REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 18, 2026
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Project List and Expenditure Strategy
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution approving the Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan Project List and the Expenditure Strategy for 2026-27 through 2030-31.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote and Fulfill the Countywide Vision.
Foster Sustainable Development Through Strategic Partnerships.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost) or cost to the Department of Public Works (Department). The Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through Funds Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan (Plan) Project List identifies projects assigned to utilize current and future Measure “I” sales tax revenues. Sufficient appropriation and revenue for continuing projects are included in the Department’s 2026-27 Transportation Budget and will be included in future recommended budgets. Adjustments to the 2026-27 budget for new projects are not requested at this time but will be included in a future budget report, which will be presented to the Board of Supervisors (Board) for approval as necessary.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Adoption of the Resolution approves the Plan project list from 2026-27 to 2030-31 (Attachment A) and the Expenditure Strategy (Attachment B). The Plan allocates funding to six subareas of the County: the Colorado River, Morongo Basin, North Desert, San Bernardino Mountains, San Bernardino Valley, and Victor Valley. These funds must be spent only in the subarea in which the funds are collected. Each subarea project list is updated annually to reflect the addition of new projects, the deletion of projects, and revisions to the cost estimates and/or timelines of existing projects. The Plan project list and Expenditure Strategy documents are required by the Measure “I” program and are provided to the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) as a requirement to receive the collected Measure “I” Local Street funds for each subarea. The documents ensure that the funds received are expended according to the SBCTA Expenditure Plan. Following Board adoption of the Resolution, the Resolution and project list will be submitted to the SBCTA for its records as a requirement of the Measure “I” program.
On November 7, 1989, Measure “I” 1990-2010 (Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1) was passed by the voters of San Bernardino County (County), approving one-half of one percent sales tax to fund a 20-year road improvement program. Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1 expired on March 31, 2010; however, a 30-year extension to the Measure “I” program (Measure “I” 2020-40) was passed by County voters on November 2, 2004 (Measure “I” Ordinance 04-01). This extension began funding road related projects on April 1, 2010.
The Expenditure Plans of Measure “I” Ordinance 89-1 and Ordinance 04-01 require each local jurisdiction receiving Local Street Projects Program revenue from sales tax to expend those funds pursuant to a five-year Plan adopted by resolution of the local jurisdiction and updated annually. The Plan project list was previously approved by the Board with the adoption of Resolution No. 2025-188 on August 19, 2025 (Item No. 50).
Measure “I” Local Street Pass-Through funds can be used for road maintenance projects and road construction-type projects. Road maintenance projects, such as road rehabilitations and chip seals, are selected for inclusion in the Plan based on road Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores, which is a widely recognized standard that identifies a road’s condition using a score from 0-100, with zero being a completely failed road and 100 being a newly paved road. The Department uses pavement management software to develop project lists annually based on PCI scores, amount of truck traffic the road carries, daily traffic count, and other criteria established under the Department’s Pavement Preservation Program. New construction related projects may be identified based on safety, congestion management, and system improvement needs identified on the County’s road network.
Revenues from the sales tax must be used for transportation improvement and traffic management programs, which may include, but are not limited to, administration, construction, maintenance, improvements, and operations of local streets, roads, and highways, state highways, and freeways, and other related purposes. These purposes include expenditures for planning, environmental reviews, engineering, right-of-way acquisition, and design.
The Plan project list identifies 19 transportation projects at an estimated total program cost of $29,608,840. The Measure “I” carryover amount of $32,537,653 may be utilized to fund the 2026-27 project costs and to cover the total revenue shortage over the next five years. The Plan project list includes two new projects and 17 carried-over projects, as shown on Attachment A of the Resolution.
The following projects have been completed, cancelled or removed for the Measure “I” funding share in 2025-26:
|
Project Title |
Project Description |
Measure I Subarea |
Limits |
Cost |
|
Morongo Road and other Roads |
Chip Seal; Leveling Course |
Morongo Basin (3rd District) |
Various Locations - 29 Palms Area |
$2,257,772 |
|
Baker Blvd. & Park Avenue |
Rehabilitation |
North Desert (1st District) |
Various Locations - Baker Area |
$4,408,464 |
|
Barstow Skyline East ADA Ramps and Overlay |
Rehabilitation |
North Desert (1st District) |
Various Locations - Barstow Area |
$672,295 |
|
Cajon Blvd. Guardrail Replacement |
Safety |
Valley (3rd District) |
Kenwood Ave to Cleghorn Ave |
$1,608,900 |
|
Wilson Ranch Road and other Roads |
Chip Seal; Leveling Course |
Victor Valley (1st District) |
Various Locations - Phelan Area |
$1,235,645 |
|
Cedar Ave @ I-10 Interchange Construction1 |
Interchange Improvements |
Valley (5th District) |
Cedar Avenue, Bloomington Ave to Orange Street, Bloomington Area |
$5,000,000 |
|
Total |
|
|
|
$15,183,076 |
1Cedar Ave @ I-10Interchange Construction Project: Previously listed Valley subarea $5 million contribution to the project is removed as the contribution will be funded by the Term Loan Agreement with SBCTA approved by the Board on June 9, 2026 (Item No. 75). The Term Loan Agreement allows County to borrow an amount not to exceed $13,995,381 to fund a portion of the County’s Local Agency Share obligation for the Cedar Avenue at I-10 Interchange Construction Project.
With respect to the Expenditure Strategy (Attachment B of the Resolution), the Department intends to expend Measure “I” revenue for a variety of eligible transportation related projects, which include rehabilitation and maintenance of pavement surfaces countywide (including, but not limited to, asphalt concrete reconstruction, asphalt concrete resurfacing, surface seals, routine patching of existing asphalt concrete, and Americans With Disabilities Act improvements) and may include projects to improve circulation, drainage, and traffic control devices.
PROCUREMENT
Not applicable.
REVIEW BY OTHERS
This item has been reviewed by County Counsel (Aaron Gest, Deputy County Counsel, 387-5455) on July 16, 2026; and County Finance and Administration (Matthew Dalton, Administrative Analyst, 387-5005) on July 30, 2026.