HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-020 - Resolutions RESOLUTION NO. 10-020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE
FINDINGS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATEWIDE LOCAL
STREETS AND ROADS NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT.
WHEREAS, cities and counties own and operate over 81% of the roads in California,
where every trip begins and ends, and the local system is critical for safety and mobility of the
traveling public, farm to market needs, multimodal needs, and commerce; and
WHEREAS, the local street and road system provides two-fold opportunity for economic
recovery during the worst fiscal crisis in California in decades. The maintenance and
preservation of the local transportation network provides both public and private sector jobs and
thus supports economic recovery in every corner of the state. Furthermore, well maintained
infrastructure is critical for economic development by attracting businesses and providing for the
safe and efficient movement of both people and goods; and
WHEREAS, while federal and state governments regularly assess their transportation
system needs, no such data existed for the local component of the State's transportation
network; and
WHEREAS, the California Statewide Local Streets and Roads Needs Assessment
provides critical analysis and information on the local transportation network's condition and
funding needs; and
WHEREAS, the study surveyed all of California's 58 counties and 478 cities in 2007-08,
resulting in data that represents 93% of local street and road miles in the state; and
WHEREAS, the results show that California's local streets and roads are on a path of
significant decline. On a scale of zero (failed) to 100 (excellent), the statewide average
pavement condition index (PCI) is 68, placing it in the "at risk category'; and
WHEREAS, if current funding remains the same, the statewide condition is projected to
deteriorate to a PCI of 58 in 10 years, and further to 48 ("poor" category) by 2033; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga has a PCI of 71, placing it in the
"satisfactory category"; and
WHEREAS, on-going road maintenance is a significant public safety concern, as fatality
rates on county roads already exceed those of the State's freeway system. Maintaining the
paved road network (pothole filling, sealing, overlays, etc.), traffic signals, signs, and street
lights has a direct correlation to improving public safety thus reducing traffic accidents, injuries
and deaths; and
WHEREAS, to spend the taxpayer's money cost-effectively, preserving and maintaining
the local system in good condition, or at a level of best management practices, is less costly in
the long terms; and
WHEREAS, in order to bring the local system back into a cost-effective condition,
thereby preserving the public's $271 billion pavement investment and stopping further costly
deterioration, at least $7 billion annually in new money going directly to cities and counties over
a period of ten years is needed to stop the further decline and deterioration of our streets and
roads; and
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California,
hereby supports the findings and recommendations of the California Statewide Local Streets
and Roads Needs Assessment Report, and the Mayor is authorized to sign this resolution.
Please see the following page
for formal adoption,certification and signatures
Resolution No. 10-020 — Page 2 of 3
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 20th day of January 2010.
AYES: Gutierrez, Kurth, Michael, Spagnolo, Williams
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
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Dona d J. Kurth, M.D., Mayor
ATTEST:
anice C. Reynolds, City Clerk
I, JANICE C. REYNOLDS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga,
California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a Regular Meeting
of said City Council held on the 20th day of January 2010.
Executed this 215' day of January 2010, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
nice C. Reynolds, City LMerk
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