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CC RES 2017-056 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-56 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2017-18 BUDGET TO INCORPORATE CREST ROAD EAST ROADWAY REHABILITATION PROJECT TO BE FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT 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 in order to address the significant multi-modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of Ranch Palos Verdes are aware of the projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes must include a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, in the City's budget, which must include 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; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, will receive and estimated $243,186 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2017-18 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes used a Pavement Management System to identify qualifiable projects 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 of Rancho Palos Verdes maintain and rehabilitate Crest Road East, a multi-use collector road with significant volumes of vehicle, pedestrian and cycling traffic, throughout the City this year and hundreds of similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the City of Rancho Palos Verdes streets and roads are in a "good" condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will bring our streets and roads into a "excellent" condition; and WHEREAS, if the Legislature and Governor failed to act, city streets and county roads would have continued to deteriorate, having many and varied negative impacts on our community; and WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate more than 81 percent of streets and roads in California, and from the moment we open our front door to drive to work, bike to school, or walk to the bus station, people are dependent upon a safe, reliable local transportation network; and WHEREAS, police, fire, and emergency medical services all need safe reliable roads to react quickly to emergency calls and a few minutes of delay can be a matter of life and death; and WHEREAS, maintaining and preserving the local street and road system in good condition will reduce drive times and traffic congestion, improve bicycle safety, and make the pedestrian experience safer and more appealing, which leads to reduce 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, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co-benefits statewide. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct. 2. The City of Rancho Palos Verdes budget for fiscal year 2017-18 is amended to incorporate the following project planned to be funded with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account revenues: Resolution No. 2017-56 Page 2 of 3 Crest Road East: From Palos Verdes Drive East to its terminus at the City's jurisdictional boundary with the City of Rolling Hills, resurface roadway with asphalt rubber pavement, pedestrian enhancements with sidewalk repairs, curb and gutter repairs and on-street parking and bike lanes. The estimated useful life is 20 years and the anticipated year of construction is 2018. 3. The Capital Improvement budget for fiscal year 2017-18 is amended as follows: Arterial Rehabilitation Project— Crest Road East ($243,186 RMRA funds) PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 3rd day of October 2017. frY 'M or ATTEST: City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ) I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2017-56, was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on October 3, 2017. ..6piimit City Clerk Resolution No. 2017-56 Page 3 of 3