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Like other roadway improvement projects, the project will improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improve safety and response times for emergency vehic les, provide eff icient connectivity for residents and busines s centers, create jobs, increase use of non -motorized transportation systems, and facilitate growth. The project is consistent with the City’s Circulation Plan of the General Plan.
Total project cost is $21.4 million. The City’s goal is to acquire $20 million in grants and $ 1.4 million of local funds to complete the project. The City continues to advocate for funding for the project from a variety of State and Federal grant sources.
Bear Valley Road Rehabilitation and Widening Project
Bear Valley Road, between Interstate 15 and the Mojave River, carries more traffic volume than any other roadway in the High Desert. The roadway is s hared with the City of Victorville ; the north half is located and maintained by Victorville while the south half is located and maintained by the City of Hesperia. The roadway is the primary entrance to the Town of Apple Valley. The route also serves as the primary access to the City’s large industrial area. The ro adway contains t hree eastbound travel lanes but many areas along the street frontage are not fully improved. A large majority of the p roperties fronting Bear Valley Road are vacant, and roadway improvements are still to be constructed.
The City desires to partner with the City of Victorvil le and construct missing curb, gutter, sidewalk , and bike lanes along both sides of the roadway tog ether with pavement rehabilitation to keep this vital roadway in good condition. Like other roadway improvement projects, the project will improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improve safety and response times for emergency vehicles, provide efficient connectivity for residents and business centers, create jobs, increase use of non - motorized transportat ion systems, and facilitate growth. T he project is consistent with the City’s Circulation Plan of the General Plan.
Total project cost is $3.8 million. The City’s goal is to acquire $ 3.5 million in grants and $ 0.3 million of local funds to complete the pr oject. The City continues to advocate for funding for the project from a variety of State and Federal grant sources.
North-South Corridor Improvements
Between the California Aqueduct and the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad corridor, the City lacks any improved major arterial between Ranchero Road, soon t o be improved to a five -lane roadway, and Bear Valley Road, the bus iest roadway in the High Desert. The City desire to study the area t o determine which corridor should be improved to facilitate traffic movements to and from the north end to the south end of the City. Routes to be considered include Hesperia Road, Seventh Street, Cottonwood Avenue and Maple Avenue.
The roadway, consist ent with the City’s Circulation Plan, will be widened to fi ve lanes which w ill include two travel lanes in each directio n, a center turn -lane, pedestrian and bicycle facilities, and traff ic signals.
Like other roadway improvement projects, the project will improve air quality by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improve safety and response times for emergency vehicles, pr ovide efficient connectivity for residents and business centers, cr eate jobs, increase use of non -motorized transportation systems, and facilitate growth.
The estimated cost to study these corri dors is estimate d at $0.5 million. The City’s goal is to fun d the entire project with grant funding. The City continues to advocate for funding for the p roject from a variety of State and Federal grant sources.
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Traffic Signals
Traffic signals are valuabl e devices for th e con trol of vehicular and pedestrian traffic . They assign the right-of-way to the various traffic movements an d thereby profoundly influence traffic flow. Traffic signals that are properly designed, located, operated, and maintained have one or more of the following advantages:
They provide for the orderly movement of traffic.
They increase the traffic-handling capacity of the intersection if:
a. Proper physical layouts and control measures are used; and b. The signal operational parameters are reviewed and updated (if needed) on a regular basis (as e ngineering judgement determines that significant traffic flow and/o r land use changes have occurred) to maximize the ability of the tra ffic control signal to satisfy current traffic demands.
They reduce the freq uency and severity of c ertain types of crashe s, especially right -angle collisions.
They are coordinated to provi de for continuous or nearly continuous movement of traffic at a definite speed along a given route under favorable conditions. They are used to interrupt heavy traffic at intervals to permi t other traffic, vehicular or pedestrian, to cross.
The Traffic Si gnal project focuses on two intersections in the City that have exce eded the collision threshold which warrants traffic sig nal installation. Traffic signals will be installed at the follow ing intersections:
Seventh Avenue and Sequoia Avenue
Escondido Avenue and Sultana Street
These intersections currently experience a low Level of Service (LOS) which fall below general circulation plan goals coupled with numerous collisions. The project will potentially reduce all types of collisions and increase public safety. The LOS goals of D or better will be restored.
