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Municipal Utilities& Engineering Department MICHAEL POOL
35 Cajon Street, Suite 15A Assistant City Engineer
Redlands, CA 92373
909-798-7698
October 17, 2016 4
Tim Byrne
San Bernardino Associated Governments IV. ACT 18 �1
1170 W. 3rd Street, 2nd Floor �S N ?�1s
San Bernardino, CA 92410-1715
ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL PHASE III—TDA Act 3 Grant Funding
Mr. Byrne,
City of Redlands adopted Resolution No. 7299 on July 16, 2013, which accepted Transportation
Development Act Article 3 grant funding in the amount of $918 722 00 and allocated
$162,128.00 of City's Palmetto Grove Fund to be used as the grant match for the construction of
the Orange Blossom Trail (OBT) Phase 3 project (Project). The Project was to be built entirely
within San Bernardino County Flood Control (Flood Control) right-of-way between California
Street and Mountain View Avenue.
Upon 90% completion of plans, City submitted an encroachment permit application to Flood
Control for their approval. Flood Control provided the City with extensive comments and
requirements in order to approve the encroachment permit. These comments included a partial
rebuilding of the channel between Bryn Mawr Avenue and Mountain View Avenue as the
channel is considered to be in a temporary state. Due to these extensive requirements, the cost of
the project increased substantially and exceeded the City's funding for the construction of the
Project in this section.
In order to make use of the grant funding and continue with the construction of the OBT, City
approached Flood Control about constructing a different segment of the OBT. This segment,
between Tennessee Street and Alabama Street, is also within Flood Control ROW but does not
pose the type of construction challenges as the segment between Bryn Mawr Avenue and
Mountain View Avenue. City and Flood Control have agreed to pursue this segment of the OBT.
In order to fund the construction of this new segment of the OBT, the City is formally requesting
SANBAG's approval of the use of TDA Act 3 grant funding originally planned for the Bryn
Mawr Avenue to Mountain View Avenue segment to the Tennessee Street to Alabama Street
segment. The City is still intending to construct the portion of the original Project alignment,
California Street to Bryn Mawr Avenue, with TDA Act 3 funding but will seek different funding
sources for construction of the Bryn Mawr Avenue to Mountain View Avenue segment. If
approved, upon completion the City will now have a contiguous OBT from Texas Street to Bryn
Mawr Avenue, an approximate 3 mile segment.
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If you have any questions, please contact me at 909-798-7524 Ext. 1.
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