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Receive and approve Solano County's Amended Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY2018/19 through FY2022/23 from the Department of Resource Management
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive and approve Solano County's Amended Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan for FY2018/19 through FY2022/23 from the Department of Resource Management.
SUMMARY:
The County Public Works Five Year Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) is updated annually by the Department of Resource Management, and was last approved by the Board on September 24, 2017. The CIP reflects a prioritized list of road and bridge projects that would maintain the County's road and bridge infrastructure at a higher level than in the past three years, with advanced improvements to various roads and bridges.
The recent passage of State Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, establishes a new statewide gas tax that will continue to be phased in over the next 2 years. Funding through SB 1 augments current road project funding and allows agencies to maintain and improve road infrastructure to meet demands. Predominately, the tax revenue is distributed formulaically in the same fashion as the existing Highway Users Tax Account (HUTA or "Gas Tax"), which is a significant benefit for local roads. SB 1 establishes new requirements for expenditure of the SB 1 revenue, including project submission to the California Transportation Commission (CTC), limitations on the types of projects that may be funded under SB 1, and annual reporting. SB 1 also requires the Board of Supervisors to review and approve the County's SB 1 projects for expenditure in FY2018/19.
With the Board's approval of the CIP (attached), the Department will submit the SB 1 projects listed in t...
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