TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Jarad Hildenbrand, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Pavement Management Program budget to incorporate a list of eight arterial streets to be funded by SB 1 (The Road Repair and Accountability Act) and appropriate Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding
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2. Summary
Resolution No. 11694 must be adopted as part of the application package for the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account Funding Program for eight streets throughout the City. To be eligible for fiscal year program apportionments, cities and counties must submit an adopted list of projects to the California Transportation Commission. The total estimated new funding from Senate Bill 1 and Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for Fiscal Year 2063-2027 is approximately $3,947,638.
3. Recommended Action
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Adopt Resolution No. 11694. A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Orange approving the 2026-2027 Pavement Management Program budget to incorporate a list of eight streets to be funded by SB 1: the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 and appropriate Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding.
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4. Fiscal Impact
None.
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 5: Improve Infrastructure, Mobility, and Technology
6. Discussion and Background
The Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA) funding program was created on April 28, 2017, when the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 1 (Beall, Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017. The program addresses basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on both the state highway and local streets and road system. SB 1 is funded through fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales taxes, and vehicle registration fees.
The project list and resolution to establish eligibility for the RMRA Funding Program for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 (FY 27) will be submitted to the California Transportation Commission (CTC).
The exact amount of funding the City will receive for FY 27 is unknown. However, the Public Works Department has identified a list of streets to present to CTC for funding approval. These streets were rated in the Citywide Pavement Management Program with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) ranging from 48-74 (out of a maximum score of 100) indicating the need for street rehabilitation. The cost estimate for these improvements is approximately $4.8 million. Staff will only select the number of streets that can be funded by the amount of RMRA received.
The scope of rehabilitation consists of American with Disabilities Act compliant access ramps, localized removal and replacement of the existing pavement, asphalt concrete overlay, removal and replacement of failed sections of curb and gutter, driveways, sidewalks, cross gutters, spandrels, and adjustment of manholes and water valve covers to grade.
Because the City is receiving an apportionment of RMRA funds, staff is required to sustain a maintenance of effort (MOE) by spending at least the annual average of FY 2009-10 through FY 2011-12 general fund expenditures for street, road, and highway purposes. The City will be able to meet the MOE requirements going forward.
7. ATTACHMENTS
• Resolution No. 11694