Total project cost is estimated at $1.3 million with the City advocating for $1 million in grant funding from a variety of State and Federal sources.
Flood Control
A-04 Corridor Flood Protection Program
Prior to the City of Hesperia’s incorporation in 1988, develo pment occurred that only included minor alterations to natural topography. As a result, natural drainage courses meander through developed areas, and streets follow the natural contours of the land, often without culverts or bridges across drainage channe ls. This leads to localized flooding, property damage, road closures, erosi on da mage, negative economic impacts, and sign ificant sediment and debris accumulation even during moderate storm events. To address the drainage conditions along the A -04 corridor, one of the many corridors, the City will construct various flood control improvements including basins and conveyance pipelines. During moderate storm ev ents, flooding occurs all along the entire drainage corridor. The project includes planning, design, site acquisition, permitting, construction of bas ins, and conveyance pipelines be tween basins. The basins will also be used for recharge of imported and recycled water.
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The project will enhance flood protection for nearly 10 miles of developed , and to be developed, areas in the cities of Hesperia and Vict orville. These areas are or wi ll be developed with commercial and residential land uses. In additio n, the flooding area includes several major arterials. The project will also improve water supply management to the High Desert region.
Total project cost is $50 mi llion. The City will advocate for $35 million in funding from a variety of State and Federal sources and pursue all eligible funding sources. Match funds will be accumulated by use of the City’s recently adopted A-04 Special Development Impact Fee.
Cataba Road Basin
The City of Hesperia experiences st orm-related flooding and sediment transport throughout the City. In particular, the Oro Grande Wash conveys runoff from over 30 square mil es to the Mojave River. The focus of the subject project is the area just upstream of the California Aqueduct.
There are two existing box culverts u nder the aqueduct that restrict flow. The drainage tributary is 4,969 acres that generates a 100-year peak flow rate of 1,671 cubic feet per second (cfs). The City has received numerous complaints from the State of Calif ornia’s Department of Water Resour ces (DWR) regarding sediment and debris accumulation. The primary concern from DWR is if such accumulati ons block the culvert system, its system may be imp acted preventin g state water pr oject deliveries to millions of Southern Californians. DWR indicates that it expends approximately $35,000 annually to ensure the system is appropriately maintained.
To ad dress these concerns, the City proposes to construc t the Cataba Ro ad Basin to be l ocated immediately upstream of the Aqueduct crossing to capture sediment and debris for proper disposal. The project includes planning, design, site acquisition, permitting , and construction of a detention facility together with related facilities (e.g. inlet and outlet structures and eme rgency spillway). The Basin will accommodate large flows reducing peak flow rates while capturing sediment and debris. The project consists of an inlet spillway system leading into the basin through energy dissipaters, a low flow outlet, and storm drain connection to the existing dual culverts.
Total project cost is $3.5 million with $3 million being requested in grant funding.
Temecula Avenue Basin
The City of Hesperia experiences storm r elated flooding and s ediment transport throughout the City. To address these concerns, the City proposes to construct the Temecula Avenue Basin located northwest of the Arrowhead Lake Road and Mono Drive i ntersection. Sediment build -up occurs in the dow nstream storm drain s ystems. The Temecula Basin will accommodate large flows reducin g peak flow rates while capturing sediment. The project consists of constructing an inlet headwall located along the existing creek and leading into a series of two basins with a combined storage c apacity of 39 acre-feet together. Water will flow from the 26 acre-foot basin to the 13 acre-foot basin through an outlet spillway. The 13 acre-foot basin will then discharge storm wa ter through a low flow outlet and storm drain c onnecting to the existing 96 feet of storm drain located approximat ely 280 feet north o f the Arrowhead Lake Road and Mono Drive intersection.
The project will enhance flood protection by eliminating flooding along Arrowhead Lake Road, reducing maintenance costs, improving local water supplies, improving local water quality, and reducing sediment transport to the Mojave River.
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Total project cost is estimated at $3.9 million . T he aggregate goal for constructio n of the Temecula Avenue Basin is $3.5 million in grant funding.
