Resolution No. 2026-123
Resolution 2026-123
July 15, 2026
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-123
RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA,
AMENDING THE FY 2026/27 CAPITAL IMPROV EMENT
PLAN BUDGET; RATIFYING AND ACCEPTING $5,279,592
IN SAFE STREETS AND ROADS FOR ALL (SS4 A) GRANT
FUNDS IN BOTH REVNUES AND EXPENDITURES ; AND
$1,319,898 FROM THE TRAFFIC SAFETY FUND TO
SATISFY THE CITY’S GRANT MATCH REQUIRMENTS
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino Public Works Department is responsible for the preparation of federal and state aid transportation related to funding applications; and WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino is committed to improving transportation safety and reducing roadway fatalities and serious injuries for all roadway users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and motorists; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) established the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program to support local initiatives that advance the goal of eliminating roadway fatalities and serious injuries through implementation of proven safety countermeasures; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Bernardino developed transportation safety planning efforts and identified priority locations requiring safety improvements to address documented collision patterns and improve multimodal safety; and
WHEREAS, the City applied to the USDOT for an SS4A Implementation Grant to fund safety improvements at various locations throughout the City; and WHEREAS, USDOT selected the City of San Bernardino for an SS4A Implementation Grant award in the amount of $5,279,592; and
WHEREAS, the City must provide a 20% match of local funds to the grant in the amount of $1,319,898; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding will be used to implement traffic safety improvements along Lynwood Dr, Kendall Dr, Meridian Avenue, Highland Avenue at Eucalyptus Drive, and 30th Street, including roadway reconfigurations, pedestrian safety enhancements, bicycle facilities, traffic control improvements, lighting, and other proven safety countermeasures; and
Resolution No. 2026-123
Resolution 2026-123
July 15, 2026
WHEREAS, acceptance of the grant funding will enable the City to advance critical transportation safety projects that support the City's vision of a safer and more accessible transportation network; and
WHEREAS, United States Department of Transportation requires that the City Council designate a signatory authority to execute project agreements and certifications for the project.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Mayor and City Council hereby ratifies and approves the acceptance grant funding for the implementation o f the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant in the amount of $5,279,592 and designate the City Manager, or his designee, as the signatory authority to execute all agreements and certifications in support of the SS4A project.
SECTION 2. The Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized to amend and appropriate $5,279,592 SS4A Grant program award in both revenue and expenditures to the fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget.
SECTION 3. The Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized to amend and appropriate $1,319,898 from the Traffic Safety Fund in expenditure to the Fiscal year 2026-2027 operating budget.
SECTION 4. The Director of Finance and Management Services is hereby authorized t o amend the fiscal year 2026-2027 Capital Improvements Program to add the SS4A Grant Program.
SECTION 5. The Mayor and City Council finds this Resolution is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) in that the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Where it can be seen with certainty, as in this case, that there is no possibility that the activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment, the activity is not subject to CEQA.
SECTION 6. Severability. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications, and to this end the provisions of this Resolution are declared to be severable.
SECTION 7. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
APPROVED and ADOPTED by the City Council and signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk this ___ day of __________ 2026.
Helen Tran, Mayor
Resolution No. 2026-123
Resolution 2026-123
July 15, 2026
City of San Bernardino
Attest:
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Sonia Carvalho, City Attorney
Resolution No. 2026-123
Resolution 2026-123
July 15, 2026
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO) ss
CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO )
I, Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk, hereby certify that the attached is a true copy of Resolution No. 2026-123, adopted at a regular meeting held on the 15 th day of June 2026 by the
following vote:
Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
SANCHEZ _____ _____ _______ _______
IBARRA _____ _____ _______ _______
FIGUEROA _____ _____ _______ _______
SHORETT _____ _____ _______ _______
KNAUS _____ _____ _______ _______
FLORES _____ _____ _______ _______
ORTIZ _____ _____ _______ _______
WITNESS my hand and official seal of the City of San Bernardino this ___ day of ____________ 2026.
Telicia Lopez, CMC, City Clerk