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South Hills bike park design advances; city seeks $1 million LWCF grant to help fund $2 million project
Summary
City staff reported design progress and federal grant steps for the South Hills Bike Park, saying schematic design is complete, CEQA review is underway and the city has been selected for further federal grant review for a proposed $1 million Land and Water Conservation Fund award toward a roughly $2 million project.
Kelsey Faye, management analyst for the City of Glendora Recreation and Human Services Department, updated the commission on the South Hills Bike Park design, grant status and environmental review timeline.
Faye told commissioners the city contracted Avid Trails for a conceptual design (completed May 2023) and later a schematic design (completed May 2024), and that those designs supported the city’s application to the Office of Grants and Local Services for Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) grant funding. “The proposed grant award is for $1,000,000 for the project that's expected to cost $2,000,000,” Faye said.
Faye said the city was selected in December 2023 as one of the park projects to move forward with postselection federal requirements. Those requirements include preparing a grant boundary map, compliance with section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act and an updated application form. The city contracted Duke Cultural Resources Management to prepare the section 106 documentation, which has been submitted to the State Historic Preservation Office for review; one tribe requested monitoring during ground disturbance.
Faye described parallel work on California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) compliance and preliminary engineering. Alta Planning and Design completed preliminary engineering reports and IMEG Corporation produced a draft geotechnical report that staff said found the site developable as proposed. The city selected PlaceWorks to prepare CEQA documents; staff told the commission the project is expected to result in a mitigated negative declaration and that CEQA typically takes eight to 10 months. Faye said design development is about 90% complete and construction documents were expected to be finished February 2025, pending city comments.
Faye said the city has spent $532,018 on design and studies so far and that construction was currently estimated at $1,500,000 pending bids. She said the city aims to release a notice inviting bids by May 2025 and begin construction in September 2025 if grant award and studies are completed on schedule.
Commissioners asked about timelines, staffing needs, lighting and signage. Faye said the bike park would be run like other city parks (open daytime hours, restrooms serviced regularly, similar to the city’s skatepark model) and that final signage and trail-use design would be included in the construction documents. The commission voted to accept the report by roll call.
No final grant award has been issued; Faye said the official award from the National Park Service is expected by May or June 2025 if the CEQA and other postselection requirements are complete.
