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Public Works Agency <br /> www.santa-ana.org/pw <br /> Item # 19 <br /> City of Santa Ana <br /> 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br /> June 2, 2026 <br /> TOPIC: Resolution for Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 Local Streets and Roads <br /> Funding Program <br /> AGENDA TITLE <br /> Resolution to Maintain Eligibility for the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 Local Streets <br /> and Roads, Road Repair and Accountability Act Funding Program (Non-General Fund) <br /> RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> Adopt a Resolution affirming the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Senate Bill 1 projects list and <br /> anticipated Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account funding in the amount of <br /> $8,847,550, to be submitted to the California Transportation Commission for budgeting <br /> the Fiscal Year 2026-27 Capital Improvement Program and maintaining eligibility for <br /> Road Repair and Accountability Act funding. <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 2026-XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br /> THE CITY OF SANTA ANA ADOPTING A LIST OF PROJECTS FOR FISCAL YEAR <br /> 2026-27 FUNDED BY SB 1: THE ROAD REPAIR AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF <br /> 2017 <br /> GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br /> DISCUSSION <br /> In April 2017, California passed Senate Bill 1 (SB1), the Road Repair and Accountability <br /> Act of 2017, which created the State Road Maintenance and Rehabilitation Account <br /> (RMRA) to address basic road maintenance, rehabilitation, and safety needs on both <br /> the state highway and local streets systems. SB 1 generates revenue from gas taxes to <br /> fund the maintenance, repair, and safety improvements on state highways, local streets, <br /> and roads. The State Controller deposits various portions of these funds into RMRA <br /> and a percentage of these funds are apportioned by formula to eligible cities and <br /> counties pursuant to Street and Highways Code (SHC) Section 2032(h). The formula <br /> for distribution of RMRA funds is based on a city's population relative to the total <br /> population of all cities in the state of California. <br /> Each year, estimates of RMRA funds are prepared by the California Department of <br /> Finance and published by the League of California Cities. On average, the City has <br />