REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Cooperative Agreement with City of San Bernardino for Maintenance and Emergency Work
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve Cooperative Agreement with the City of San Bernardino, for street repairs, maintenance, and emergency work within the incorporated area of the City of San Bernardino and the surrounding unincorporated area, effective August 5, 2025 through February 28, 2030, for an amount not to exceed $45,000 per project, and an aggregate total of $100,000 per fiscal year.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The Department of Public Works (Department) is funded with Gas Tax revenue, fees, federal, state and other local funding. Costs to the County for this proposed Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) will vary depending upon the maintenance or repair needs.
All work requested by the Department will be performed by the City of San Bernardino (City) staff or contractors and will be 100% reimbursable by the County, up to a total of $45,000 for each project and not to exceed an aggregate total of $100,000 per fiscal year. All work requested by the City will be performed by Department staff or contractors and will be 100% reimbursable by the City, up to a total of $45,000 for each project and not to exceed an aggregate total of $100,000 per fiscal year. Sufficient appropriation and revenue are included in the 2025-26 Road Operations budget (6650002000 - 71H15051) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The recommended Agreement will allow the Department and the City to provide mutual maintenance and emergency work within the unincorporated County and incorporated City areas. The Department and City have determined that occasionally utilizing each other's labor and equipment resources is the most cost-effective and timely process for maintenance and repairs of roadways within each agency’s jurisdictions. It is anticipated that requested work assignments may include, but are not limited to, maintenance or emergency repair of streets and highways, appurtenant fencing, culvert or drainage facilities, grading and application of soil stabilization products on dirt roads, as well as providing heavy equipment for storm debris cleanup, striping, chip sealing, maintenance or emergency paving.
According to the terms of the Agreement, the requesting agency will prepare and submit a work assignment request that outlines the work within the scope and budget limitations of the Agreement. The performing agency will then prepare a cost estimate and a project schedule prior to start of work. The requesting agency will be invoiced based on actual costs incurred by the agency performing the maintenance and/or emergency work.
Under the Agreement, the Director of the Department is authorized to identify specific County projects in which the City may take the lead utilizing City forces or contractors. With respect to work provided to the City, the Agreement states that the Director of the Department of Public Works for the City is authorized to approve or disapprove an individual project and specific services to City. In addition, the Agreement provides that the performing agency is under no obligation to perform the work requested.
After completion of all requested work, receipt of an invoice and acceptance by the requesting agency of the work, the requesting agency shall reimburse the performing agency. Also, the requesting agency shall be responsible for all future maintenance and repair work, unless the requesting agency submits a future request to the performing agency to provide additional maintenance and repair work under the Agreement.
This Agreement aligns with the County and the Chief Executive Officer’s goals of improving County government operations, providing for the safety, health, and social service needs of county residents and pursing County goals and objectives by working with other agencies by providing a streamlined approach to the maintenance and repairs of road facilities within the incorporated area of the City and the surrounding unincorporated area.
This Agreement shall expire on February 28, 2030, or may be terminated by either party upon providing the other party a 30-days’ advance written notice. The City approved this item at their City Council meeting on May 21, 2025.
PROCUREMENT
Not Applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 9, 2025; and County Finance and Administration (Kathleen Gonzalez, Administrative Analyst, 387-5412) on July 15, 2025.