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Public Works DepartmentRiverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) 2025/26 Senate Bill (SB) 821 Program –Award Acceptance of $1.283 MillionCity Council July 1st, 2025 RiversideCA.gov2
•On April 9, 2025 the City Council approved submittal of multiple applications to the Transportation Development Act Article 3, Senate Bill 821 Grant Program•On May 19, 2025, the Riverside County Transportation Commission (RCTC) approved the two (2) grant applications submitted by the City of RiversideBACKGROUND 1 2
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City of Riverside FY 25/26 SB 821 Grant - Grant Awards of $1.283 Million- Local Match $1.283 Million-Total Project Costs $2.566 MillionSenate Bill 821 Program Objectives:- Improve multi-modal transportation facilities & enhance traffic safety forvulnerable roadway usersFY 25/26 SB 821 PROJECT AWARD & OBJECTIVES RiversideCA.gov4
•Class II Buffered Bike Lanes - Van Buren between Wood Rd & Orange Terrace PkwySENATE BILL 821 PROJECT (GRANT 1) 3 4
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•Northbound bike lane along Chicago between Le Conte & Martin Luther King •3 New Concrete Sidewalks- Bandini (south side) from Grand to Kendall- Challen (east side) at Van Buren- Pennsylvania (south side) from Sedgewick to 14thSENATE BILL 821 PROJECT (GRANT 2) RiversideCA.gov6
PROJECT SCHEDULE
WE ARE HERE:GRANT ACCEPTANCE01/01/2027PROCEED WITH CONSTRUCTION BIDDING & CONTRACT AWARD07/1/2027START CONSTRUCTION03/31/2028COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION6/30/2028PROJECT CLOSE-OUT124 35606/30/2026PROJECT ENVIRONMENTAL CLEARANCE, FINAL PLANS, SPECIFICATIONS & ESTIMATES READY11/30/2026RIGHT OF WAY CLEARANCE5 6 6/18/2025
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STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT•Strategic Priority No. 6 – Infrastructure, Mobility & Connectivity Goals 6.1, 6.2, and 6.3; •This item aligns with each cross-cutting thread: Community Trust, Equity, Fiscal Responsibility, Innovation, and Sustainability & Resiliency RiversideCA.gov8
RECOMMENDATIONSThat the City Council:1. Authorize the acceptance of two (2) grant awards in the combined amountof $1,283,142, under the Fiscal Year 2025/26 Transportation Development ActArticle 3 (Senate Bill 821) Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program Grant asadministered by the Riverside County Transportation Commission for theconstruction of buffered bike lanes on both sides of Van Buren Blvd fromWood Rd to Orange Terrace Pkwy, a northbound bike lane on Chicago Avefrom Le Conte Dr to Martin Luther King Blvd, and new concrete sidewalks onBandini Ave, Pennsylvania Ave, and Challen Ave; and2. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all agreements andrelated grant documents with the California Department of Transportation,including making minor and non-substantive changes and executingagreement amendments and extension, subject to the availabilityof budgeted funds; and 7 8
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RECOMMENDATIONS3. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the ChiefFinancial Officer, or designee, to record an increase of$1,283,142 in revenue and appropriate an equal amount ofexpenditures in the Capital Outlay-Grants Fund, in variouscapital project revenue and expenditure accounts as outlinedin the fiscal impact section of this report; and RiversideCA.gov10
RECOMMENDATIONS4. With at least five affirmative votes, authorize the ChiefFinancial Officer, or designee, to record a supplementalappropriation of $1,283,142 from available fund balance in theMeasure A Fund, in various capital projects expenditureaccounts as outlined in the fiscal impact section of this report, forthe purposes of the City match portion of the grant.9 10