Art3_Chino_FY17_BikePed_Facilities_11_ScopeExt4_240322March 22, 2024
Hye Jin Lee
Director of Public Works
City of Chino
Via email: HJLee@cityofchino.org
RE: 2017 Transit and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Awards – Scope Change and Extension
Dear Hye Jin Lee:
On March 6, 2023, The San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) Board of
Directors approved the City’s October 23, 2023 (extension) and December 11, 2023 (scope) request to modify
the scope and deadline for both of the City’s 2017 Transportation Development Act (TDA) Article 3
grant funded projects as outlined below.
Transit Award Original Revision
Allocation #
L18-CHI-13
11 sidewalk with retrofitted ADA ramps
on 4th St between B St and C St
Approved 12/7/20:
May include design and/or construction costs
for Chino High School improvements (Chino
Unified School Dist. Construction Contract
reimbursement):
Intersection grind and overlay, striping,
crosswalks, access ramps removal and
reconstruction. Tenth St. at:
•Jefferson Ave.,
•Mt. Vernon Ave.,
•Gettysburg Ave.,
• Washington Ave., &
•Park Pl.
Provides accessibility improvements along
10th St. to access existing transit stop at
Central Ave./Washington Ave. via
Washington Ave.
TDA Article 3 $87,000 No Change
Local Match $87,000 (or 50%) No Change
Total Cost $174,000 No Change
Deadline 10/4/2019 12/31/2024
Extension No. 0 4th and final
Bike/Pedestrian
Award Original Revision
Allocation #
L18-0702-
07034-000
Class I (8.5 mi):
1. 12th St: Park Ave to Chino Ave
2. B St: Monte Vista Ave to Benson Ave
3. 10th St: Washington Ave to Chino Ave
4. Chino HS: Telephone Ave to Oaks Ave
5. C St: Monte Vista Ave to Magnolia
Ave
6. Telephone Ave/4ths St/5th St/G St:
Francis Ave to Class I bridge and
bridge to Schaefer Ave
Class II (0.4 mi):
1. 12th St: B St to Chino Ave
Class III (5.3 mi):
2. 7th St: B St to C St
3. 9th St: B St to C St
4. 10th St: Riverside Dr to Chino Ave
5. B St: Monte Vista Ave to 7th St
6. B St: 9th St to Benson Ave
7. Benson Ave: Park Pl to Tronkeel Ave
8. C St: Monte Vista Ave to Sequoia Ave
9. Oaks Ave: Tronkeel Ave to Chino Ave
10. Park Pl (Chino HS): 10th St to Benson
Ave
11. Rosario St: Sequoia Ave to Magnolia Ave
12. Sequoia Ave: C St to Rosario St
13. Tronkeel Ave: Benson Ave to Oaks Ave
14. Washington Ave: Telephone Ave to 10t St
TDA Article 3 $353,081 No Change
Local Match $757,020 (or 68.2%) No Change
Total Cost $1,110,000 No Change
Deadline 10/4/2019 12/31/2024
Extension No. 0 4th and final
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. 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.
Upon project completion, please contact me for the TDA Claim Form and filing instructions.
Sincerely,
Ginger Koblasz
Cc: Nancy Strickert, SBCTA
Mussette Ayala, City of Chino
Dennis Ralls, City of Chino
Steven Galindo, City of Chino
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October 23, 2023
Carrie Schindler
Deputy Executive Director
San Bernardino County Transportation Authority
1170 West 3r'Street, 2"' Floor
San Bernardino, CA 92410-1715
Dear Carrie,
I am writing on behalf of the City of Chino to formally request an extension of the grant deadline for the
two Transportation Development Act (TDA)Article 3 projects awarded in October 2017, the Sidewalk
Retrofitting with Accessibility Ramps Project and the Bicycle Path and Pedestrian Facilities Project.
Since the initial grants were awarded, both the FY2017/2018 Sidewalk Retrofitting and the FY2017/2018
Transit and Bicycle/Pedestrian Facilities Grant underwent revisions to their scopes of work to include
design and construction costs for the City's Chino High School Improvements Project. The City has also
requested deadline extensions; on April 6, 2022, SBCTA approved the last extension extending the final
deadline to December 31, 2023.The City has been working alongside the Chino Valley Unified School
District to get the Chino High School Improvements project completed.
The City's portion of the project construction has already been completed; however,the City is waiting
for the school district to submit its final invoices and file a notice of completion for the project. The City
of Chino is eagerly awaiting the Chino Valley Unified School District's completion of these tasks.
However,the school district's closeout of the project goes through the Division of California State
Architect which has its own lengthy process. Unfortunately,the City has no control of their schedule. At
this point,we do not foresee the school district being able to meet the grant's stipulated deadline of
December 31, 2023.
Therefore,the City of Chino is requesting the deadline be extended to December 31, 2024. This
extension will provide a crucial buffer to ensure the comprehensive and successful implementation of
these projects.
Also, as an introduction, I recently started as the City of Chino's new Public Works Director in September
2023. 1 look forward to meeting you in person and working with you and your team. We appreciate
13220 Central Avenue,Chino,California 91710
Mailing Address: P.O.Box 667.Chino,California 91708-0667
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Web Site: www.cityofchino.org
SBCTA's collaboration and funding opportunities to help us complete much-needed improvements in
the City of Chino as a service to the community.
Sincerely,
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Hye/InLee, P.E.
