Visalia City Council
September 21, 2026

Work Element: 700.01 Measure R Implementation
Tulare County Association of GovernmentsSitting as the Tulare County Transportation Authority AGENDA ITEM IV-A September 15, 2025 Prepared by Alex Cruz, TCAG StaffSUBJECT: Action:Adoption of Resolution: Approve 2024 Measure R Strategic Work Plan (SWP) Amendment No. 5 from the Transit/Bikes/Environmental Mitigation Program BACKGROUND: The Measure R Expenditure Plan serves as a guide for the use of transportation funds that will be generated through the Tulare County half-cent transportation sales tax through 2037. The Expenditure Plan was developed by the Tulare County Association of Governments and its nine member agencies (Dinuba, Exeter, Farmersville, Lindsay, Porterville, Tulare, Visalia, Woodlake, and the County of Tulare) and approved by the voters in November 2006. The Expenditure Plan represents diverse community interests and addresses major regional transportation needs in Tulare County through the year 2037. The Plan provides a detailed blueprint that will allow for the leveraging of state and federal funds through the revenues that are received through Measure R. The Plan provides funds for regional road improvements, public transit, rehabilitation of existing roads, and other transportation programs that will improve mobility and air quality within the County and each of the cities. The Measure R Strategic Work Plan is the master plan for the delivery of Measure R projects over a five-year period. The 2024 plan was approved with Resolution No. 2024-010 at the October 21, 2024, Board meeting. Amendment No. 1 was approved on December 9, 2024, with Resolution No. 2024-011. It details the revenue projections and possible financing tools needed to deliver Measure R projects. It takes into consideration the Measure R Expenditure Plan and the Measure R Policies and Procedures and gathers them into one document that will produce Measure R projects in a timely and efficient manner. The Strategic Work Plan is updated every two years and amended when there are financial changes that affect the member agencies. DISCUSSION: The Measure R Expenditure Plan Bike and Pedestrian Projects sections includes $16,000,000 for K Road to Exeter. In prior years, the corridor was evaluated for feasibility. After review, bike/pedestrian improvements were moved to Caldwell Avenue Corridor. This results in funding available for repurposing. The repurposing will allow four (4) agencies more flexibility to deliver priority projects. TCAG proposes to reallocate the funds to the County, Exeter, and Farmersville at $2,000,000 each; Visalia at $8,000,000 for Green Belt Bike/Pedestrian trail; and $2,000,000 undesignated for future flexibility. Caltrans is requesting $600,000 in Measure R funding for an Ivanhoe Safe Routes to School Project to pair with state ATP funds. The Project will provide needed pedestrian and bicycle improvements including sidewalks, a shared-use path, railroad crossings, bicycle amenities, and transit facilities to the residents and students in Ivanhoe. 5 Work Element: 700.01 Measure R Implementation
RECOMMENDATIONS:Staff recommend that the Board approve $16,000,000 reallocations to the member agencies from the K Road to Exeter Project. Staff also recommend the $600,000 allocation to Caltrans for the Ivanhoe Safe Routes to School Project. FISCAL IMPACT:There is no fiscal impact beyond what is approved within the Expenditure Plan. ATTACHMENTS:1. Resolution authorizing the 2024 Strategic Work Plan Amendment No.5 as outlined above under recommendation. 6 Attachment 1BEFORE THETULARE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITYCOUNTY OF TULARE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the matter of: APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO THE ) MEASURE R 2024 STRATEGIC WORK PLAN) Resolution No. 2025-xxxx WHEREAS, on November 7, 2006, the citizens of Tulare County approved Measure R and the Measure R Expenditure Plan; andWHEREAS, on April 16, 2007, the Measure R Policies and Procedures were adopted; andWHEREAS, the Measure R Expenditure Plan serves as a guide for the use of transportation funds that will be generated through the Tulare County half-cent transportation sales tax over the next thirty years; and WHEREAS, the 2024 Strategic Work Plan was approved on October 21, 2024, with Resolution No. 2024-010. Amendment No. 1 was approved on December 9, 2024, with Resolution No. 2024-011. Amendment No. 2 was approved on February 24, 2025, with Resolution No. 2025-004, Amendment No. 3 was approved on April 21, 2025, with Resolution No. 2025-006; and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 5 will request the reallocation of $16,000,000 Bike and Pedestrian Projects funding from the K Road to Exeter Project to the County, Exeter, and Farmersville at $2,000,000 each; Visalia at $8,000,000; and $2,000,000 undesignated for future flexibility; and WHEREAS, Amendment No. 5 will request $600,000 to Caltrans for the Ivanhoe Safe Routes to School Project. 7 Resolution No. 2025-xxx
2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Transportation Authority of the County of Tulare authorizes Amendment No. 5 to the 2024 Strategic Work Plan toapprove the reallocation of $16,000,000 Bike and Pedestrian Projects funding from the K Road to Exeter Project to the County, Exeter, and Farmersville at $2,000,000 each; Visalia at $8,000,000; and $2,000,000 undesignated for future flexibility. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURHTER RESOLVED that the Transportation Authority of the County of Tulare authorizes Amendment No. 5 to the 2024 Strategic Work Plan to approve $600,000 to Caltrans for the Ivanhoe Safe Routes to School Project. The foregoing Resolution was adopted upon motion of Member _______, seconded by Member _________, at a regular meeting held on the 15thday of September 2025, by the following vote: AYES: NOES:ABSTAIN: ABSENT: TULARE COUNTY TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY ___________________________________ Rudy Mendoza Chair, TCTA___________________________________Ted Smalley Executive Director, TCTA 8