To: Board of Supervisors
Department or Agency Name(s): Transportation and Public Works
Staff Name and Phone Number: Johannes J. Hoevertsz, 707-565-2231
Vote Requirement: Majority
Supervisorial District(s): Countywide
Title:
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FY 2023 SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program
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Recommended Action:
Recommended action
Adopt a Resolution approving the SB1 State of Good Repair Project List for Fiscal Year 2023 for the County of Sonoma/Sonoma County Transit.
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Executive Summary:
The Department of Transportation and Public Works (TPW), Transit Division, is requesting that the Board adopt a Resolution approving the SB1 State of Good Repair Project List for Fiscal Year 2023 for the County of Sonoma/Sonoma County Transit. This Resolution is required annually to obtain SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds provided by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation. Using SGR funding allocated for FY 2023, the project will assist with the replacement of compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled buses with new battery-electric buses.
Discussion:
The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, approved by California State Legislature as Senate Bill 1 (SB1), provides new transportation funding over the next decade to repair highways, bridges and local roads and improve transit service. SB1 also provides approximately $105 million annually to transit operators in California for eligible transit maintenance, rehabilitation and capital projects. Sonoma County Transit’s estimated share of these funds for FY 2023, which is referred to as the SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program, is $36,746.
The SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program, which is administered by the California Department of Transportation, Division of Rail and Mass Transportation (Caltrans), is funded from a portion of a new Transportation Improvement Fee on vehicle registrations beginning in 2018. Sonoma County Transit is submitting an application to Caltrans requesting $36,746 in FY 2023 State of Good Repair Grant Program funding to assist with the replacement of three (3) compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled buses with new battery-electric buses for Sonoma County Transit’s fixed-route fleet. State of Good Repair funding will be combined with State Low Carbon Transit Operations Program funding, Federal Transit Administration formula funding, and local Transportation Development Act funding for this bus acquisition project.
Prior to receiving an allocation of SB1 State of Good Repair Grant Program funding, Sonoma County Transit must annually submit a Board Resolution to Caltrans approving an annual list of projects for which SB1 State of Good Repair funding will be used. Authorized Agent and Grant Assurances forms were submitted to Caltrans with Sonoma County Transit’s FY 2018 application, which were one-time submittals through the end of the State of Good Repair funding program.
Strategic Plan:
N/A
Prior Board Actions:
7/13/21: Resolution adopted by the Board approving Sonoma County Transit’s project list for FY 2022 SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funding to assist with the replacement of compressed natural gas (CNG)-fueled buses with new battery-electric buses for its fixed-route fleet. Resolution No. 21-0282
10/10/20: Resolution adopted by the Board approving Sonoma County Transit’s project list for FY 2021 SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funding for the rehabilitation of its operations facility. Resolution No. 20-0417
07/09/19: Resolution adopted by the Board approving Sonoma County Transit’s project list for FY 2020 SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funding for additional rehabilitation at its maintenance facility. Resolution No. 19-0288
10/9/18: Resolution adopted by the Board approving Sonoma County Transit’s project list for FY 2019 SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funding for roof rehabilitation at its maintenance facility. Resolution No. 18-0414
03/13/18: Resolution adopted by the Board authorizing application for FY 2018 SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funding for roof rehabilitation at Sonoma County Transit’s operations facility, and authorizing the Director of Transportation and Public Works to execute any actions necessary for the purpose of obtaining State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair funds under the SB1 State of Good Repair program. Resolution No. 18-0075
Fiscal Summary
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Expenditures |
FY 21-22 Adopted |
FY22-23 Projected |
FY 23-24 Projected |
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Budgeted Expenses |
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$36,746 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
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Total Expenditures |
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Funding Sources |
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General Fund/WA GF |
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State/Federal |
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$36,746 |
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Fees/Other |
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Use of Fund Balance |
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Contingencies |
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Total Sources |
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$36,746 |
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Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts:
This project will be funded with SB1 State Transit Assistance State of Good Repair grant program funding. There are sufficient appropriations included in the FY 2022-23 recommended Transit budget to support this anticipated revenue and its intended expenditures.
Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required):
None.
Attachments:
Resolution
Related Items “On File” with the Clerk of the Board:
None.