PREPARED BY: VICKY VOICEHOWSKY DATE OF MEETING: 5/6/19
SUBJECT:
TITLE
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO TO ACCEPT AND APPROPRIATE THE HIGHWAY BRIDGE PROGRAM GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $389,196 FROM THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND TO APPROPRIATE $5,735 FROM THE FY 2018/19 GENERAL FUND DESIGNATED RESERVES TO THE GIANT ROAD BRIDGE REPAIR PROJECT (SPC-GAV)
Label
CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
Body
Compliance statements
Improve Public Safety (5.10- Traffic Safety Program) is an adopted policy item under the adopted FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
The project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (“CEQA”) pursuant to Public Resource Code section 21083 and 21084 and 14 C.C.R Sec. 15301 because it consists of the rehabilitation of existing street within the City. There will be no alterations that will create additional automobile lanes and no scenic resource will be altered or removed. A separate National Environmental Policy Act (“NEPA”) categorical exemption will be issued upon completion of the Caltrans’ environmental review
BACKGROUND
Caltrans routinely inspects City-owned bridges in San Pablo as part of a Federal Highway Act requirement for the State to be eligible for federal assistance. Bridges are inspected and rated to indicate any deficiencies including structural adequacy and overall condition. Bridges rated as structurally deficient and/or functionally obsolete are eligible for federal assistance through the Highway Bridge Program to replace and/or rehabilitate deficient, locally-owned, public bridges.
The Giant Highway Bridge (State Bridge No. 28C0326) over San Pablo Creek was built in 1981. The Giant Highway bridge deck is in poor condition and the joints have to be replaced. Recent Caltrans inspections have identified this bridge in need of significant repairs.
In 2016, City staff submitted a grant application to repair the bridge under the Highway Bridge Program (HBP) administered by Caltrans. The City was awarded $389,196 for the project which will rehabilitate the single-span structure by replacing the deck methacrylate and the bridge joints. The grant requires a match of $5,735 from the City for this phase. Pursuant to Resolution 2019-017, there is funding available in the FY 2018/19 General Fund Designated Reserves. A total of $100,483 is currently allocated for repairs at El Portal and Fordham, but the full amount should not be needed to complete the project. As such, staff recommends that the grant match requirement for this project of $5,735 be appropriated from the El Portal and Fordham allocation, leaving $94,748 which should be sufficient for that project.
At this time, staff recommends the acceptance and appropriation of the grant funds and the appropriation of the Preliminary Design grant match requirement to the Giant Road Bridge Repair Project. A grant match in the amount of $44,689 (11.47%) is also needed for the Construction phase; staff will return to appropriate this required grant match at a later date.
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact of this item is to accept and appropriate grant funds from the HBP program and to appropriate the required grant match as follows:
|
ACTION |
FROM: Fund/Account Code |
AMOUNT |
TO: Fund/Account Code |
AMOUNT |
|
Accept & Appropriate |
Highway Bridge Program Funds (320-3201-33403-SPC-GAV) |
$389,196 |
Giant Road Bridge Repair (320-3201-43600-SPC-GAV) |
$389,196 |
|
Appropriate |
FY 2018/19 General Fund Designated Reserves/Fordham & El Portal Stabilization/Repairs (100-0000-49999) |
$5,735 |
Giant Road Bridge Repair (320-3200-43600-SPC-GAV) |
$5,735 |
|
TOTAL |
$394,931 |
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution 2019-### - Appropriate HBP & Grant Match Funds