improvement Plan and Expenditure Strategy.