HomeMy WebLinkAbout09 PROJECT FUNDING FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION SUBVENTION FUNDS (ASSEMBLY BILL 2766) PROGRAMAgenda Item 9
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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director
MEETING DATE: JANUARY 16, 2018
TO: JEFFREY C. PARKER, CITY MANAGER
FROM: ELIZABETH A. BINSACK, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR
SUBJECT: PROJECT FUNDING FOR THE MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION
SUBVENTION FUNDS (ASSEMBLY BILL 2766) PROGRAM
SUMMARY
Every two (2) years the City Council authorizes the use of the City's disbursement of
Assembly Bill (AB) 2766 funds to offset costs for State mandated vehicle emission reduction
programs implemented by the City of Tustin. This year the City Council is being requested to
allocate the Fiscal Year (FY) 2016/2017 and FY 2017/2018 AB 2766 disbursements to partly
fund the installation and construction of pedestrian and traffic calming enhancements and
improvements in Old Town Tustin, which will be identified in the Tustin Downtown
Commercial Core Plan (the "Plan").
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council authorize a total of $203,176, including $105,629 in AB 2766 FY
2016/2017 turn -back funds, $96,900 in projected AB 2766 FY 2017/2018 turn -back funds,
and $647 in interest income received through investment of the turn -back funds, to be
used/earmarked to partly fund the installation and construction of future pedestrian, bicycle,
and traffic calming enhancements and improvements in Downtown Tustin, which will be
identified in the Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT
Since 1991, AB 2766 funds have been made available to local governments for use in
offsetting state mandated vehicle emissions reduction programs. The City received $105,629
for the 2016/2017 program year and $647 in interest income and is estimated to receive
approximately $96,900 for the 2017/2018 program year. The use of these funds reduces
General Fund responsibility to fund state mandated emission reduction programs. The total
cost of the future installation and construction of pedestrian and traffic calming enhancements
and improvements in Downtown Tustin has not been determined.
CORRELATION TO THE STRATEGIC PLAN
The Project Funding for the Motor Vehicle Registration Subvention Funds Program falls
under Goal C of the Strategic Plan pertaining to financial strength and under Goal D
pertaining to working collaboratively with agencies within and outside the City on issues of
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mutual interest and concern in that the Program provides funding for state mandated
emission reduction projects and programs.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
On September 30, 1990, the State Legislature authorized the South Coast Air Quality
Management District (SCAQMD) to impose an additional motor vehicle registration fee of two
dollars ($2) per vehicle to finance the implementation of transportation measures embodied in
the Air Quality Management Plan (AQMP) and provisions of the California Clean Air Act.
Commencing in FY 1991/1992, subvention disbursements were made available to cities and
agencies. Forty (40) percent of the funds collected from the Department of Motor Vehicle
registration fees are returned to local governments for local vehicle emission reduction
programs.
AB 2766 tum -back funds must be used solely to reduce pollution from motor vehicles and for
related planning, monitoring, enforcement, and technical studies necessary for the
implementation of state and regional clean air goals.
PROGRAM AND BUDGET INFORMATION
In the past ten (10) years, the City of Tustin has used or earmarked AB 2766 funds to offset
the costs associated with the following air emission reduction programs:
FY 2006/07 Project 0 Traffic Signalization Project (Park Avenue)
FY 2007/08 Project 0 Traffic Signalization Project (Warner Avenue)
FY 2008/09 Project Alternative Fuel Street Sweeper (portion —
combined with 09-10 allocation)
FY 2009/10 Project Alternative Fuel Street Sweeper (portion —
combined with 08-09 allocation)
FY 2010/11 Project Rail Station Parking Structure Maintenance
FY 2011/12 Project Rail Station Parking Structure Maintenance
FY 2012/13 Projects Rail Station Parking Structure Maintenance
Enderle Center Dr. — Vandenberg Ln. Intersection
Newport Avenue Bicycle Trail Reconstruction
Signal Coordination
FY 2013/14 Project 0 Downtown Tustin Pedestrian and Traffic Calming
FY 2014/15 Project 0 Downtown Tustin Pedestrian and Traffic Calming
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FY 2015/16 Project
Downtown Tustin Pedestrian and Traffic Calming
PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017 AND 2017/2018 PROGRAM ALLOCATIONS
Downtown Tustin Pedestrian and Traffic Calming Improvements — The total cost of the
installation and construction of pedestrian and traffic calming enhancements and
improvements in Downtown Tustin is yet to be determined. This Project would improve
pedestrian safety, encourage pedestrian activity, and calm traffic within the area covered by
the Plan through projects such as enhanced pedestrian crossings, widened sidewalks,
designated bicycle lanes, and center medians.
Staff recommends that $105,629 in AB 2766 FY 2016/2017 turn -back funds, $96,900 in
projected AB 2766 FY 2017/2018 turn -back funds, and $647 in interest income be allocated
to the Downtown Tustin Pedestrian and Traffic Calming Improvements Project. These funds
will augment the FY 2013/14, 2014/15, and 2015/16 AB 2766 funds that have been allocated
to the Project.
Scott Reekstin Elizabeth A. Binsack
Principal Planner Director of Community Development