For City Council Meeting February 24, 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) Adopt Resolution No. 8477 Accepting the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's Transportation Development Act, Article 3 Grant Funding in the Amount of $1,000,000 for the City of Rialto Safe Routes to School Improvements Project, City Project No. 25085; 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 the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority's Transportation Development Act, Article 3 grant funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for the City of Rialto Safe Routes to School Improvements Project, City Project No. 25085; and
2) Authorize the City Manager or their designee to execute all related documents.
BACKGROUND
On May 28, 2024, the City Council authorized staff to submit Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 grant applications to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) for the City of Rialto Safe Routes to School Improvements Project (SRTS). The City of Rialto formally accepted the 2025 Active Transportation Program (ATP) Cycle 7 grant on December 9, 2025, in the amount of $3,934,000, to fund the construction phase of the project. These construction funds have been programmed for Fiscal Year 2028/2029.
On June 4, 2025, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board authorized the release of the Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Call for Projects for Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities projects and Transit Access Improvement Projects. The amount of Article 3 funds anticipated to be available for award is $5,977,000 for bicycle and pedestrian projects.
To further optimize the project funding and reduce the City's local match requirement for the...
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