REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Proposed Projects List for the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 - Local Streets and Roads Funding Program
Report
BACKGROUND
In 2017, the Governor signed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act. SB 1 increased fuel excise taxes, diesel fuel sales tax, and vehicle registration fees, and created the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program and the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account for the deposit of those funds. These tax revenues are used to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and critical safety needs on both the state highway and local street and road systems.
The City received $3.9 million in SB 1 funding for the capital paving program (Program) in FY 2024/25. The Program provides for ongoing roadway infrastructure preservation and rehabilitation to maintain Sunnyvale's overall street network in "good" condition. Past projects included milling, wedge-grinding and overlay, cold in place roadway recycling, crack sealing, street patching, and slurry sealing. Maintaining Sunnyvale streets in very good condition is essential to a functioning transportation network, maintaining the economic vitality of the City, and enhancing quality of life.
EXISTING POLICY
General Plan Chapter 3, Land Use and Transportation Element:
*Goal LT-1: Protect the quality of life, the natural environment, and property investment, preserve home rule, secure fair share funding, and provide leadership in the region.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15378(b)(4) in that it is a fiscal activity that does not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potential significant impact on the environment.
The projects funded by SB 1 will be subject to CEQA review at...
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