CC Resolution 2020-008 SB-1 Road Repair & Accountability Act FY 20-21 Project List RESOLUTION NO. 2020 – 008
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A
LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-21
FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND
ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017
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 the residents of the City of La Quinta (City) are aware of the
projects proposed for funding in our community and which projects have been
completed each fiscal year; and
WHEREAS, the City must adopt by resolution a list of projects proposed
to receive fiscal year funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account (RMRA), created by SB 1, 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, will receive an estimated $795,098 in RMRA
funding in Fiscal Year 2020-21 from SB 1; and
WHEREAS, this is the third 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 has undergone a robust public process to ensure
public input into our community’s transportation priorities/the project list
through three public meeting opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the City used a Pavement Management System 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 community’s priorities
for transportation investment; and
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WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the City maintain and
rehabilitate one street/road, add one active transportation infrastructure
project in the City this year and other similar projects into the future; and
WHEREAS, the City’s current Pavement Management Plan found that
the City’s streets and roads are in a “very good” condition and are currently
ranked with an overall 85 Pavement Condition Index (PCI). This revenue will
assist the City in maintaining the very good roadway system condition over
the next decade and beyond; 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.
WHEREAS, on April 21, 2020, by a majority vote of the City Council of
the City of La Quinta, California, the following projects were selected:
Project Name Fiscal Year Amount
1. La Quinta Village Complete Streets Improvement 2020/21 $112,000
2. Monroe Street Pavement Rehabilitation 2020/21 $683,098
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of La Quinta, California, as follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct.
SECTION 2. The following list of proposed projects will be funded in-part
or solely with fiscal year 2020-21 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account revenues:
Project Name Fiscal Year Amount
1. La Quinta Village Complete Streets Improvement 2021/21 $112,000
Title: La Quinta Village Complete Streets Improvement
Description: The proposed improvements will convert the La Quinta Village
into a bicycle and pedestrian friendly, Complete Street atmosphere. The three
major streets in the Village; Calle Tampico from Eisenhower Drive to
Washington Street, Eisenhower Drive from Calle Tampico to Calle Sinaloa, and
Calle Sinaloa/Avenue 52 from Eisenhower Drive to Washington Street; will be
reduced from four lanes down to two lanes and include bicycle facilities and
on-street parking. In addition, five roundabouts will be constructed in order
to link the road diet segments together.
Fiscal Year Amount
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Estimated Useful Life: 20 Years.
Anticipated Year of Completion: October 2020.
Project Name
2. Monroe Street Pavement Rehabilitation 2020/21 $683,098
Title: Monroe Street Pavement Rehabilitation (Avenue 52 to Avenue 53, and
near Avenue 61)
Description: The proposed improvements along Monroe Street include crack
fill and slurry seal from Mountain Spur to Avenue 53, and complete pavement
reconstruction from Avenue 52 to Mountain Spur and from Avenue 61 to 325
feet north of Avenue 61. The project is partially funded with Measure A Half
Cent Sales Tax in the amount of $257,902 and SB1 RMRA Funds in the amount
of $683,098.
Estimated Useful Life: 20 Years.
Anticipated Year of Completion: June 2021.
SECTION 3. The following previously proposed and adopted projects
may utilize fiscal year 2020/21 Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account
revenues in their delivery. With the relisting of these projects in the adopted
fiscal year resolution, the City is reaffirming to the public and the State our
intent to fund these projects with Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Account revenues:
Original FY Project Proposed: FY 2018/19
Title: La Quinta Village Complete Streets Improvement
Description: The proposed improvements will convert the La Quinta Village
into a bicycle and pedestrian friendly, Complete Street atmosphere. The three
major streets in the Village; Calle Tampico from Eisenhower Drive to
Washington Street, Eisenhower Drive from Calle Tampico to Calle Sinaloa, and
Calle Sinaloa/Avenue 52 from Eisenhower Drive to Washington Street; will be
reduced from four lanes down to two lanes and include bicycle facilities and
on-street parking. In addition, five roundabouts will be constructed in order
to link the road diet segments together.
Estimated Useful Life: 20 Years.