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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2018-02-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - TRANSIT ASSISTANCE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDS (2)Agenda Item: 5 CITY OF SANTA CLARITA AGENDA REPORT CONSENT CALENDAR 14) CITY MANAGER APPROVAL: 41 DATE: February 13, 2018 SUBJECT: GRANT REQUESTS FOR STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT: Neighborhood Services PRESENTER: Adrian Aguilar RECOMMENDED ACTION City Council adopt a resolution allowing the City Manager or designee to submit grant requests and enter into a Funding Agreement, Letter of Agreement, Memorandum of Understanding, or other form of agreement required from the California Department of Transportation for State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds. BACKGROUND On April 28, 2017, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) into law, which generates new revenues from various taxes and fees and is designed to support public transportation. As a result of SB 1, Santa Clarita Transit is an eligible recipient for State Transit Assistance (STA) State of Good Repair funds, which are managed by the California Department of Transportation. Funds will be used toward, but not limited to, capital projects at the Transit Maintenance Facility. As a requirement to secure the funds, potential recipients must submit an adopted resolution, certification and assurances, and an authorized agent form to Caltrans to claim the funds. There are no immediate plans for these funds. The City of Santa Clarita (City) will apply and retain these funds until a sufficient balance is available for a larger project. It is anticipated that these funds would be submitted with a project during the Fiscal Year 2019-20 budget cycle which would also be after any ballot initiative. ALTERNATIVE ACTION Other action as determined by City Council. O Page 1 Packet Pg. 35 FISCAL IMPACT None by this action. This resolution only allows the City to submit grant requests and enter into agreements to secure grant funding with the California Department of Transportation. Fiscal impacts for projects funded with SB I grant funding will be addressed at the time of each project award. ATTACHMENTS SB I Resolution O Page 2 Packet Pg. 36 RESOLUTION NO. 18- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING THE SUBMISSION OF A FUNDING REQUEST, REQUIRED CERTIFICATION AND ASSURANCES AND AUTHORIZED AGENT FORM FOR THE SENATE BILL 1 STATE TRANSIT ASSISTANCE STATE OF GOOD REPAIR PROGRAM WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor on April 28, 2017, in order to address the significant multi -modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes funding to be administered by the California Department of Transportation and referred to as the State of Good Repair program that will provide additional revenues for transit infrastructure repair and service improvement; and WHEREAS, the City is an eligible project sponsor and may receive State Transit Assistance funding from the State of Good Repair program pursuant to guidelines developed by Caltrans for the purpose of administering and distributing funds to eligible program sponsors. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as follows: SECTION 1. That the City agrees to comply with all conditions and requirements set forth in the Certification and Assurances document and applicable statutes, regulations and guidelines for all State of Good Repair funded transit projects. SECTION 2. That the City Manager or his/her designee be authorized to execute and submit proposals for allocation of funds under the California State of Good Repair program along with all required documents and any amendments thereto with the California Department of Transportation on behalf of the City of Santa Clarita. SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this th day of 2018. ATTEST: CITY CLERK DATE: 1 MAYOR 5.a Packet Pg. 37 a STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss. CITY OF SANTA CLARITA ) I, Mary Cusick, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the th day of 2018, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: CITY CLERK 5.a Packet Pg. 38 r Q