Agenda Item No. 9A
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Fermin Preciado, Director of Development Services/City Engineer FOR: City Council Meetin of February 27, 2023
9 SUBJECT: Letter of Support — City of Calimesa. Community Project Funding Request for the County Line Road Improvement Project
That City Council approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a letter supporting the City of Calimesa's Congressional Community Project Funding request under the FY2024 Appropriations process, for the County Line Road Improvement Prcject, ]BACKGROUND:
County Line Road is a major arterial street which borders both the City of Yucaipa and the City of Calimesa, The cxisting interchange at the Interstate 10 Freeway and County Line Road, provides access to and from the freeway for the citizens and business community froin both cities. Access to this interchange is provided by the adjacent intersection of County in Road and Calimesa Boulevard.
In 2017, discussions were initiated with the City of Calimesa regarding joint participation for the improvements on County Line Road. Those improvements between Bryant Street and, Caliniesa Boulevard make up the Comity Line Road Transportation Corridor Project (Project), The City of Yucaipa and City of Calimesa collaborated on grant applications to help fund the construction of the Project, The Cities successfully acquired grant funding from Caltrans' - Active Transportation Program (ATP) in the amount of $512,000 (Lead Agency - Yucaipa) for street improvements between California Street and 3rd Street; Air Quality Management District - Mobile Source Reduction Committee (MSRC) in the amount of $380,000 (Lead Agency - Yucaipa) for street improvements between. Calimesa Blvd and pith Street; and California Transportation Commission, Local Partnership Program (LPP) in the amount of $3,747,000 (Lead Agency - Caliniesa),for the remaining segments of the Prqject, Since both cities will mutually, benefit from the Project, agreements have been executed by both cities reflecting the responsibilities and funding amaunts related to each grant funding program for each city,
City Counc il Meeting of February 27, 2023
Letter of Support — City of Calitnesa Community Prqject Funding Request for the County Line Road Improvement Project
DISCUSSION:
On February 27, 2023, City staff received correspondence from the City of Calimesa requesting the City of Yucaipa's support for their Community Project Funding Request for the Project under the FY2024 Appropriations process through Senator Alex Padilla's office, The deadline for the City of Calimesa to submit their request for $2 million in funding for the Project is March 3, 2023. The funding being requested will be used to complete the intersection improvements at County Line Road and Calimesa Boulevard, Since the improvements associated with the Project will be a benefit to both cities, staffis seeking Council approval of the proposed letter of support.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact to the City's General Fund as a result of this Council action.
Attachments: Correspondence from City of Calimesa dated February 27, 2023 Letter of Support
Fermin Preclaclo, P.E.
From: Will Kolbow
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2023 7:52 AM
To; Kim J Metzler
Cc: Fermin Preciado, P.E.; Jennifer Crawford
Subject: Letter of Support for County Line Road/Calimesa Blvd. Intersection Attachments. Cclimes a FY24 Project Request Support Letter - Yucaipa,docx Importance: High
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