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.
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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
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a Cambridge Street Taft Avenue Trenton Avenue 57
b Cambridge Street Trenton Avenue Katella Avenue 65
4* Meat Avenue Breckenridge Street Santiago Boulevard 62
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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
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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
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iel R. Slater, Mayor, City of Orange
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Pamela Coleman, City Clerk, City of Orange
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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
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