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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-11605 APPROVING THE 2025-2026 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAMRESOLUTION NO. 11605 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE APPROVING THE 2025- 2026 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET TO INCORPORATE A LIST OF NINE STREETS TO BE FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 AND APPROPRIATE ROAD MAINTENANCE AND REHABILITATION ACCOUNT (RMRA) FUNDING WHEREAS, the City of Orange ("City") is a municipal corporation which exercises governmental functions and powers, and is organized and existing under the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City's local street and road system is critical for farm to market needs, interconnectivity, multimodal needs, and commerce; and WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local street and road system in good condition reduces drive times and traffic congestion, improves bicycle safety, and makes the pedestrian experience safer and more appealing,which leads to reduced vehicle emissions helping the State achieve its air quality and greenhouse gas emissions reductions goals; and WHEREAS,restoring roads before they fail also reduces construction time which results in less air pollution from heavy equipment and less water pollution from site run-off; and WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 ("SB 1"), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and Signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure City residents are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code Section 2034(a)(1), the City must include in its budget a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account("RMRA"),including a description and location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project's completion,and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and WHEREAS, the City will receive an estimated $3,691,332 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the ninth year in which the City is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the City to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements,repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City Public Works Department used the Citywide Pavement Management Program to find streets rated with a Pavement Condition Index (PCI) ranging from 21 to 73 (out of a maximum score of 100) indicating the need for street rehabilitation to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the communities priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS,the funding from SB 1 will help the City rehabilitate nine streets. The scope of rehabilitation in general consists of ADA 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 throughout the City this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the City Public Works Department will select streets from the project list based on the available funding received; and WHEREAS,the proposed street rehabilitation is expected to extend the useful life of the road system by up to an additional 15 years, depending on environmental conditions and maintenance practices; and WHEREAS, the 2023 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City streets and roads are currently in "Good" condition, and this revenue will support continued improvements to maintain and enhance that condition; and WHEREAS,the City Council has considered all of facts and circumstances of this project and finds the project to be exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act("CEQA")pursuant to Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines as the repair,maintenance, and minor alteration of existing streets involving negligible or no expansion of use beyond that existing at the time of the determination. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Orange, on the basis of the facts set forth in the agenda report presented to it and any testimony received at the meeting at which this matter was considered, as follows: 1. The City Council finds and determines that the foregoing recitals are true and correct and are incorporated herein by this reference. 2. The City Council finds that the Pavement Management Program projects listened herein are categorically exempt from CEQA under Section 15301(c) of the CEQA Guidelines. 2 3. The City Council hereby approves the amendment to the Pavement Management Program budget for fiscal year 2025-2026 to incorporate the following list of projects planned to be funded with RMRA revenues: Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account FY 25/26 Pavement Rehabilitation List Estimated Schedule for All Projects: Start May 2026; Completion February 20271 Street Name From To PCI 1 Walnut Avenue Hewes Street Rancho Santiago Boulevard 48 2 a Walnut Avenue Railroad Tracks Glassell Street 63 3 a Cambridge Street Taft Avenue Trenton Avenue 57 b Cambridge Street Trenton Avenue Katella Avenue 65 4* Meat Avenue Breckenridge Street Santiago Boulevard 62 5 a Collins Avenue Tustin Street Highland Street 60 b Collins Avenue Highland Street Milford Street 64 a La Veta Avenue Tustin Avenue Frontage Road 49 6* b La Veta Avenue Frontage Road Route 55 Bridge 67 c La Veta Avenue Route 55 Bridge Fairmont Way 81 d La Veta Avenue Fairmont Way Yorba Street 79 7 La Veta Avenue James Street Esplanade Street 73 8 Rancho Santiago Blvd Orange Grove Avenue 35's/o Sycamore Avenue 62 9* a Orangewood Avenue 1475'w/o Eckhoff Street Eckhoff Street 47 b Orangewood Avenue Eckhoff Street Main Street 47 relisted streets 4. The City Council authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of RMRA funds in accordance with this approved project list and directs staff to submit the list to the California Transportation Commission as required by SB 1. ADOPTED this 13th day of May 2025 i i7 Za -- iel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange SAT T: t Z-42(.__E -34.40( ._..4--N._ Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange 3 APPROVED AS TO FORM: WayneVC Winthers Interim City Attorney, City of Orange STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF ORANGE ) CITY OF ORANGE I, PAMELA COLEMAN, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day of May 2025 by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Bilodeau, Barrios, Tavoularis, Gutierrez, Slater NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMB tru, Gyllenhammer Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange 4