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Gonzales City Council adopts SB1 priority list for street repairs, eyes larger grant to expand work
Summary
The council voted to adopt Resolution 2026-21 designating local streets — including Alta Miner, Fourth Street and Ringcon Road — as the city's SB1 priority projects for 2026–27. Staff said the city expects roughly $239,000 from SB1 for 2026–27 and will combine it with prior-year funds while pursuing additional grants for complete-streets improvements.
Gonzales City Council on May 18 adopted Resolution 2026-21 naming a set of local streets as the city's top priority for Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (SB1) funding for fiscal year 2026–27.
The resolution lists reconstruction of Alta Miner Street between Third and Fifth streets; improvements to Fourth Street between Alta Miner and Belden streets; work on Ringcon Road between Fifth Street and Fairview Drive; and a slurry-seal and patching of Fifth Street from Alta Miner to Feno Road as the priority project to be funded with SB1 money.
Staff told the council the city expects to receive about $239,000 for 2026–27 in SB1 funding and plans to combine that allocation with leftover SB1 funds from prior years to complete a larger project footprint. Staff also said they will apply for a Regional Surface Transportation Program (RSTP) or other complete-streets grants to add pedestrian and bicycle improvements, intersection bulb-outs and temporary ADA/pedestrian treatments to the SB1-funded base work.
Council members asked for clarification on which segments were included and how the SB1 allocation would layer with proposed grant-funded improvements. Staff replied grant decisions will be known in August; if additional grants are awarded the city aims to move forward with combined bid documents. If not, staff said the city will proceed with the SB1-funded foundation work and use assessment-district funds and set-aside pockets for smaller complementary pieces.
A council member moved to approve Resolution 2026-21 and a second was recorded; the council adopted the measure by oral vote. The motion carried.
City staff said the goal is to have design and bid documents ready so construction can begin in the late 2026 season if scheduling permits, but acknowledged the project may be delayed into the 2027 construction season depending on grant timing and bid scheduling.
The council's adoption makes the listed streets the city's official SB1 priority project for the next fiscal year and gives staff authorization to pursue matching grants and prepare bid documents.
The council did not provide a detailed, line-item combined total for prior-year SB1 carryover during the meeting; staff referenced prior allocations and an available balance but did not state a precise consolidated figure at the dais.
Next steps: staff will finalize a grant application timeline, report back on any RSTP or other grant awards in August, and prepare bid documents for the base SB1-funded work.
