20. AB 1784 regarding local roadway projectsCity Hall
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PUBLIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
SUMMARY
Agenda Item No. AO Meeting Date: May 4, 2010
SUBJECT
Authorize support of AB 1784 regarding local roadway projects.
BACKGROUND
AB 1784 authorizes the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) to enter into
agreements with any city within its territory or within the County of Santa Clara to improve a
street, road, highway, or expressway under the jurisdiction of the city or county. Some smaller
cities in Santa Clara County may not have the in -house resources within its Public Works
Department to be able to manage the construction of a particular capital improvement project on
its local roadway system, even when they have the funds for the project itself. VTA has a
Construction Division that is responsible for, and has extensive experience in, managing the
construction of transportation capital improvement projects.
To avoid having local roadway capital improvement projects delayed or not get done at all
because a particular city does not have the in -house resources to deliver it, VTA could step in
and help the city, if the city so requests.
AB 1784 will jump -start stalled local roadway projects and allow the VTA to partner with locale
governments to provide the necessary expertise on construction management. This bill will
make local roadway capital improvement projects shovel -ready and ready to hire.
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION
Based on e-mail communications received from `Tice Mayor Wong and Councilmember
Mahoney in support, it is the recommendation of the Legislative Committee that the council
support SB 1784 as it is currently written.
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Submitted by:
Rick Kitson,
Public & Environmental Affairs Director
Attachment A: AB 1784 Fact Sheet
Attachment B: Bill Analysis
Approved for submission to the
City Council:
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David W. Knapp,
City Manager
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ATTACHMENT A
STATE CAPITOL
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SACRAMENTO, CA 94249 -0.322
(316)319 -2022
FAX (91 S) 319-2122
DISTRICT OFFICE
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MOUNTAIN VIEK CA 94041
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FAX (409) 277 -20841 (650) 210 -2W5
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AB 1784 (Fong) — Fact Sheet
Local Roadway Projects
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Purpose of Bill:
Jump -starts stalled local roadway projects due to lack of funding for technical program
assistance.
Background:
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authoritt (VTA) is a statutorily created special district.
It was created by the Legislature and Governor to perform a wide variety of transportation
functions for the communities and residents of Santa Clara County.
However, VTA's current enabling statutes do not specifically authorize VTA to manage the
construction of improvement projects on local rc adways under the jurisdiction of the 15 cities
within Santa Clara County.
In some cases, particularly with regard to the smaller cities in Santa Clara County, the local
agency may not have the in -house resources within its Public Works Department to be able to
manage the construction of a particular capital improvement project on its local roadway system,
even when they have the funds for the project itself.
VTA, on the other hand, has a Construction Division that is responsible for, and has extensive
experience in, managing the construction of transportation capital improvement projects. As
opposed to a local roadway capital improvement project having to be delayed or not getting done
at all because a particular city does not have the im -house resources to deliver it, VTA could step
in and help the city, if the city so requests.
AB 1784:
AB 1784 will allow the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority to partner with local
governments to provide the necessary expertise on construction management. This bill will
make local roadway capital improvement projects shovel -ready and ready to hire.
Sponsor:
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
For more information, please contact Maria Garcia in the Office of Assemblymember Paul Fong
at (916) 319 -2022, or Kurt Evans with SCVTA at (408) 321 -5556.
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AB 1784 Assembly Bill - Bill Analysis
BILL ANALYSIS
Date of Hearing: April 14, 2010
AB 1784
Page I
ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Cameron Smyth, Chair
AB 1784 (Fong) - As Amended: April 12, 2010
SUBJECT Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority.
SUMMARY . Authorizes the Santa Clara Valley Transportation
Authority ( SCVTA) to enter into agreements with any city within
its territory or within the County of Santa Clara to improve a
street, road, highway, or expressway under the jurisdiction of
the city or county; specifically provides that this authority
does not apply to highways under the jurisdiction of the state,
unless specifically permitted elsewhere in statute.
EXISTING LAW
1)Establishes SCVTA as the transit district and the congestion
management agency in Santa Clara County. _
2)Authorizes SCVTA to construct and improve state and local
highways for projects identified in a countywide
transportation expenditure plan associated with a local
transportation sales tax program.
3)Authorizes cities and counties, generally, to enter into
agreements to construct, repair and maintain each other's
highways.
FISCAL EFFECT None
COMMENTS
1)AB 1784 would provide SCVTA with the authority to manage the
construction of improvement projects on local roadways under
the jurisdiction of the cities within Santa Clara county or
the county itself, if the individual jurisdictions asked SCVTA
to do the work on their behalf. According to the author, some
of the smaller cities in Santa Clara County may not have the
in -house resources to manage construction of local road
improvements. SCVTA, however, has a construction division
that has the expertise to oversee large and small scale
transportation capitol improvement projects. By granting
SCVTA the authority to do work for others within the county,
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the author asserts that this bill could avoid having local
transportation projects delayed for the lack of in -house city
or county resources.
2)Support Arguments . The sponsor, SCVTA, states that AB 1784
will help to jump start stalled local roadway improvement
projects.
3)Opposition Arguments None at this time
4)'This bill was heard in the Assembly Transportation Committee
on March 22, 2010, and passed with a 14 -0 vote.
REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION
Support
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (SPONSOR)
Opposition
None on file
Analysis Prepared by Katie Kolitsos / L. GOV. / (916)
319 -3958
ATTACM ENT B
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