TO: AC Transit Board of Directors
FROM: Salvador Llamas, General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
SUBJECT: Fiscal Year 2026-27 State of Good Repair Program
ACTION ITEM
AGENDA PLANNING REQUEST: ?
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
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Consider adoption of Resolution No. 26-007 authorizing the General Manager, or 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 General Manager or 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 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) 2026-27 SGR program will provide approximately $4.8 million for AC Transit. Matching funds are not required.
BACKGROUND/RATIONALE:
Senate Bill 1 (SB1), The Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017, provides funds for the State of Good Repair (SGR) Program to provide 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 share of FY2026-27 SGR funds is $4.8 million.
For AC Transit's share, the Di...
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