For City Council Meeting May 26, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
APPROVAL: Tanya Williams, City Manager
FROM: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: (1) Authorize the Submission of a Railroad Crossing Elimination (Crossing Safety) Program Grant Application to the Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Pacific Electric Trail Extension Project, City Project No. 240801; 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) Authorize the submission of a railroad crossing elimination (crossing safety) program grant application to the Federal Railroad Administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Pacific Electric Trail Extension project, City Project No. 240801; and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
On May 17, 2018, the City of Rialto was awarded an SB1- 2018 Sustainable Communities Grant to conduct a feasibility analysis for the expansion of the City's Pacific Electric Trail.
On September 8, 2020, the City Council awarded the Professional Service Agreement to Alta Planning + Design for design services for the Pacific Electric (PE) Trail project to extend the PE Trail approximately 1.75 miles, using the former Union Pacific Railroad right-of-way.
On September 22, 2020, City Council awarded a Professional Service Agreement to Alta Planning + Design in the amount of $268,875[DM1] for the Pacific Electric Trail Expansion Feasibility Study. The City Council accepted the Pacific Electric Trail Feasibility Study on April 12, 2022.
On May 10, 2022, the City Council authorized the submission of an ATP Cycle 6 Grant Application to Caltrans for the Pacific Electric Trail Extension project. Staff subsequently submitted the application for the ATP funding opportunity in the amount of $7,037,000. The local ...
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