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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7126_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 7126 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ESTABLISHING A PRIORITY LIST OF CITY PROJECTS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL FUNDING WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands ("this City Council") is seeking to continue efforts for funding of existing projects and to undertake new City-initiated projects to address community-wide needs for infrastructure, public safety and green technology for the benefit of its citizens and to enhance the overall,quality of life in Redlands; and WHEREAS, this City Council is aware that several City projects may be eligible for various types of federal funding;and WHEREAS, this City Council has expressed its desire to aggressively pursue such federal funding to help defray the direct costs of such projects and programs and to expedite their design and construction; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of this City Council by the adoption of this Resolution to identify a list of City projects for purpose of informing federal officials of their priority; NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Redlands as follows: Section 1. The following City-initiated development projects are hereby listed for purposes of eligibility for federal funding: 1. Safety Hall Replacement Project - Funds the acquisition of property, design and construction of a new Safety Hall. The project would provide a facility for the City's Police Department, which was displaced in 2008 into various makeshift and temporary locations by catastrophes and inadequate facilities. In addition, Safety Hall would house the Fire Department administrative offices. 2. Alabama Street / Colton Avenue / Redlands Boulevard Intersection Realignment Project — Realigns the offset intersection of Alabama and Redlands, which is currently too narrow to effectively convey traffic, and realigns the intersection of Colton and Redlands, because the current alignment creates difficult driving conditions. Correcting these configurations and increasing the roadway width will reduce restrictions,restore efficient vehicular travel movement and facilitate the movement of goods and people along the Interstate 10 corridor. 3. Mission-Mill Creek Zanja Flood Control! Downtown Storm Drain Project - Encourages Downtown Redlands' economic development by providing critical infrastructure for flood protection for the Historic Downtown. The City of Redlands is surrounded by mountains on the south and east and by the Santa Ana River to the north. Drainage courses run through the City and historic data indicates that many parts of the City flood lAcclerk\Rmlutions\Res 7100-7199\7126 2012 Federal Legislative Priodties.doc I during low to moderate storm events due to a lack of adequate storm facilities. These include substandard or missing storm drainage pipelines/channels and storm water retention/detention facilities. 4. Recycled Water Project—Allows Construction of two reservoirs, a pump station and 3.9 miles of pipeline. The project will save 180 million gallons of groundwater over the life of the project. Currently the City meets 15 percent of its demands with non-potable water. An evaluation of the city customer base and available non-potable water supply indicate that existing customers can be converted and new customers can be connected to the non-potable water system if the existing system can he expanded to reach these customers. Expanding the system provides water conservation benefits by removing demands on the potable water system. This improves local water supply reliability and reduces the dependence on imported State Water Project water. 5. Emergency Management Infrastructure - Designing the appropriate emergency management infrastructure for Redlands is crucial to mitigating problems realized in crisis situations. A well equipped Emergency Operations Center with necessary emergency management technology will allow personnel to handle emergency events more efficiently and ensure compliance with FEMA rules and guidelines. Elements of this infrastructure include: Emergency management software applications that will allow timely and efficient command and control of disaster operations during an emergency; tracking systems to allow effective collection of damage estimates after, and resources to manage recovery functions; emergency supplies to support first responders, City functions and Emergency Operations Center activity; emergency supplies to be stationed in neighborhoods, including food, water, generators, tools and personal protective equipment; emergency management staff to manage the programs; and emergency management training. 6. Public Safety Technology Infrastructure - Ensuring that Public Safety Technology continues to advance is a major priority for the Police Department. Law Enforcement Officers need the necessary tools to work as efficiently as possible. Advancements in Mobile Data Computer systems,Digital Information Systems Management,Officer Worn Camera Systems, and Predictive Policing Software are crucial to ensuring that the Police Department can deploy as efficiently as possible, while using technology to recognize crime trends and patterns to reduce crime and protect the public. Improving law enforcement technology will assist the Police Department in maximizing effectiveness. Such technology infrastructure includes projects already successfully deployed including expansion of the Video Surveillance System. In light of the success of the initial project, there are several locations around town, outside of the "downtown" area, which could benefit from camera installations for the benefit of the community,, and various departments within the City. This could include cutting edge smoke-detection capability for the Fire Department in the canyon areas. Other technology infrastructure areas include Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) camera deployment. This system could be installed at all major ingress/egress locations around the. City. This would enhance the capabilities of the PD by providing a database of all vehicles entering and exiting the city,with time stamp functionality. 1Accler"ewlutiom\Res 7100-7199\7126 2012 Federal L,4slafive Pdonties-doc 2 7. Energy Efficient & GHG Reduction Public Street Light Conversion Program - This project will provide for the conversion of Low Sodium Vapor Street Lighting to Light Emitting Diode(LED)Technology. It is anticipated this funding would be used to design and implement the conversion of approximately 4,500 Street Lights to high efficiency LED Technology. This project will reduce the energy consumption; contribute to AB 3)2 and SB 375 compliance by reducing Green House Gas emissions by approximately 600,000 pound of CO2, improve street lighting quality for vehicle safety and pedestrian safety, walk ability, and comfort; enhance economic development by improving night time environment;reduce maintenance cost and environmental waste. 8. Park Once Multi-Modal Downtown Transit Center - This project will support economic development and the use of alternative transportation methods and multi-passenger travel by providing a central transit center in the Redlands Downtown Mixed Use Business and Residential District that is located to coincide with a future regional transportation passenger railroad line, near an existing bus transit station, a tributary pedestrian and bicycle trail corridor that will interface with the regional (mountains to the sea) Santa Ana River Trail, and close to the Interstate 10 and 210 Freeway segments. 9. Orange Blossom Bicycle & Pedestrian Trail - This project allows for the design and construction of a portion of the Class I bicycle and pedestrian corridor approximately 2 miles. The Orange Blossom Trail provides recreational opportunities and a safe alternative travel route. The trail is a multi jurisdictional bicycle and pedestrian corridor that will connect local jurisdictions to a major regional trail system commonly referred to as the(mountains to the sea) Santa Ana River Trail. The Orange Blossom trail allows an alternate path of travel to businesses, schools,parks and historical points of interest. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21't day of February,2012. Pete Aguilar, Mayor ATTEST: Sam Irwin,,City Clerk L\cclerkResolutiortskRes 71{111-719917 126 2012 Federal 1-4gislative PrioTifies,doe 3 I, Sam Irwin, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21St day of February, 2012 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Harrison,Bean,Foster,Gardner,Mayor Aguilar NOES: None ABSTAIN: None ABSENT: None City Clerk 1ACC1erk\Reso1utions\Res 7100-7199\7126 2012 Federal Legislative Priorities.dm 4