AGENDA ITEM NO. 7
COUNCIL MEETING
02/04/2026
REQUEST TO PRIORITIZE AND REALLOCATE LOCAL TRANSPORTATION (LTA) FUNDS FOR STREET AND INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE DOWNTOWN CORE, AROUND SCHOOLS, AND SURROUNDING
CHURCHES, INCLUDING A “LIGHT-UP-DOWNTOWN” SAFETY INITIATIVE BACKGROUND PT. 1 – AGENDA ITEM #16
CC 04-16-2025
• On April 16, 2025, per Agenda Item #16, the Calexico City Council authorized the Interim City Manager to Sign an Agreement of Professional Services between City of Calexico and West & Associates Engineering, Inc., for Engineering Services for the “2025 Street Improvement Project on Designated Streets”. The streets included in the task order proposed for the Design Services of the project were included in the Agenda Item #16, under Exhibit-A.
BACKGROUND PT. 2 – AGENDA ITEM #16
CC 04-16-2025 – MINUTES
BACKGROUND PT. 2 – EXHIBIT-A
LIST OF STREETS FOR REHABILITATION
INCLUDED IN AGENDA ITEM #16
1 2
3 BACKGROUND PT. 3 – EXHIBIT-B
SITE PLAN OF STREETS INCLUDED IN THE STREETS
REHABILITATION PROJECT (DETAILED PLANS)
1 2
3 EXHIBIT-B
ENGINEER’S COST ESTIMATE FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• Available LTA Funding
• $4,259,095.00
• Available 2018 LTA Bond Proceeds
• $2,951,905.00
• Engineer’s Cost Estimate for Areas 1, 2 & 3, per Exhibit-B • $23,569,000.00
• Difference
• $7,211,000.00 - $23,569,000.00 = -$16,358,000.00
ENGINEER’S COST ESTIMATE FOR
STREET IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
• Available LTA Funding
• $4,259,095.00
• Available 2018 LTA Bond Proceeds
• $2,951,905.00
• Engineer’s Cost Estimate (CE) for Area 3 (Downtown), per Exhibit-C
• $8,200,000.00
• Difference
• $7,211,000.00 - $8,200,000.00 = -$989,000.00
3 EXHIBIT-C
LTA FUNDS AND 2018 LTA BOND PROCEED
FUNDING ALLOCATION AND BREAKDOWN
• The following slides represent the allocation and distribution per project of LTA funds and 2018 LTA Bond Proceeds:
• Table 1 – Expenditures : Projects already under design/construction or finalized where LTA funding is already committed.
• Table 2 – Recently federally or state funded projects where a local match will be required.
• Table 3 - Expenditures : Projects already under design where LTA Bond Proceed is already committed.
MEASURE D FUNDS – TABLE 1 -
EXPENDITURES
Project # Project Name Fund No. 233 Federal/State
Grant
Estimated Project Cost
216 Traffic Control (Southbound Imperial Ave & Cesar Chavez Blvd) $150,000 $0 $150,000 90-944 FUTURE Second Street Bridge Widening
(Over New River @ "El Hoyo" - former Vons/California Market) $3,016,192 $825,000 $3,841,192 90-956
Street Overlay (2025-2026) Plans @ 90% being prepare by Phil West – Construction Anticipated to start by end of 1st Quarter 2026
$4,259,095 $0 $4,259,095
91-903 Paving Alleyway project prepared by Dynamic Consulting Engineers $436,558 $1,413,442 $1,850.000 91-906 FUTURE Second Street Bridge (Anza Road Bridge over the All-American Canal - Funds committed for Environmental & Design phases) $3,086,000 $600,000 $3,686,000 91-916 Cole Blvd (ML King Ave/Bowker Rd) – Project Completed $286,000 $0 $286,000 91-917 Sidewalk Improvement (Grant St, Calexico St, Van de Graaf) Project Completed $448,920 $366,000 $814,920
91-943 Cole Blvd between Scaroni Rd and Railroad Tracks project - Plans @ 10% being prepared by Dynamic Consulting Engineers
$336,000 $710,000 $1,046,000
Total $12,018,765 $3,914,442 $15,933,207
Project
#
Project Name Fund No.
233
Federal/State
Grant
Estimated
Project Cost
XX-XXX Cole Blvd between Bowker Rd & SR-98
(by the Water Tank Reservoir)
$250,000 $681,000 $931,000
XX-XXX Beach Ave between Belcher Street (Calexico High School) & 2nd Street
$220,000 $880,000 $1,100,000
Total $470,000 $1,561,000 $2,031,000
PROJECTS RECENTLY AWARDED FEDERAL/STATE FUNDS AND WILL REQUIRE A LOCAL MATCH – TABLE 2
Project
#
Project Name Fund No.
402
Federal/State
Grant
Estimated
Project
Cost
90-956
Street Overlay (2025-2026) ) Plans @ 90% being prepare by Phil West – Construction Anticipated to start by end of 1st
Quarter 2026 – See Project 90-956 @ Table 1
$2,951,905 $0 $2,951,905
Total $2,951,905 $0 $2,951,905
MEASURE D BOND PROCEEDS (FUND
NO. 402) - EXPENDITURES – TABLE 3
Table Project Name Fund No. 233 Federal/State
Grant
Estimated Project
Cost
1 Fund No. 233 (See Table #1) $12,018,765 $3,914,442 $15,933,207 2 Fund No. 233 (See Table #2) $470,000 $1,561,000 $2,031,000 3 Fund No. 402 (See Table #3) $2,951,905 $0 $2,951,905
Total = $15,440,670 $5,475,442 $20,916,112
PROJECT NO. 90-956 “2025 STREET
OVERLAY” FUNDING BREAKDOWN
Project # Project Name Fund No. 233 (LTA) Fund No. 402 (LTA) Available Project Funding
Current Project
Cost
Funding
Required for
Project
Completion
90-956 Street Overlay (2025-2026) $4,259,095 $2,951,905 $4,259,095
+
$2,951,905
=
$7,211,000
$23,569,000
$7,211,000
-
$23,569,000
=
- $16,358,000