JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 2026-05
RESOLUTION NO. HWD NO. 2026-03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HESPERIA WATER DISTRICT OF THE CITY OF HESPERIA, CALIFORNIA, APPROPRIATING AN ADDITIONAL $24,000 TO WATER CAPITAL FUND 701 FOR THE HIGHWAY 395 WATERLINE RELOCATION PROJECT.
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA), in coordination with Caltrans, is implementing the Highway 395 Improvements Project, which will require the relocation of existing Hesperia Water District waterlines within the project corridor; and WHEREAS, the City’s existing waterlines within the project limits have prior rights, requiring SBCTA to fund all relocation in-kind costs; and WHEREAS, the City Council and Board of Directors previously approved Joint Resolution No. 2025-50 and HWD No. 2025-17 appropriating $250,000 for the betterment cost associated with upsizing the affected waterline segments to 12-inch as part of the Highway 395 Waterline Relocation Project; and WHEREAS, during final coordination of the relocation work, it was determined that upgrading the pipe material from C900 Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) to Ductile Iron Pipe (DIP) is necessary to provide increased durability and long-term reliability within the relocated waterline in the Highway 395 corridor; and WHEREAS, the estimated additional cost to upgrade the waterline pipe material from C900 PVC to DIP is estimated at $24,000, covering the additional cost of upgrading the pipe material and additional effort for installation, with SBCTA funding all other relocation costs associated with the project; and WHEREAS, the City desires to amend the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Budget to provide the additional funding required for the material upgrade.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF HESPERIA CITY COUNCIL AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE WATER DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The Fiscal Year 2025-26 Capital Improvement Budget is hereby amended by appropriating an additional $24,000 to Fund 701- Water Capital.
Section 2. The City Council and Board of Directors of the Hesperia Water District hereby approve the additional betterment cost for upgrading the pipe material from C900 PVC to DIP for the Highway 395 Waterline Relocation Project.
Section 3. The City Manager, or designee, is hereby authorized to execute all documents and take all actions necessary to implement the funding and coordinate the upgraded material installation with SBCTA.
Section 4. That City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 7th day of April 2026.
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Brigit Bennington, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Jessica Giber, Assistant City Clerk