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Committee approves SB1 amendment reallocating funds to Park Merced, Twin Peaks and Sunset projects
Summary
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee approved an amendment to accept $2,106,000 in California SB1 local partnership funds for Park Merced, Twin Peaks/Mt. Davidson and Glen Park pavement renovation and reallocated $333,000 from the Alameda Boulevard estimate after design reduced the project's cost.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Oct. 3 approved amendments to accept California Senate Bill 1 local partnership formula funding for city pavement renovations and reallocated funds among projects. Elizabeth Ramos, capital budget analyst for San Francisco Public Works, told the committee the amended resolution authorizes $2,106,000 for a residential pavement renovation program covering Park Merced, Twin Peaks/Mount Davidson and Glen Park. Ramos said the amendment removes a previously proposed $2,083,000 SB1 allocation for Alameda Boulevard because design-stage cost estimates are now lower than the initial high-level planning estimate.
"We are decreasing the program state funding amount for the Alameda Boulevard project from $2,083,000 to $1,750,000," Ramos said, and the department would program the $333,000 difference to the Sunset/Parkside Streets pavement renovation project to maximize use of SB1 funds across the city.
During questioning, Chair Jane Kim and other supervisors asked why Alameda Boulevard was removed from the SB1 allocation. Ramos explained the change reflects updated design estimates and a desire "to ensure that we are not holding money in a project that will not be utilizing those funds." Public Works Project Manager Paul Baradis said the department evaluates geographic equity on a five-year rolling basis and maintains a live map of resurfacing projects on the Public Works street resurfacing web page.
Severn Campbell of the Budget and Legislative Analyst's office confirmed the committee's report and noted total project costs for the package are approximately $4.9 million. Supervisor Aaron Peskin moved the amendments; the committee accepted them and passed the item without objection.
Next steps: The committee forwarded the amended resolution as approved to the full Board of Supervisors for inclusion on the Oct. 16 agenda.
