Title
Adopt a resolution to:
a. Accept the 2016 annual report of the Mileage of Maintained County Roads; and
b. Authorize the RMA Director to submit the Resolution and tabulations to the California Department of Transportation.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Resolution to:
a. Accept the 2016 annual report of the Mileage of Maintained County Roads; and
b. Authorize the RMA Director to submit the Resolution and tabulations to the California Department of Transportation.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
The California Streets and Highway Code, Section 2121, requires counties to submit to the California Department of Transportation, in May of each year, any additions or deletions to the Mileage of Maintained County Roads. Revisions to the Mileage of Maintained County Roads may result from several occurrences including the construction of new roads, approval of freeway maintenance agreements, abandonments, annexations, and/or corrections to errors in existing tabulations. This annual report is necessary for calculating Highway Users Tax Apportionment (HUTA) monies.
This year an additional 1.79 miles of road are being reported over the previous years, which is the net result of additions and deletions related to the Prunedale Improvement Project. This raises the total Monterey County maintained mileage to 1,236.33 miles, which includes 1,102.08 miles of paved roadway, and 134.25 miles of unpaved roadway.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The California Department of Transportation will incorporate these revisions into the State Certified Mileage of Maintained County Roads for Monterey County.
FINANCING:
This report was prepared by staff funded out of the Road Fund (Fund 002, Subfund TRAF, Unit 8195). Therefore, there is no financial impact to the General Fund. However, miles maintained is a factor used in calculating HUTA and Measure X funds. HUTA funds have been reduced by approximately 34% or $4.3 million over the past thr...
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