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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES - 04042006 - C.2 TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FROM: TRANSPORTATION, WATER, & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE DATE: April 4, 2006co • SUBJECT: Capital Road Improvement & Preservation Program for Fiscal Year 2005/2006 to 2011/2012, Countywide SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION I. Recommended Action: APPROVE and ADOPT the Capital Road Improvement Program(CRIPP)for fiscal year 2005/2006 through 20011/2012. II. Fiscal Impact: No financial impact to the General Fund. Public Works staff time was needed to prepare the Capital Road Improvement& Preservation Program. Approval and adoption of the CRIPP will provide a planning doc ent hat will outline the anticipated expenditures of road-related capital funds in the next seven years. he CR is a programming document that programs fur�lds-f4a c ital ro im vement projects within he C n Continued on Attachment:_ c� pervisor ederal Glover Supe Piepho _RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): �J ACTION OF BOARD ON /// �TD6APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS UNANIMOUS(ABSENT I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of ani AYES: NOES: action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of ABSENT: ABSTAIN: Supervisors on the date shown. JC:jc J G:\GrpData\TransEng\2006\BO-TR\2005 CRIPP.doc ATTESTED: Orig.Div: Public Works(TE) Contact: Jason Chen 925.313.2299 John Cullen, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County cc; County Administrator Administrator Community Development County Counsel Auditor/Controller PW Accounting By_��!'°_� Deputy SUBJECT: Capital Road Improvement& Preservation Program for Fiscal Year 2005/2006 to 2011/2012 DATE: April 4, 2006 PAGE: 2 of 3 III. Reasons for Recommendations and Background: The CRIPP was established by Resolution 89/306 under the County Road Improvement Policy. The Policy was authorized by Government Code Section 66002 and is required under the Growth Management Element of the Contra Costa Transportation and Growth Management Program Ordinance approved by the voters in November 1988 (Measure C-88). Measure C-88 required that each participating local agency develop a five-year CRIPP to meet and/or maintain traffic service and performance standards. In 1991, the CRIPP was expanded to cover seven years to conform to the Congestion Management Plan, and in 1992 the CRIPP update was changed to a biennial schedule. The Capital Road Improvement& Preservation Program (CRIPP) is a programming document for the funding of capital road improvement projects within Contra Costa County. It includes estimated project costs, funding source information, and scheduling information for known potential projects within the next seven fiscal years. It also includes revenue projections and a summary of estimated project-related expenditures for each funding source. Approval of the CRIPP by the Board of Supervisors does not automatically approve each individual project listed in the CRIPP. Each project in the CRIPP is subject to a separate public review, engineering feasibility analysis, and environmental assessment before the Board of Supervisors will consider final approval of the project. As this is a planning level document, adoption of the CRIPP will not preclude construction of projects that have not been identified. As more information is gathered about a project, the Public Works Department may determine that the project will cost more than originally estimated for reasons not known at this time. In such a case the Public Works Department will study various alternatives to find a solution to the funding shortfall. The Public Works Department will adjust subsequent CRIPPs to reflect any changes in project scope or cost. Adopting a CRIPP to guide our capital improvements will do several things for the County: • Increase public awareness of how and where funds will be spent on our road system. • Enhance public image and public trust by showing that funds are programmed in detail and will be expended in accordance with a bona fide program. • Encourage more public involvement in the programming and expenditure of our capital funds. • Provide accurate "accountability" of whether our transportation system will meet acceptable level of service to satisfy our growth management policies. • Provide a basis for projecting staffing needs over the next seven years. • Provide a budget tool to track expenditures of each type of funding utilized for capital improvements. On March 13, 2006, the Transportation Water and Infrastructure Committee held a Public Hearing on I SUBJECT: Capital Road Improvement & Preservation Program for Fiscal Year 2005/2006 to 2011/2012 DATE: April 4, 2006 PAGE: 3 of 3 the 2005 CRIPP and recommended its approval and adoption. CONSEOUENCES OF NEGATIVE ACTION: Failure to approve the CRIPP could adversely affect the schedule of road improvements for the next seven years as this document provides direction for project planning and staff requirements in the coming years. Measure C and the County's proposed growth management policy also require a CRIPP be enacted to meet the anticipated needs of new development impacts on the roadway systems. Without an approved CRIPP program, the County will not be able to fulfill this requirement, which would jeopardize our Measure C return to source funding.