StaffReport.SB1
PREPARED BY: WooJae Kim
Town Engineer
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, Finance Director, and Director
of Parks and Public Works
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 08/03/2021 ITEM NO: 6
DATE: July 13, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution to Adopt a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2021/22 Funded
by State Senate Bill 1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) to adopt a list of projects for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021/22 funded
by State Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
BACKGROUND:
SB1, the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was passed by the State Legislature and
signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 to address the significant multi-modal
transportation funding shortfalls statewide. SB1 is intended to enable cities and counties to
better address significant maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety needs on their local street
systems. Maintenance and rehabilitation projects are used to extend the serviceable life of
streets. The Town will receive an estimated $603,952 in Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account (RMRA) funding through SB1 in FY 2021/22.
Built into the Road Repair and Accountability Act are accountability and transparency
measures, including a requirement that all projects proposed to receive RMRA funding be
adopted by the applicable governing body at a regularly scheduled meeting. To comply, the
Town must adopt a resolution with a list of projects in the upcoming fiscal year proposed to
receive RMRA funding, including a description and the location of each proposed project, a
proposed schedule for the project’s completion, and the estimated useful life of the
improvement.
PAGE 2 OF 3 SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution to Adopt a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2021/22 Funded by State Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 DATE: July 13, 2021
DISCUSSION:
For projects in consideration to receive RMRA funding, staff recommends Town road segments
that carry heavier traffic loads and volumes, such as arterials that may involve more design
scope and construction work to repair and maintain compared to other local roadways. The
project list includes future work identified for RMRA funding, so some projects have been
carried forward from prior years. Staff has identified the following potential project segments
for SB1 funding in need of street repair and maintenance in FY 2021/22 and upcoming years:
Location Description Scheduled
Completion
Estimated
Useful Life
Union Avenue from Blossom
Hill Road to Los Gatos-
Almaden Road
Placement of rubber cape seal or
overlay to maintain pavement surface.
This is an arterial road and is critical
for transit needs in the Town.
Fall 2022 10 - 25
years
Pollard Road from Quito Road
to W. Parr Avenue
Placement of rubber cape seal or
overlay to maintain pavement surface.
This is an arterial road and is critical
for transit needs in the Town.
Fall 2022 10 - 25
years
Quito Road from Bicknell to
Woodbank
Placement of rubber cape seal or
overlay to maintain pavement surface.
This is a collector road and is critical
for transit needs in the Town.
Fall 2023 10 - 25
years
Santa Cruz Avenue from
Blossom Hill Road to Highway
9
Placement of rubber cape seal or
overlay to maintain pavement surface.
This is an arterial road and is critical
for transit needs in the Town.
Fall 2024 10 - 25
years
The required work on the identified streets may exceed the available SB1 funding. Funding
from other sources would be required to complete the projects, such as the General Fund
Appropriated Reserves (GFAR) and the County voter-approved 2016 Measure B.
Modifications to the SB1 funding project list are permitted, and staff may recommend
modifications when greater needs for funding emerge, for example, due to winter weather
impacts. Staff will return with the final proposed project list for FY 2021/22 for Council’s
approval prior to advertising for construction bid. Construction as part of for the FY 2021/22
Street Repair and Resurfacing project is anticipated to start in the spring or summer of 2022.
One important element associated with SB1 is a continued maintenance of effort (MOE)
requirement. The MOE requirement means that local funding for routine street maintenance
must not be less than the average of the three base years (2009/10 – 2011/12) as set by SB1.
The State continues to refine the calculation and reporting requirements for the MOE, and it is
important for the Town to sustain historic maintenance funding levels into the future to avoid
risking the annual RMRA appropriation.
PAGE 3 OF 3 SUBJECT: Adopt a Resolution to Adopt a List of Projects for Fiscal Year 2021/22 Funded by State Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 DATE: July 13, 2021
CONCLUSION:
Adoption of the recommended resolution would meet the SB1 RMRA funding requirement for
proposed project list to allow the continuation of the Town’s roadway maintenance through
the Capital Improvement Program.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The Town’s Proposed FY 2021/22-2025/26 Capital Improvement Program has already included
the estimated funds in the Street Repair and Resurfacing project. This action will have no effect
on the Town’s budget and only identifies the specific streets. SB 1 Funding is disbursed
monthly to the Town.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
This action is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is required.
Attachment:
1. Resolution