REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 20, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Project List and Expenditures Strategy
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution approving the Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Project List and the Expenditure Strategy for 2024-25 through 2028-29.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Ensure Development of a Well-Planned, Balanced, and Sustainable County.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) or cost to the Department of Public Works (Department). The Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (Plan) Project List (Project List) identifies projects assigned to utilize current and future Measure “I” sales tax revenues. Sufficient appropriation and revenue for continuing projects are included in the Department’s 2024-25 Transportation Budget and will be included in future recommended budgets. Adjustments to the 2024-25 budget for new projects are not requested at this time but will be included in a future budget report, which will be presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval as necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Adoption of the Resolution approves the Plan Project List from 2024-25 to 2028-29 (Attachment A) and the Expenditure Strategy (Attachment B). The Plan allocates funding to six subareas of the County: the Colorado River, Morongo Basin, North Desert, Mountains, San Bernardino Valley, and Victor Valley. These funds must be spent only in the subarea in which the funds are collected. Each subarea project list is updated annually to reflect the addition of new projects or revisions to cost estimates or timelines of existing projects. The Plan Project List and Expenditure Strategy documents are required by the Measure “I” program and are provided to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA). The documents ensure that the funds received are expended according to an approved plan, which provides direction on the use of Measure “I” funds in a specific subarea. Following Board adoption of the Resolution, the Resolution and project list will be submitted to the SBCTA for its records as required under the Measure “I” program.
On November 7, 1989, Measure “I” 1990-2020 (Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1) was passed by the voters of San Bernardino County (County), approving one-half of one percent sales tax to fund a 20-year road improvement program. Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1 expired on March 31, 2010; however, a 30-year extension to the Measure “I” program (Measure “I” 2010-2040) was passed by County voters on November 2, 2004 (Measure “I” Ordinance 04-01). This extension began funding road related projects on April 1, 2010.
The Expenditure Plans of Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1 and Ordinance 04-01 require each local jurisdiction receiving Local Street Pass Through Program revenue from sales tax to expend those funds pursuant to a five-year plan adopted by resolution of the local jurisdiction and updated annually. The Plan Project List was previously approved by the Board with the adoption of Resolution No. 2023-153 on August 8, 2023 (Item No. 47).
Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through funds can be used for road maintenance projects and road construction-type projects. Road maintenance projects, such as road rehabilitations and chip seals, are selected for inclusion in the Plan based on road Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores, which is a widely recognized standard that identifies a road’s condition using a score from 0-100, with 0 being completely failed road and 100 being a newly paved or resurfaced road. The Department uses pavement management software to develop project lists annually based on PCI scores, amount of truck traffic the road carries, daily traffic count and other criteria established under the Department’s Pavement Preservation Program.
Construction-type projects, such as the Cataba Road realignment and the Phelan Road rehabilitation projects listed on the current Project List, are selected for inclusion in the Plan based on safety, congestion management, and system improvement needs identified on the County’s road network.
Revenues from the sales tax must be used for transportation improvement and traffic management programs, which may include, but are not limited to administration, construction, maintenance, improvements and operations of local streets, roads, and highways, state highways, and freeways and other related purposes. These purposes include expenditures for planning, environmental reviews, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and design.
The project list identifies 26 transportation projects at an estimated total program cost of $54,003,636. The Measure “I” carryover amount of $31,216,269 may be utilized to fund the 2024-25 project costs and to cover the total revenue shortage over the next five years. The project list comprises one new project and 25 ongoing projects from previous periods.
The entire Measure I project list is shown on Attachment A. The following projects have been completed for the Measure “I” funding share in 2023-24:
|
Project Title |
Project Description |
Measure I Subarea |
Limits |
Cost |
|
Lake Gregory Dr and Lake Dr |
SAMI, Leveling Course, Mill and Overlay |
Mountains (3rd District) |
Various Locations in the Crestline Area |
$4,154,642 |
|
Wabash Ave and Other Roads |
Slurry Seal |
San Bernardino Valley (3rd District) |
Various Locations in the Mentone Area |
$4,556,053 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Baldy Mesa and Other Roads |
Chip Seal |
Victor Valley (1st District) |
Various Locations in the Hesperia Area |
$1,165,588 |
|
Mountain Road and Other Roads |
Chip Seal |
Victor Valley (1st District) |
Various Locations in the Phelan Area |
$1,930,110 |
|
Total |
$11,806,393 |
With respect to the Expenditure Strategy (Attachment B), the Department intends to expend Measure “I” revenue for a variety of eligible transportation related projects, which include rehabilitation and maintenance of pavement surfaces countywide (including, but not limited to, asphalt concrete reconstruction, asphalt concrete resurface, surface seals routine patching of existing asphalt concrete, and Americans With Disabilities Act improvements) and may include projects to improve circulation, drainage, and traffic control devices.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 24, 2024; Finance (Jessica Trillo, Administrative Analyst, 387-4222) on July 31, 2024; and County Finance and Administration (Paloma Hernandez-Barker, Deputy Executive Officer, 387-5423) on August 5, 2024.