COUNTY OF SAN MATEO

Inter-Departmental Correspondence

Department of Public Works

DATE:

April 7, 2010

BOARD MEETING DATE:

April 27, 2010

SPECIAL NOTICE/HEARING:

None

VOTE REQUIRED:

Majority

TO:

Honorable Board of Supervisors

FROM:

James C. Porter, Director of Public Works

SUBJECT:

Certification of County Maintained Road System Mileage

RECOMMENDATION:

Adopt a resolution certifying the mileage in the County of San Mateo’s maintained road system to be 315.39 miles as of December 31, 2009 (Project No. R3001, F-331 [3C]).

BACKGROUND:

Section 2121 of the California Streets and Highways Code requires that in May of each year, each county shall report to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) “any additions or exclusions from its mileage of maintained county highways.” This report typically takes the form of a certification of the total mileage of the County’s maintained road system. Last year the County of San Mateo (County) reported a total of 314.76 maintained road system miles to Caltrans. Your Board has adopted similar resolutions directing the reporting of the total number of maintained miles in previous years.

DISCUSSION

This year, the proposed total County maintained mileage to be reported to Caltrans is 315.39 miles. The net increase of 0.63 miles from last year’s report is due to a correction in last year’s reporting. Exhibit “A” to the Resolution provides the summary of the revised County of San Mateo Maintained Road Mileage, as of December 31, 2009.

County Counsel has reviewed and approved the Resolution as to form.

Certification of the mileage in the County’s maintained road system contributes to the Shared Vision 2025 outcome of a Collaborative Community by assisting the State of California in their calculation for the allocation of gas tax revenues to the local agencies. The County of San Mateo is expecting $17 Million in gas tax revenue this year. The Department of Public Works uses these funds to maintain the County of San Mateo’s road system for the benefit of the traveling public.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no impact to the General Fund. The normal cost for producing and managing this report is approximately $8,000, which is paid for from this gas tax revenue.