For City Council Meeting August 12, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Tim Sullivan, Assistant City Manager
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Request City Council to Adopt Resolution No. 8391 Adopting the Measure I Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis for Fiscal Years 2026/2027 through 2030/2031 for the Major Street-Arterial Subprogram.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution adopting the Measure I Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis for fiscal years 2026/2027 through 2030/2031 for the Major Street-Arterial Subprogram.
BACKGROUND:
In order to receive Measure I funding through the Major Streets-Arterial Subprogram, local jurisdictions in San Bernardino County must annually adopt a Five-Year Capital Project Needs Analysis (CPNA) that outlines their anticipated funding reimbursement requests for the program. The CPNA identifies Arterial Subprogram projects by fiscal year, including funding sources, amounts, and project phasing. This information is required by the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) to manage cash flow and regional project funding.
Local jurisdictions are advised to submit their adopted plan to SBCTA by September 30, 2025, as the CPNA from each jurisdiction is used to determine the anticipated funding needs of the Arterial Subprogram in the upcoming budget for fiscal year 2025/2026. SBCTA also requires local jurisdictions to match a certain percentage of the total project cost as a fair share from new development, with the remainder allocated by SBCTA (59.10 percent). The City of Rialto's local share is 40.90 percent. This local fair share match from new development is a requirement of Measure I and is in accordance with the regional SBCTA Nexus Study. The intent is for local agencies to collect a regional impact fee from new development to fund the local fair share match.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION:
SBCTA approved the Arterial Subprogram under the Major Streets Program with the following funding allocation, shown in Table 1 below, for each jurisdiction:
Table 1 - Measure I Major Street/Arterial Program
Summary of Allocation, Balances & Special Arrangements
Exhibit A, attached to the Resolution, outlines the significant expenses listed in the City of Rialto's Measure I CPNA for Fiscal Years 2026/2027 through 2030/2031, which are summarized in Table 2 below:
Table 2 - Major Arterial CPNA Measure I Program
All of the projects identified in Table 2 have been completed. The City secured funding for the improvements listed above and is now seeking reimbursement of up to 59.1 percent of the total project costs. In Fiscal Year 2025/2026, staff will request reimbursement for the remaining allocation of $1,394,985.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT:
The proposed action is not a “Project” as defined by the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Pursuant to Section 15378(a), a “Project” means the whole of an action, which has a potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. According to Section 15378(b), a Project does not include: (5) Organizational or administrative activities of governments that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment.
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY:
Approval of this action complies with the City of Rialto General Plan Goals:
Goal 4-1: Provide transportation improvements to reduce traffic congestion associated with regional and local trip increases.
Goal 4-2: Protect residential neighborhoods from through traffic impacts.
Goal 4-3: Protect residences, sensitive land uses, and pedestrians from activities along rail corridors.
Goal 4-4: Protect schoolchildren and others from traffic hazards around schools.
Goal 4-5: Ensure the provision of adequate, convenient, and safe parking for all land uses.
Goal 4-6: Provide for all residents and businesses to have equal access to reliable and convenient public transit services.
Goal 4-7: Achieve optimum use of regional rail transit.
Goal 4-8: Establish and maintain a comprehensive system of pedestrian trails and bicycle routes that provide viable connections throughout the City.
Goal 4-9: Promote walking.
Goal 4-10: Provide a circulation system that supports Rialto’s position as a logistics hub.
LEGAL REVIEW:
The City Attorney’s Office has reviewed the resolution and approved it as to form.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Operating Budget Impact
There is no impact to the operating budget.
Capital Improvement Budget Impact
The City secured funding for the improvements listed in Table 2 above and is now seeking reimbursement of up to 59.1 percent of the total project costs. In Fiscal Year 2025/2026, staff will request reimbursement for the remaining allocation of $1,394,985.
Licensing
A Business License application and payment of a Business License tax is not required for this action.