TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth, PE - Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Certify the Mileage of the County-Maintained Road System
RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt a Resolution certifying to the State Department of Transportation, the total mileage of Napa County maintained roads as of April 2024 in accordance with the provisions of California Streets and Highways Code section 2121. (No Fiscal Impact)
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BACKGROUND
The Public Works Department maintains 415.90 miles of road with 408.35 miles of paved roads and 7.55 miles of unpaved roads in the unincorporated portions of Napa County. The county road system consists of 40.6 miles of arterial roads, 105.7 miles of collector roads, 6.2 miles of urban local, and 255.9 miles of local roads. The 2023-24 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update states that the cost to reconstruct the county road system, given current deferred maintenance, is $823 million. To effectively maintain this significant asset with gas tax and sales tax revenue, the County uses the PMP to prioritize road maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation.
The State Controller's Office distributes Highway Users Tax Account (gas tax) funds to the various agencies in the state based on a variety of formulas, in accordance with Streets and Highways Code sections 2100 to 2121. Factors used in calculating these apportionments include population, number of vehicle registrations, assessed value, assigned percentages, fixed sums per payment period and maintained mileage, which data is reported in the annual Road Fund Report submitted to the State Controller's Office by the Auditor Controller's Office. Streets and Highways Code section 2121 requires each county to submit a certified total of all the mileage of maintained county roadways and a listing of all additions or exclusions, to the State Department of Transportation, who certifies the data to the State Controller. The State Controller uses this ...
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