For City Council Meeting November 10, 2026
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Tanya Williams, City Manager
AUTHOR: Yazdan Emrani, P.E., Director of Public Works
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Request City Council to: (1) Adopt Budget Resolution No. 8588 to Amend the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Budget to Appropriate $500,000 from the Traffic Development Impact Fee (DIF) Fund; (2) Approve the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority Assuming the Lead Agency Role for Project Management Services, Including Advertise, Award, and Administer Services, During the Construction Phase of the I-10/Riverside Avenue Freight Improvement Project – Phase II, City Project No. 140813; and (3) Authorize the City Manager or Their Designee to Continue Coordinating with San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and, Subject to City Attorney Review and Mutually Acceptable Terms, Execute all Related Documents Necessary to Implement These Services.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
Adopt a budget resolution to amend the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 budget to appropriate $500,000 from the Traffic Development Impact Fee (DIF) Fund;
Approve the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority assuming the lead agency role for project management services, including advertise, award, and administer services, during the construction phase of the I-10/Riverside Avenue Freight Improvement Project – Phase II, City Project No. 140813; and
Authorize the City Manager or their designee to continue coordinating with San Bernardino County Transportation Authority and, subject to City Attorney review and mutually acceptable terms, execute all related documents necessary to implement these services.
BACKGROUND:
Staff has coordinated with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) regarding its experience with the I-10/Cedar Avenue Interchange project, which also involves widening a bridge over the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR) rail yard. SBCTA’s experience with this pr...
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