TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Dewey Phan, Assistant Engineer
SUBJECT: Project Creation and Budget transfer for the “2025 Annual Guardrail Repair, RDS 25-04”
RECOMMENDATION
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Authorize and approve the creation of Project 25013 for the “2025 Annual Guardrail Repair, RDS 25-04,” and approve a Budget Amendment. (Fiscal Impact: $88,000 Expense; SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department maintains 420 miles of roads and the County classifies 38 miles as arterial, 109 miles as collector, 259 miles as local, and 8 miles as gravel. The County also maintains about 22 miles of guardrails. Over many years, the County has constructed guardrails to help prevent drivers from driving into the Napa River, into creeks, and down roadway embankments. Every year wayward drivers damage guardrails along County roads and Public Works staff create a list of County roads with damaged guardrail to repair. In the past, County staff have hired contractors to repair individual damaged guardrails, or the Public Works Roads Division staff repaired the damage as time and funding allowed.
With the advent of funding from SB-1, the County now designates at least $500,000 per year specifically towards guardrail repairs. The funding requested for these roadway projects is for the project design and repair of the damaged guardrails. Construction is planned for Fall of 2025. The Director of Public Works recommends the approval for the creation of Project 25013 and the Budget Transfer. Staff will return to the Board of Supervisors at a later date for approval of the Plans and Specifications and request for authorization to advertise for bids.
Requested Actions:
1. Approval of Budget Amendment for the following (4/5 vote required):
a. Increase Transfers Out appropriations by $88,000 in the SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund (Fund 2440, Sub-Division 1220052, Account 56100) offset by use of its available fund balance to transfer to Project 25013; and
b. Creation of a new Roads Capital Improvement project for the “2025 Annual Guardrail Repair, RDS 25-04” (Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 25013) and increase Engineering Services appropriations for project design and guardrail repair by $88,000 (Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 25013, Account 52145) offset by a transfer-in revenue from SB1-SRF.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The requested approvals will allow for the repair of the damaged guardrail to improve traffic safety. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
This is an annual project and future fiscal impact will be routine maintenance. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
If not approved, the annual guardrail repairs on County roads cannot begin and the contractor will not repair the damaged guardrails. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.