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RESOLUTION 20-20 RESOLUTION ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20-21 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2017 WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Chapter 5, Statutes of 2017) was passed by the Legislature and signed into law by the Governor in April 2017 in order to address the significant multi -modal transportation funding shortfalls statewide; and WHEREAS, SB 1 includes accountability and transparency provisions that will ensure the residents of the Town of Los Altos Hills are aware of the projects proposed for funding in the community and which projects have been completed each fiscal year; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills must adopt a list of all projects proposed to receive funding from the Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account (RMRA), created by SB 1 by resolution, which must include a description and the location of each proposed project, a proposed schedule for the project's completion, and the estimated useful life of the improvement; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills, will receive an estimated $165,921 in RMRA funding in Fiscal Year 2020-21 from SB 1; and WHEREAS, this is the second year in which the Town of Los Altos Hills is receiving SB 1 funding and will enable the Town of Los Altos Hills to continue essential road maintenance and rehabilitation projects, safety improvements, repairing and replacing aging bridges, and increasing access and mobility options for the traveling public that would not have otherwise been possible without SB 1; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos IIills has undergone a robust public process to ensure public input into our community's transportation priorities/the project list; and WHEREAS, the Town of Los Altos Hills used a Pavement Management System to develop the SB 1 project list to ensure revenues are being used on the most high-priority and cost-effective projects that also meet the community's priorities for transportation investment; and WHEREAS, the funding from SB 1 will help the Town of Los Altos Hills maintain and rehabilitate streets, roads, and bridges, and add active transportation infrastructure throughout the Town of Los Altos Hills this year and similar projects into the future; and WHEREAS, the 2016 California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment found that the Town of Los Altos Hills' streets and roads are in a good condition and this revenue will help us increase the overall quality of our road system and over the next decade will maintain our streets and roads into a good condition; and WHEREAS, the SB 1 project list and overall investment in our local streets and roads infrastructure with a focus on basic maintenance and safety, investing in complete streets infrastructure, and using cutting-edge technology, materials and practices, will have significant positive co -benefits statewide. Resolution 20-20 Page 1