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Page 2 Traffic Signal Modernization Project December 1, 1999 17. Construction of pedestrian and bicycle facilities, including lanes; 18. Traffic management and congestion relief strategies, including freeway or transit management systems, and electronic fare payment systems; 19. Outreach and rideshare activities. CMAQ funding is an open and competitive process. At this time the unallocated portion of the CMAQ budget for the South Coast Air Basin is estimated at $17.4 million. DISCUSSION /ANALYSIS The project, Traffic Signal Modernization Project, proposes to significantly increase the current level of service at the intersection of Washington Street and Waterman Avenue. At this time intersection of Washington Street and Waterman Avenue is level of service C — D. Once the proposed new school construction is complete, the engineers estimate the level of service to significantly decrease to potentially a level of service F. Knowing the existing level of service at this intersection, and realizing there will be significant traffic congestion impacts when the new school opens, the respective staff from the City of San Bernardino and City of Colton preliminarily agreed to submit this intersection as a joint project. It was felt this is an opportunity to secure the majority of the funding for this project from alternative sources with only match contributions required from the respective cities. It was agreed the City of San Bernardino would act as the lead agency on the project. There is a local matching contribution requirement of not less than 11.47 percent. The engineering design for the construction of the necessary improvements to mitigate the congestion at the two locations is incomplete at this time. The application package includes project estimates, scope of work, identified location, emission reduction cost effectiveness and mobility benefit effectiveness calculations. The scope of work includes a proposed additional left -turn pocket for eastbound traffic and split the signal phasing to alleviate the congestion. FINANCIAL IMPACT The estimated cost for the proposed Traffic Signal Modernization Project is $140,000. The local match requirement as indicated above is 11.47 percent of the total project costs. Should the cities choose to only fund at the 11.47 percent, the application receives no points in the scoring. In this case the cities agreed to contribute $17,000 each or $34,000. This equals a local match of slightly over 24 percent shared between the City of San Bernardino and the City of Colton. There are no environmental impacts associated with the adoption of the Resolution. Any appropriate and necessary environment documents will be completed during the design of the project. Staff recommends that Council adopt the Resolution authorizing the submission, acceptance and implementation of Traffic Signal Modernization Project and authorize the City Manager to execute all the documents necessary in order to implement this project. Attachment: Resolution