REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 10, 2024
FROM
NOEL CASTILLO, Director, Department of Public Works - Transportation
SUBJECT
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Grant Application to the United States Federal Railroad Administration for the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
1. Approve a grant application to the United States Federal Railroad Administration, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program discretionary grant call-for-projects, to implement a grade separation safety and mobility infrastructure project in the Helendale area, in the amount of $40,000,000.
2. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer or the Director of the Department of Public Works to electronically submit the grant application to the United States Federal Railroad Administration, under the Railroad Crossing Elimination Program discretionary grant call-for-projects, to implement a grade separation safety and mobility infrastructure project in the Helendale area.
3. Direct the Director of the Department of Public Works to transmit the grant application to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors within 30 days of submission.
(Presenter: Noel Castillo, Director, 387-7906)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
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). Pursuant to the terms of the Railroad Crossing Elimination (RCE) Program Grant, the County is required to provide a 20% local match. The Department of Public Works (Department) intends to submit a non-binding grant application to the United States Federal Railroad Administration (FRA), requesting $40,000,000 to be used towards the $50,000,000 total construction cost, to build a grade se...
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