For City Council Meeting July 22, 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 (1) Adopt Resolution No. 8388 Accepting Grant Funding from San Bernardino County Transportation Authority in the amount of $976,750 for the Smart Corridor: Riverside Avenue Project; and (2) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Execute all Related Documents.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1) Adopt a resolution accepting grant funding from the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority in the amount of $976,750 for the Smart Corridor: Riverside Avenue project.
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
On January 14, 2025, San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) released a Request for Information (RFI) to local jurisdictions for the development of Smart Arterial Corridors in the San Bernardino Valley. The purpose of the RFI is to award up to $5 million in funding to local jurisdictions for investments in upgrades to traffic control equipment and signal coordination on up to five arterial corridors. The maximum award amount was not to exceed $1,000,000.
As part of the recently completed Smart County Master Plan by the San Bernardino County Council of Governments, one key focus is to establish a set of smart corridors within the San Bernardino Valley Coordinated Traffic Signal System. These corridors will prioritize upgrades to traffic controller technology and communications to enhance traffic flow.
On March 11, 2025, the City Council authorized staff to submit an application in response to the RFI. The City's proposed project focused on improvements along Riverside Avenue, a critical corridor intersecting multiple major arterial and collector roadways.
ANALYSIS/DISCUSSION
On June 4, 2025, the SBCTA Board of Directors approved the City of Rialto's applica...
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