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Receive a presentation on the current project delivery of capital project improvements, project delivery status, and project funding, including the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors receive a presentation on the current project delivery of capital project improvements, project delivery status, and project funding, including the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.
SUMMARY:
Solano County has been able to plan and deliver numerous safety and road improvement projects because of the passage of SB 1, known as the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 ("Gas Tax"), which increased revenues for County road maintenance and repairs. It also allowed the County to accelerate planning and funding of numerous projects on the 5-year Public Works Capital Plan that either lacked a funding source or were not even listed on the Plan.
Potential repeal of this funding source, as proposed under Proposition 6, would substantially reduce the number of deliverable projects in the current 5-Year Public Works Capital Improvement Plan or push projects back beyond the 5-year horizon. Should this repeal be successful, estimates show a drop in County available revenues of approximately 34% in FY2018/19 and 50% in FY2019/20 and beyond. The discussion section below provides a summary of current projects underway or to be delivered as a result of SB-1 Gas Tax funding, and an initial analysis of impacts on the 5-year Public Works Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) should the Gas Tax be repealed in November.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The cost to provide this presentation is borne within the Department's operating budget. Any potential impact to the restricted and dedicated Road Fund revenue sources would need to be considered in future Public Works budget discu...
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