I. RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Coalinga City Council repeal Resolution No. 4045, and Adopt Resolution 4046 supporting and implementing the “Timely Use of Funding” as required by AB 1012, Project Delivery Schedules for the Federal Transportation Act Cycle III Projects in the Surface Transportation Block Grant Program (STBG) and Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) Grant Program with an amended project scope.
II. BACKGROUND:
On September 16, 2021 the City Council approved Resolution No. 4045 for submission of Federal and State Transportation funds for STBG and CMAQ for the following projects:
- Paving Various Alleys - Project cost is estimated around $600,000. Below is a list of alleys being proposed (this list may change based on overall budget)
- Coalinga East Polk Street Bike/Ped Safety and Connectivity Initiative - (Partially funded ATP 5 Project. Staff is seeking funding to cover the cost of right-of-way and construction. Fresno COG ATP 5 regional bid awarded the City $218,000 to cover design and partial right-of-way.
- Phelps Ave Reconstruction from Posa Chanet to City Limits - This has the lowest PCI of all eligible arterials in the Pavement Management System.
- Citywide Rubberized Chip and Cape Seal Project - Various streets determined based on Pavement Condition Index (PCI) from Streetsaver.
After approval of said resolution, it was discovered that the citywide rubberized chip and cape seal project would not be eligible for funding because there were several "local roads" included on the list which are not eligible under this program, only arterials and major collectors. This is turn resulted in a less than competitive project.
III. DISCUSSION:
Staff has updated the previous resolution to replace the cape seal project with a re-surfacing project consisting of Cherry Lane west of Elm Ave and Lucille Ave between Elm Ave and Monterey. Both of these roads are classified as arterials and qualify for funding and were chosen as they have the lowest pavement Index of all eligible streets.
Grant funding provides an important revenue stream to help offset costs of transportation needs in the City. STBG grants require the city to provide matching funds in the minimum amount of 11.47% of the total project costs. Matching funds will be provided by the City from the various street fund revenues. Tri-City Engineering and the City's Grant writing team (Blais and Associates) are currently developing the grant applications, project cost estimates and construction schedule in anticipation of the October/November application deadline.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
None - this resolution is required as a condition of funding should the City be awarded STBG and CMAQ funds.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no initial fiscal impact by adopting this resolution. However, the City will be required to provide matching funds of 11.47% if finding is approved. These funds will be provided by the local street funds. |