Art3_Rialto_FY17_BikePed_CedarXing_8_Ext4_240320March 20, 2024
Art Cervantes
Engineering Manager
Transmitted via email: acervantes@rialtoca.gov
RE: FY2017/2018 Cedar Ave Railroad Crossing Ped Improvements Award – Extension
Dear Mr. Cervantes:
On March 6, 2024, the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board of Directors
approved the City’s December 18, 2023 request to extend the deadline to complete the
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 grant funded project as outlined below.
Project Type Bicycle/Pedestrian
Allocation Number L18-0702-0747-00
Project Description Cedar Ave Railroad Crossing Ped Improvements
TDA Article 3 Award $250,000
Local Match $428,000
Local Share 63.13%
ATP Share (if applicable) NA
Total Project Cost $1678,000
Original Deadline 10/04/2019
Revised Deadline 08/30/2024
No. of Years Extended 4
As a friendly reminder, the TDA Article 3 grant award is paid through a reimbursement process upon
project completion or through progress payments for awards over $200,000 (with a 20% retention until
project completion). It is required that a TDA claim form and supporting documentation of project
completion or progress are submitted to SBCTA prior to disbursement of funds. The TDA Article 3 grant
award is for a maximum reimbursable amount. Should your project exceed the maximum reimbursable
amount, SBCTA will not provide any additional reimbursement. For projects completed under the awarded
amount, SBCTA will reimburse your agency for the TDA Article 3 share of the project using the match
percentage identified above and in your grant application. Please also keep in mind that staff expenses
may only be used to fulfill the local match requirement under select circumstances.
Upon project completion, please go to www.gosbcta.com/tda3 to access claim forms and instructions for
reimbursement filing. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at gkoblasz@gosbcta.com or
by phone at (909) 884-8276 x112.
Sincerely,
Ginger Koblasz
Senior Planner
CITY OF RIALTO
ENGINEERING SERVICES DEPARTMENT
335 W RIALTO AVENUE, RIALTO, CA 92376 / (909) 421-4999
EMAIL: publicworks@rialtoca.gov WEBSITE: www.yourrialto.com
December 18, 2023 via Email
Ginger Koblasz, Senior Planner 08-SBD-0-RIA
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority SR2SL-5205(018)
1170 W. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92410-1715
SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR EXTENSION FOR THE FY2017/2018 CEDAR AVE RAILROAD
CROSSING PED IMPROVEMENTS
Dear Ms. Koblasz,
The City of Rialto is submitting this request for a deadline extension to complete the
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board of Directors approved
Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3 grant funded project, the Cedar Avenue Railroad
Crossing Ped Improvements, Allocation number L18-0702-0747-00 due to the following reason:
The City of Rialto and SCRRA are executing a 1st Amendment to their agreement for SCRRA
to complete the project.
The City of Rialto is requesting for SBCTA staff to recommend the General Policy Committee
recommend the board to extend the deadline for this project in order to meet the following
deadlines:
PROJECT SCHEDULE
DATES TASK DESCRIPTION
January 12, 2024 • Execute 1st amendment for SCRRA to
complete the project
August 30, 2024 • SCRRA’s Contractor to complete
railroad crossing improvements and
invoice.
Should you have any questions regarding this project, please contact me at (909) 820-2531 or
via email at acervantes@rialtoca.gov
Sincerely,
Art Cervantes
Engineering Manager
cc: Project File
Entity: San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Minute Action
AGENDA ITEM: 16
Date: March 6, 2024
Subject:
Transportation Development Act Article 3 Change Requests - Rialto, Rancho Cucamonga,
San Bernardino, Chino, and Fontana
Recommendation:
That the Board, acting as the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority:
A. Approve fourth extension to the City of Rialto’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018 Transportation
Development Act (TDA) Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award for the Cedar Avenue
Railroad Crossing Pedestrian Improvements Project in the amount of $250,000 from
December 31, 2023 to August 30, 2024, with no further extensions to be considered.
B. Determine if Approve minor scope reduction from 8’ curvilinear sidewalk to 6’ wide curb
adjacent sidewalk, without commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of
Rancho Cucamonga’s FY 2021/2022 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award for
the Haven Sidewalk Improvement Project in the amount of $227,192.
C. Determine if Approve minor scope reduction from four to two bus stop improvements,
without commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of San Bernardino for
their expired and rescinded FY 2019/2020 TDA Article 3 Transit Access award in the amount of
$26,936.
D. Determine if Approve major scope reduction from Class I to Class II and Class III bicycle
facilities, without a commensurate funding reduction, should be granted to the City of Chino for
their FY 2017/2018 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities award in the amount of
$353,081.
E. Approve fourth extension to the City of Chino for their FY 2017/2018 TDA Article 3 Bicycle
and Pedestrian Facilities award for Sidewalk Retrofitting in the amount of $353,081 and for
Transit Access in the amount of $87,000 from December 31, 2023 to December 31, 2024, with
no further extensions to be considered.
F. Determine if Approve major scope reduction for installation of Rectangular Rapid Flashing
Beacons (RRFBs) from seven to “three to four” locations, should be granted to the City of
Fontana for their FY 2023/2024 TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program award
for Seven RRFBs in the amount of $52,500.
Background:
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) oversees the disbursement of 2% of
the Local Transportation Funds (LTF) made available to counties and cities for facilities for the
exclusive use of pedestrians and bicyclists, known as the Transportation Development Act
(TDA) Article 3 Program. In August 1999, the SBCTA Board of Directors (Board) approved a
policy that 80% of the Article 3 Program would be made available for projects that improve
bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The remaining 20% would be available for projects that
improve access to transit stops for pedestrians and persons with disabilities. SBCTA uses these
funds to release a competitive call-for-projects available to member agencies every two years.
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Board of Directors Agenda Item
March 6, 2024
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San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
Periodically, SBCTA receives modification requests from award recipients that run into
complications. Below are scope change and extension requests that have been submitted for
Board consideration. Please see supporting documentation attached for additional details.
City of Rialto
The City of Rialto is requesting a fourth extension for their Fiscal Year (FY) 2017/2018 TDA
Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian award for Cedar Ave Railroad Crossing Pedestrian
Improvements. If approved, the revised deadline would change from December 31, 2023 to
August 30, 2024.
Project Information:
Original delays were attributed to the difficulty satisfying Southern California Regional Rail
Authority’s (SCRRA) requirements to restart work after COVID, particularly with setting up
training which was required for project site access. Later delays were caused by difficulty with
the contractor and subsequent contract negotiations with SCRRA to have them perform the work
instead.
City of Rancho Cucamonga
The City of Rancho Cucamonga (City) is requesting a scope change for their FY 2021/2022
TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian award for Haven Sidewalk Improvements from Banyan
Street to Wilson Avenue. The project scope would reduce the 8’ curvilinear sidewalk, intended
to be used by both pedestrians and bicyclists, to a 6’ wide curb adjacent pedestrian sidewalk. The
City is requesting this change because (1) they already installed a Class II bicycle path along the
same extents using City funds and (2) the City wishes to reduce the sidewalk’s footprint for
environmental conservation reasons.
Project Information:
Due to cost escalations that have occurred since the City submitted their application for this
project, they are requesting the fund amount not be reduced commensurate with the scope
reduction.
City of San Bernardino
The City of San Bernardino is requesting SBCTA reinstate their rescinded FY 2019/2020 TDA
Article 3 Transit Access award and approve a scope reduction from four to two bus stop
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