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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Statement 1988/02/23 Item 16COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT • Item 16 Meeting Date 2/23/88 ITEM TITLE: Public Hearing on Draft Proposition A Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan Resolution ,~ ylj ~ Approving submittal of Chula Vista's Proposition A Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan to the San Diego Association of Gove ments SUBMITTED BY: Director of Public Works REVIEWED BY: City Manager (4/5ths Vote: Yes No X ) On November 3, 1987, the citizens of San Diego County approved Proposition A, a 1/2 cent sales tax increase to generate revenue for transportation improvement projects. Revenues for Proposition A were to be equally divided between transit, freeways, and local roads. The total estimated revenue for the first 5 years is approximately $560,000,000. The City of Chula Vista would receive $9,211,000 of the $186,300,000 allocated for local roads. The Proposition. A Ordinance requires the City to hold a public hearing to invite public comment on the proposed expenditures and to subsequently adopt a • 5-year plan for expenditure of these funds. The Plan must then be submitted to the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) for approval and inclusion in the Regional Transportation Improvement Plan (RTIP). It should be pointed out that Proposition A is just one element of funding for street improvements. The other elements will be presented to Council during the C.I.P. budget hearing. Other sources of funding include Gas Tax, Community Development Block Grant, assessment districts, traffic signal fees, development impact fees, etc. Thus, more street-related projects will be submitted at a later date. The projects proposed for funding by Proposition A have been selected based on need and focus on major street improvements that the City normally cannot finance through Gas Tax or Block Grant funds. RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt a resolution approving submittal of the City's Proposition A Transportation Sales Tax Expenditure Plan to SANDAG following the public hearing. BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: Not applicable. DISCUSSION: A preliminary candidate projects list was prepared by staff in November 1986. The list was subsequently revised to include additional projects and delete others in response to public input and changed circumstances. On June 9, 1987, Council approved the revised candidate projects list for submittal to Page 2, Item 16 Meeting Date 2/23/88 • SANDAL. The list was intended to identify potential projects to be funded by Proposition A revenues if the measure was approved. The Proposition A Ordinance was passed in November 1987. Therefore an adopted 5-year Expenditure Plan must be submitted to SANDAL for their approval. The plan will be included in the 1988 RTIP update which is expected to be approved at the April 22, 1987, SANDAL meeting. A draft 5-year expenditure plan has been prepared for public comment and Council action. The plan was developed from the candidate project list previously approved by Council. Projects included in the expenditure plan follow the criteria for funding as set forth in the Proposition A Ordinance. The Proposition A Ordinance states that the revenue generated by the sales tax measure will be used solely for transportation improvement projects in accordance with the following priorities: 1. To repair and rehabilitate existing roadways. 2. To reduce congestion and improve safety. 3. To provide for the construction of needed facilities. Following the above priorities, the proposed expenditure plan includes street and bridge widening and pavement reconstruction projects. • The proposed list of projects (Exhibit A) were selected from the list of candidate projects approved by the City Council, approved by SANDAL, and shown on the ballot as candidate projects (Exhibit B) (attached). The two early major projects are Main Street (I-5 to I-805) and Broadway ("I" south to the City Limits). The Broadway project is primarily the repair and rehabilitation of the existing street. The work will involve overlays and some reconstruction. The project is a straight forward, simple engineering project. it also ties into improvements already budgeted from other sources for Broadway, from "F" to "I" and "L" to Moss. As a result at the very outset of this program, Proposition A funds, along with other money, will allow improvement of Broadway from "F" to the southern City limits for the southerly lanes and from "F" to Moss for the northerly lanes. Main Street, I-5 to I-805, is a difficult project involving the City of San Diego, MTDB, Public Utility Commission, and right-of-way acquisition. One of the first segments of Main Street proposed is I-5 to Industrial. This project will have to be a joint City of San Diego and City of Chula Vista project since the City limit line is at the future curb line. East of Industrial Boulevard MTDB has a narrow overcrossing that needs to be widened to approximately 92' from the existing 60'. An application has been made to the PUC, through MTDB, to fund the overcrossing. The total project would consist of providing a 82' road on 102' of right-of-way, with concrete curb, gutter and sidewalk with a fully landscaped median. In order to do this, right-of-way will have to be acquired and in some cases houses removed. • ~'; .. Page 3, Item 16 Meeting Date 2/23/88 • A major element of the project is installation of a landscaped median to City standards ($2.6 million). Not only is the median expensive, but it could also create access problems to abutting businesses and increasing turning movements at intersections. The median is included in the submittal. However, due to the problems mentioned, Council may wish to delete part of all of the median at a later date. Council policy is to have a public hearing for all street widening projects. Therefore, a decision on the landscaped median could be made after public input. The Main Street project was divided into several projects in order to meet funding on a cash flow basis. The issue of bonding has arisen and is being reviewed by a consultant hired by SANDAG. At this time, no decision has been made on whether to use bonding or not. Should bonding be a factor, some or all of the Main Street projects could be combined under larger projects. The expenditure plan will be reviewed on a biennial basis by SANDAG at which time it will be updated and revised as required by changed circumstances or priorities. Future plans will also include the type of projects mentioned in the above priority list. FISCAL IMPACT: Projected total 5-year City revenue is $9,211,000 (Exhibit C). WPC 3582E ~..~ • the City Council of Chula Vista, California Dated