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City Council Memorandum City °JArts &Innovation IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 16, 2022 FROM: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WARDS: 1 AND 2 SUBJECT: RAILROAD CROSSING ELIMINATION PROGRAM, TRADE CORRIDOR ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM, AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION BRIDGE INVESTMENT PROGRAM CALL FOR PROJECTS GRANT APPLICATIONS ISSUES: Authorize the submittal of three grant applications to assist with the construction of the Third Street at Burlington Northern Santa FE (BNSF) Grade Separation Project and the reconstruction of the Mission Inn Avenue bridge over the Santa Ana River, for grants in the total amount of $100.6 million. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council: 1. Authorize the Public Works Department to prepare and submit a Railroad Crossing Elimination Program application to the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) in the amount of $10 million to construct the Third Street at BNSF Grade Separation Project; 2. Authorize the Public Works Department to prepare and submit a Trade Corridor Enhancement Program grant application to the California Transportation Commission in the amount of $24.5 million to construct the Third Street at BNSF Grade Separation Project; 3. Authorize the Public Works Department to prepare and submit a United States Department of Transportation Bridge Investment Program grant application to the Federal Highway Administration in the amount of $67.2 million to reconstruct the Mission Inn Avenue bridge over the Santa Ana River; 4. Upon grant award, authorize local matching funds up to a total amount of $9.35 million for the Third Street at BNSF Grade Separation Project to be taken from existing Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ), Western Riverside Council of Governments (WRCOG), and Measure A funds; and 5. Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign any and all necessary documents related to applications for the grant funding discussed in this report.