Sewer Improvements
Wastewater System Improvements
The City will be constru cting a new wastewater treatment plan t and conveyance facilities to treat wastewater locally. Currently, all wastewater is conveyed to a regional wastewater treatment plant near the Helendale Community and located more than 11 mil es downstream of the City. There are no opportunities to return recycled water to the City. The proposed plant will end the City ’s need to send water miles away, will allow the City to treat wastewater locally, and will provide the City with the opportunity to reuse recycled water. The initial plant will be constructed with four million gallons of daily capacity. To convey flow to the plan t, offsite convey ance system i mprovements must a lso be constructed. The project includes construction of the wastewater treatment plant, a regional lift station located on Bear Valley Road near I Avenue, force mains, and gravity sewers.
The project will be constructed in phases – the first phase will include the plant together with the Bear Valley Road lift station estimated at $57 million. The second phase includes gravity sewer along Sant Fe Avenue estimated at $8 million. The City is pursuing a variety of State and Federal funding sources.
Township Septic to Sewer
To permit development of infill parcels , and to prote ct groundwater quality, the City is proposing expanding its existin g wastewater collection system to provide service to undevelopabl e lots and to convert onsite wastewater disposal systems to the sewer system. The wastewater will be treated , and effluent will be recycled for irrigation uses and aquifer recharge.
The Township area is one of the oldest communities in the City of Hesperia. Due to regional water quality control board requirements related to onsite disposal systems, very small lots within the Township area, a severely disadvantaged community, cannot develop wit hout the construction of a wastewater collection system. Local c onstruction of a system is cost prohibitive. In addition, the existing high -density onsite disposal systems are impacting aquifer water quality, the only water supply source for the City.
The project will provide sewer service to this high-density area and thereby permit infill development in a Disadvantaged Community Area . Additiona lly, sewer improvements in this ar ea will enhance aquife r water quality protection.
Both the total project co st and t he aggregate goal for construction of the Township Septi c to Sewer Project is $19.7 million in loans and grant funding . The City has been advocating for funding for the Township Septic to Sewer project from a variety of State and Federal sources i n multiple funding cycles and continues to vigorously pursue all eligible funding sources.
Mesa Area Septic to Sewer
To protect groundwater quality, the City is proposing expanding its existing wastewater collection system to provide service to convert onsite wastewater disposal systems to the sewer system. The wastew ater will be treated, and effluent will be recycled for irrigation uses and aquifer recharge.
The Mesa area is one of the highest density communities in the City of Hesperia . Local construction of a system is cost prohibitive. In addition, the existing hi gh-density onsite di sposal systems are impacting
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aquifer water quality, the only water supply source for the City. The project will provide sewer service to this high-density area protecting aquifer water quality.
The project will be delivered in phases which include construction of the Peach A venue lift station together with for ce mains and gravit y s ewers as well as a phase that includes local gravity sewers and septic to sewer conversions. The total project cost is $80 million. The project cost per phase will be $10 million for each individual phase. The City will pursue project funding from a variety of State and Federal sources in multiple funding cycles.
Water System Improvements
Hesperia Well Field Construction
Water supplies remain a challenge fo r the City. D ue to growth and regulations, the City will conti nue to explore opportunities to enhance its ability to develop cost effective water supplies. Areas along th e Mojave River near the south portions of the City appear to be an excellent opportu nity. The Cit y desires to complete a hydrogeologic/infrastruct ure study of the area to identify well production locations and infrastructure needed to convey water supplie s from these well production plants to the City’s existing water system. Production of water supplies will permit the City to reduce pumping in areas that currently experience “pumping holes” and to avoid production in areas where water quality does not c omply with health standards. In addition, the City is anticipating growth over the next three decades that will require an increased water supply.
The City estimates that the study will require grant funding in the amount of $0.5 million.
Recycled Water System Improvements
Distribution System Improvements
As noted above, the City will be constructing a local wastewater treatment plant to treat al l wastewater generated within the City. Recycled water supplies currently lost to the region will be captured increasing the recycled water supplies by a factor of three. To distribute recycled water to irriga tion users and recharge facilities, the City desires to e xpand it s recycled water dist ribution system. The system will include storage facilities, pumping plants, and conveyance pipelines.
Greater use of recycled water supplies will r educe the need for local pro duction and will reduce the region’s dependence on State Water Project (SWP) supplies.