Director of Public Works
City of Chino
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Exhibit A
TDA Article 3 – Chino Bike Facility Completed Project Location Exhibit
Chino High
School
Magnolia
Junior HS
Allegiance
STEM
Academy
Anna Borba
Elem. School
Monte Vista
Park
Chino Transit
Depot
Class 2
Class 3
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Exhibit B
Photo of Class III Bike Route legend in use after completion of TDA Article 3 implementation
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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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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improvements without a commensurate funding reduction. The City of San Bernardino
completed two of the bus stop improvements within the original award schedule and indicate
staff turnover caused both a failure to invoice and a failure to respond to the rescission
notification.
Project Information:
City of Chino
The City of Chino is requesting a third scope change and extension for their two FY 2017/2018
TDA Article 3 awards. The City of Chino was awarded a Bicycle and Pedestrian award in the
amount of $353,081 and a Transit Access Improvements award in the amount of $87,000 for
construction of a variety of bicycle, pedestrian, and transit improvements.
Project Information:
The City of Chino indicated in their letter submitted on December 11, 2023 that the “City’s
portion of the project construction has already been completed; however, the City is waiting for
the school district to submit its final invoices and file a notice of completion for the project”.
Thus, they are asking that the current December 31, 2023 deadline be modified to
December 31, 2024.
The scope according to the City of Chino’s original Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement
competitive application was “to construct a total of 8.5 miles of Class I Shared Use Path Bicycle
routes (Exhibit A and B) along with 119 Pedestrian Facilities (Exhibit C)”. However, supporting
documentation included in the application referred to the proposed paths as “Bicycle
Boulevards” without defining “Bicycle Boulevards”. According to the City’s Active
Transportation Plan these are “considered Class 3” routes. The previous two approved scope
changes were focused on extents and did not mention classification.
“Bicycle Boulevards” are not an officially recognized bicycle classification, thus the application
evaluators were unlikely to have picked up on the classification contradiction. However, the City
of Chino argues that designating it a Class I was clearly an inadvertent error given the downtown
project location which has streets too narrow to accommodate a Class I path without exorbitant
right-of-way costs.
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If approved, the end result for the Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvement award would be a scope
change from constructing “a total of 8.5 miles of Class I Shared Use Path Bicycle routes” at the
locations noted in Figure 1 to the project extents and classifications shown in Figure 2.
The reason given for needing the first scope change was construction and right-of-way costs that
exceeded the budget. These changes were to extents, not classification. The reason given for the
second scope change request was to “utilize any remaining grant funds under both categories to
reimburse the School Districts’ contractor following construction of the improvements”.
The current scope change request is to “correct” the project classifications (Figure 2).
Figure 1. Original FY 2017/2018 Bicycle & Pedestrian Improvement Application in
Chino’s Award
Street Extents Class* Length
(miles)
12th Street (St) Park Ave to Chino Avenue (Ave) I 0.6
B St Monte Vista Ave to Benson Ave I 1.6
10th St Washington Ave to Chino Ave I 1
Chino High School Telephone Ave to Oaks Ave I 1.1
C St Monte Vista Ave to Magnolia Ave I 1.6
Telephone Ave / 4th St /
5th St / G St
Francis Ave to Class I Bridge /
Bike/Pedestrian Bridge to Schaefer Ave
I 2.6
Total 8.5
*Also referred to as “Bicycle Boulevards” in the grand application.
Figure 2: Reduced Bicycle/Pedestrian Scope Requested by Chino
Street Extents Class Length
(miles)
7th St B St to C St III 0.1
9th St B St to C St III 0.1
12th St B St to Chino Ave II 0.4
10th St Riverside Rd to Chino Ave III 1
B St Monte Vista Ave to 7th St III 0.4
B St 9t St to Benson Ave III 0.4
Benson Ave Park Pl to Tronkeel Ave III 0.1
C St Monte Vista Ave to Sequoia Ave III 1.4
Oaks Ave Tronkeel Ave to Chino Ave III 0.6
Park Place (Chino HS) 10th St to Benson Ave III 0.4
Rosario St Sequoia Ave to Magnolia Ave III 0.1
Sequoia Ave C St to Rosario St III 0.1
Tronkell Ave Benson Ave to Oaks Ave III 0.2
Washington Ave Telephone Ave to 10 St III 0.4
Total 5.7
Figure 2: Reduced Bike/Ped Scope Requested
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For reference, the common classifications, as defined by the California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans) which do not include “Bicycle Boulevards” is as follows:
Class I (Shared Use Path or Bike Path): A bikeway physically separated from any street
or highway. Shared Use Paths may also be used by pedestrians, skaters, wheelchair users,
joggers, and other non-motorized users. The Pacific Electric Trail is an example of this
type of path (Figure 3).
Figure 3: Class I Example
Class II (Bike Lane): A portion of roadway that has been designated by striping,
signaling, and payment markings for the preferential exclusive use of bicyclists
(Figure 4).
Figure 4: Class II Example
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Class III (Bike Route): a generic term for any road, street, path, or way that in some
manner is specifically designated for bicycle travel regardless of whether such facilities
are designated for exclusive use for bicycles, or are shared with other transportation
modes (Figure 5).
Figure 5: Class III Example showing a section of the City of Chino’s completed project
City of Fontana
The City of Fontana is requesting a scope reduction for installation of Rectangular Rapid
Flashing Beacons (RRFBs) at “three to four” locations instead of seven for their FY 2023/2024
TDA Article 3 Bicycle and Pedestrian Facilities Program award for Seven RRFBs in the amount
of $52,500 due to escalating material and construction costs.
Project Information:
Financial Impact:
This item has no financial impact on the adopted Budget for Fiscal Year 2023/2024.
Reviewed By:
This item was reviewed and unanimously approved by the General Policy Committee on
February 14, 2024.
Responsible Staff:
Ginger Koblasz, Senior Planner
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