TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Steven Lederer - Director of Public Works
REPORT BY: Graham Wadsworth - Engineering Supervisor
SUBJECT: Resolution Certifying the Mileage of County-Maintained Road System
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Public Works requests adoption of a Resolution certifying to the State Department of Transportation, the total mileage of Napa County maintained roads as of April 2023 in accordance with the provisions of Section 2121 of the California Streets and Highways Code.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Section 2121 of the California Streets and Highways Code requires the County to file an annual report of the total mileage of the County-maintained road system, noting any additions or exclusions. This report was last prepared and submitted in 2022. Since that time, there have not been any additions, exclusions nor changes to the measured lengths of County roads. The County-maintained road system totals 419.10 miles.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
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Is there a Fiscal Impact? |
No |
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Is it currently budgeted? |
No |
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Where is it budgeted? |
The State Controller distributes a portion of the gas tax revenue derived pursuant to Section 2103, 2104, 2105, 2106 and 2034 of the Streets and Highways Code based on, among other factors, the total mileage of the County-maintained road system. |
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Is it Mandatory or Discretionary? |
Mandatory |
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Discretionary Justification: |
This is a mandatory provision of the California Streets and Highways Code. |
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Is the general fund affected? |
No |
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Future fiscal impact: |
This is an annual requirement of the Streets and Highways Code that may cause a minor fluctuation in revenue, if the amount of County-maintained mileage changes in future reports. |
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Consequences if not approved: |
The State of California could withhold payment of revenues allocated from Sections 2100 through 2121 of the code if the County did not comply with the provision. |
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County Strategic Plan pillar addressed: |
Livable Economy for All |
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.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Public Works Department maintains 419.10 miles of roads in the unincorporated portions of Napa County. The county road system consists of 38.16 miles of arterial roads, 108.93 miles of collector roads, 5.74 miles of urban local, and 257.46 miles of local roads. The 2020-21 Pavement Management Program (PMP) Update states that the cost to reconstruct the county road system, given current deferred maintenance, is $470 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 Sections 2100 to 2121 of the Streets and Highways Code. 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. Section 2121 of the Streets and Highways Code 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 data in proportioning the distribution of funds from the Highway Users Tax Account and SB 1 “Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Program”.
For the County to be eligible to receive regional discretionary funds through the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) for road and safety projects, the County must certify a PMP and the number of miles of county maintained roads. County staff verified that the county maintained roads that are traversable by ordinary automobiles, have become county roads through due legal processes, are open to the general public, and are outside of incorporated cities. Additions typically come from the acceptance of new roadways or relinquishment of former State highways. Exclusions typically come from the annexation of roadways into incorporated cities or from abandonments. Since 2022, there are not any roads that had been accepted by the County nor annexed into cities. The total centerline mileage of roadway maintained by the County for 2023 is 419.10 miles.