Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development Public Private Partnerships topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council directs staff to explore paving, landscaping and signage upgrades for auto dealerships on Redlands Boulevard
Summary
Council gave staff direction to negotiate with three dealership owners and to explore use of the city's special project construction fund to rehabilitate a private interior roadway and improve landscaping and signage; staff estimated pavement work at about $150,000 and will return with costs and contract actions.
City staff asked the council for direction to use a special projects construction fund to improve a private interior roadway and frontage landscaping on Redlands Boulevard where several auto dealerships operate.
City Manager Jarb said staff met with the dealerships and proposed negotiating a private-public approach: the city would consider pavement rehabilitation of the U-shaped private drive, landscaping along Redlands Boulevard, and possible assistance on the aging roadside signage. Jarb said preliminary construction cost estimates for pavement rehabilitation are about $150,000 and that the funding would come from an available special-project construction fund (governmental fund).
Council members supported giving staff the go-ahead to investigate, negotiate with property owners and return with a cost breakdown and any required contract awards. One council member asked staff to confirm whether the property owners might want to combine lots in the future, which could affect whether repaving is warranted; staff said it would confirm ownership and development intentions before awarding work.
No contract awards were made at the meeting; staff said any procurement or contract would return to council for formal approval. Council agreed that exploring this work could support local business retention and help attract further investment in Loma Linda.
The council's direction was permissive: staff may research design and negotiate terms, but any spending or awards will need subsequent council action.
