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2021 PAVEMENT MANAGEMENT RELIEF FUNDING PROGRAM
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC SERVICES DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: SEUNG YANG, p.E., CITY ENGINEER (714) 754-5633
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 2022-xx (Attachment 1) authorizing the submittal of the Fairview Road Improvement Project to the 2021 Pavement Management Relief Funding Program (PMRF).
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BACKGROUND:
The federal Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 (CRRSAA) appropriated over $10 billion to thirty-five (35) Orange County local agencies for Highway Infrastructure Programs through the Federal Highway Administration. The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) received CRRSAA funds and created the 2021 Pavement Management Relief Funding Program (PMRF). The PMRF is a one-time funding program to help offset the loss of Measure M2 Local Fair Share revenues and other funding programs that support local streets and roads whose revenue streams have been negatively impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. The City of Costa Mesa is eligible to receive $331,116 towards the repair of streets under this program.
ANALYSIS:
Per guidelines enumerated by OCTA, the City must submit an approved resolution, adopted by the City Council, certifying that the City authorizes the list of projects to be submitted to the PMRF program that will utilize CRRSAA federal funding.
Eligible expenditures for this program include pavement preservation and maintenance, including rehabilitation and reconstruction of streets and parkways, such as sidewalks and curbs and gutters. In addition, expenditures for bicycle facilities that are within the limits of the project are eligible.
The proposed Capital Improvement Program (CIP) project selected for this funding for the upcoming Fiscal Year 2022-23 CIP budget is the Fairview Road Improvement Project between Adams Avenue and Wilson Street. CRRSAA will cover a portion of the cost of required improvements in this segment and the remaining will be budgeted from other funds during the Fiscal Year 2022-23 CIP.
The estimated cost of the project is approximately $1.6 million. The actual cost will be determined based on final design.
The project scope includes pavement rehabilitation, parkway reconstruction of sidewalks curbs and gutters, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements to accessibility ramps, and implementation of bicycle facilities that will conform to the City’s approved Active Transportation Plan (ATP).
ALTERNATIVES:
The alternative would be to reject the approval of the proposed resolution. Staff does not recommend this action as it will deprive the City of needed funding for this project. Another alternative would be to select another arterial for the project. Staff will review and make appropriate changes to the resolution if this alternative was selected and another arterial is approved.
FISCAL REVIEW:
This item authorizes City staff to submit Fairview Road Improvement Project for the 2021 CRRSAA appropriations administered by OCTA. It is anticipated that the City will secure $331,116 in Federal Funds. It is anticipated that the cost for improving Fairview Road between Adams Avenue and Wilson Street could be approximately $1.6 million. Additional funding using a combination of Gas Tax, Measure M2 and Capital Improvement Funds will be proposed in the FY 2022-23 Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget for approval by the City Council.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the report, prepared the proposed resolution, and approves them both as to form.
CITY COUNCIL GOALS AND PRIORITIES:
This City Council staff report is administrative in nature.
CONCLUSION:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve Resolution No. 2022-xx (Attachment 1) authorizing the submittal of the Fairview Road Improvement Project to the 2021 Pavement Management Relief Funding Program (PMRF).