TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Kathleen Kelly, Interim General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2025-26 State of Good Repair Program
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AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider adoption of Resolution No. 25-016 authorizing the Interim General Manager, or her designee, to file and execute applications and funding agreements with the California Department of Transportation for allocation of the California State of Good Repair (SGR) Program; to provide certifications and assurances to the California Department of Transportation; and to assign the Interim General Manager or her designee as the authorized agent for the California State of Good Repair (SGR) Program.
Staff Contact:
Chris Andrichak, Chief Financial Officer
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STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE:
Goal - Financial Stability and Resiliency
Initiative - Financial Efficiency and Revenue Maximization
These funds support the District's Transit Asset Management (TAM) policy and plan, by providing key funding for "boring but very important" state of good repair projects that are unlikely to attract competitive grants. Additionally, they can be used to match federal grants, reducing the need for District Capital to fund state of good repair projects.
BUDGETARY/FISCAL IMPACT:
The Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-26 SGR program will provide approximately $4.7 million for capital projects for AC Transit. Matching funds are not required.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Senate Bill 1 (SB1), The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, established the State of Good Repair (SGR) Program. This program provides approximately $105 million annually to transit operators in California for eligible transit maintenance, rehabilitation, and capital projects.
The SGR program follows the State Transit Assistance (STA) Formula, apportioning funds to regions by population and apportioning funds to transit operators by respective revenues. Under the STA formula, the District's ...
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