The City estimates that the project implementation will cost $28 million. The City will pursue pr oject funding from a variety of State and Federal sources in multiple funding cycles.
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Monthly Overview
2022 State Legislative Calendar
Below is an overvi ew that summarizes major legislative events a nd key dates that occur month - to-month. The 2022 Legislative Calendar is created by the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.
January
The previous year ’s laws go in effect during this month. Legis lature reconvenes to discuss the new year of legislation ahead, and all bill requests must be submitted to the Office of Legislative Counsel before the end of the month. Budget must be submitted by the Governo r during the beginning portion of the month.
February
The last day for bills to be introduced occurs on February 18.
President’s Day is observed February 21.
March
April
Spring recess begi ns April 7 and reconvenes April 18. April 29 marks the last day for policy committees to hear and repo rt to fisca l co mmittees regarding fiscal bills being introduced.
Cesar Chavez day is observed April 1.
May
Policy committees must hear and report non -fiscal bills by May 6. Policy committees last day to meet is May 13 before convening in June. May 20 marks the last day for fiscal commit tees to hear an d report to the floor bills introduced in their house. Floor session conducted at the end of the month.
Last day for bills to be p assed out of the house of origin is May 27. Committee meetings may resume May 31.
June
Budget Bill must be pass ed by midni ght on June 15. Last day for a legislative measure to qualify for the November 8 General Election Ballot is June 30.
July
Policy committees meet and report fiscal bills by July 1 . Independence Day observed on July 4. Summer Recess begins on July 5 provided Budget Bill has been passed.
August
Legislature reconvenes from Summer Recess on Au gust 1 . Last d ay for Fiscal committees to meet and repo rt bills to the Floor is August 12. Last day to amend bills on the floor is August 25. La st day for each house to pass bil ls is August 31.
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September
September 30 is the last day for Governor to sign or ve to bills passed by the Legislature.
October Bills enacted on or before October 2 take effect January 1, 2023.
November General Election will be held on November 8.
December
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Elected Officials Representing Hesperia
CALIFORNIA STATE GOVERNOR
Name Capitol Address Capitol Numbers
Governor Gavin Newsom State Capitol, Suite 1173
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-445-2841
Fax: 916-558-3160
CALIFORNIA STATE ASSEMBLY
Name Capitol Address Capitol Numbers Local Address Local Numbers Thurston “Smitty” Smith
33rd Assembly District
State Capitol, Rm 4116
Sacramento, CA 94249
Phone: 916-319-2033
Fax: 916-319-2133
9700 Seventh Ave., #201
Hesperia, CA 92345
Phone: 760-244-5277
Fax: 760-244-5447
CALIFORNIA STATE SENATOR
Name Capitol Address Capitol Numbers Local Address Local Numbers Senator Scott Wilk
21st Senate District
State Capitol, Rm 4090
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: 916-651-4021
Fax: 916-651-4921
14343 Civic Dr., 1st Floor
Victorville, CA 92392
Phone: 760-843-8414
Fax: 760-843-8343
SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISOR
Name District Address District Numbers
Supervisor Paul Cook
First District
12474 Cottonwood Ave., Ste. A
Victorville, CA 92395
Phone: 760-995-8100
Fax: 760-995-8105
UNITED STATES CONGRESS
Name Washington Address Washington
Numbers
Local Address Local Numbers
Congressman Jay Obernolte
8th Congress District
1222 Longworth House
Office Building
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-5861 9700 Seventh Ave., #201
Hesperia, CA 92345
Phone: 760-247-1815
UNITED STATES SENATOR
Name Washington Address Washington
Numbers
Local Address Local Numbers
Senator Dianne Feinstein
331 Hart Senate Bldg.
Washington, D.C.
20510
Phone: 202-224-3841
Fax: 202-228-3954
11111 Santa Monica
Blvd., #915
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Phone: 310-914-7300
Fax: 310-914-7318
Senator Alex Padilla 112 Hart Senate Bldg.
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: 202-224-3553
Fax: 202-224-2200
255 E Temple Street
Suite 1860
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: 202-224-3553
Fax: 202-224-2200
Green Sheet Item #15 Information received after posting of the agenda.