TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer, Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Daniel Basore, Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Buhman Avenue Bridge Project, RDS 20-25, Budget Amendment to Fund Final Year of Plant Maintenance and Weed Control
RECOMMENDATION
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Approve a Budget Amendment for the Buhman Avenue Bridge Project, RDS 20-25 to fund the final year of plant maintenance and weed control. (Fiscal Impact $40,000 Expense; SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund; Not Budgeted; Discretionary)
[4/5 vote required]
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BACKGROUND
The 2014 Napa Earthquake damaged the Buhman Avenue Bridge, resulting in reduced load capacity (12 tons) and narrowed lane widths. On August 10, 2021, the Board awarded a construction contract to Pat Nelson Construction Inc. of Petaluma, California, for the low base bid of $999,733. Construction was completed on March 9, 2022.
Bridge replacement permits were obtained from the San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board (State Water Board) and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), which require five years of post-construction maintenance, monitoring, and reporting. Pat Nelson Construction Inc. has completed the first four years of these requirements. The requested budget amendment will fund the final year of maintenance necessary to fully satisfy the State Water Board and CDFW permit conditions.
Request Actions:
1. Approval of Budget Amendment for the following (4/5 vote required):
a. Increase Transfers Out appropriations by $40,000 in the SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund budget (Fund 2440, Sub-Division 1220052, Account 56100) offset by use of its available fund balance to transfer to Project 20035 and increase to its Transfers In revenues (Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 20035, Account 48200); and
b. Increase Construction Services appropriations by $40,000 in the SB-1 Buhman Avenue Bridge Project 20035 budget (Fund 2040, Sub-Division 2040500, Project 20035, Account 52360) offset by a Transfers In revenues from SB-1 Non-Operating Special Revenue Fund budget.
FISCAL IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
Yes |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
Budget Amendment will be funded by SB1-SRF. The project was not budgeted as part of the annual budget process since SB1 revenues are received monthly. Staff monitors the revenues and cashflow and once there is sufficient cash, comes to the Board and requests to move forward with the project and establish a project budget. |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Discretionary |
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Discretionary Justification: |
The budget amendment is needed to fund the final year of plant maintenance and weed control to fulfil project permit conditions. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
None |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The project will not have enough funds to continue plant maintenance which will jeopardize compliance with project permits. |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: It has been determined that this type of project does not have a
significant effect on the environment and is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act. [See Class
1 (“Existing Facilities”) which may be found in the guidelines for the implementation of the California
Environmental Quality Act as 14 CCR §15301; see also Napa County’s Local Procedures for Implementing the
California Environmental Quality Act, Appendix B.]