District Projects

Rep. Napolitano Requests Funding for Projects Critical to the 38th District

Transportation Bill Requests from 38th District

• ACE Final Grade Separations - $354 million

Funding is requested for design, right-of-way and relocation activities, utility relocation and construction of the final 10 grade separation projects scheduled by ACE.

• Montebello Grade Separation, City of Montebello
• Fairway Drive (Union Pacific) Grade Separation, City of Industry
• Fairway Drive (former Southern Pacific) Grade Separation, City of Industry
• Puente Avenue Grade Separation, City of Industry
• Turnbull Canyon Road Grade Separation, City of Industry
• Rose Hills Road Grade Separation, City of Industry
• Ramona Street Grade Separation, City of San Gabriel (part of San Gabriel Trench project)
• Mission Road Grade Separation, City of San Gabriel (part of San Gabriel Trench project)
• Del Mar Avenue Grade Separation, City of San Gabriel (part of San Gabriel Trench project)
• San Gabriel Boulevard Grade Separation, City of San Gabriel (part of San Gabriel Trench project)

As the most comprehensive grade crossing/rail corridor safety improvement project in the Nation, the ACE-SGV Project has been designated by Congress as both a National High Priority Corridor and a Project of National and Regional Significance because the Project will further the national transportation policies and goals outlined in TEA-21 and SAFETEA-LU.  The ACE-SGV Project connects the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to a nationwide goods movement network, creating a faster, more efficient method for distributing an estimated $314 billion worth of trade by the year 2020.  The ACE-SGV Project also contributes to improving air quality in the worst non-attainment area in the country by eliminating 221 tons of pollutants annually.  The project also contributes to continued growth in the national, state and local economy through job creation (192,000 jobs growth projected for the project area by 2020).  The 10 grade separations in Phase I of the ACE/SGV Project are completed, under construction or will commence construction this year.  Funds are requested to support the next 10 grade separations in Phase 2 of the ACE/SGV Project. Total estimated combined costs of Phases I and II is $1.4 billion.

• Foothill Transit Alternative Fuel Buses - $30 million

Foothill Transit is requesting $30 million in federal funding over the fiscal years included in the federal surface transportation authorization bill for alternative fuel buses.  This funding will enable Foothill Transit to continue its aggressive efforts to convert its entire 314-bus fleet from diesel to alternative fuels.  The conversion of transit fleets to alternative fuel sources multiplies the benefits that transit service already offers our region in terms of helping reduce congestion, saving energy and contributing to better air quality.  In making our communities more livable, this project also meets the authorization goals of the Administration.

• Gateway COG Regional Goods Movement Transportation Coordination in Southern California - $2,400,000

This funding request will be used by Gateway Cities to plan all the projects that will address freight movement through the region.  The 27 cities in the Gateway Cities are the center for goods movement for the entire country.  With the leadership already provided by Gateway Cities, additional planning and coordination with other agencies is needed to plan freight movement improvements throughout the region (e.g., railroad grade separations and rail yard improvements) and coordinate with other entities (both public and private). 

• Gateway COG Congestion Mitigation Planning and Design for the SR-91/I-605/I-405 freeways - $2,400,000

The request would plan and design congestion mitigation projects on the SR-91/I-605/I-405 freeways.  First the money would be spent to identify congestion mitigation projects. These could include freeway improvements or arterial highway improvements, as well as transit or ITS projects to be determined and selected following the completion of a feasibility study.   The remaining funding would be used to prepare planning and environmental documents for these prioritized projects.

• Gold Line Foothill Extension Construction Authority – $10 million and authorizing language

The request is to include language that would allow Gold Line to use the local funds spent on construction of phase one of the Gold Line to Pasadena as a match for future federal funds that could be appropriated. The language would authorize the project in federal law so that it could receive future appropriations.  The request also is for $10 million in engineering funds to design Phase 2 from Pasadena to Montclair.

• I-5 JPA - Prepare Environmental Document and preliminary engineering for widening I-5 to 10 lanes and Improve Corridor Arterials between I-605 and I-710 - $16 million

Funding is requested to prepare the environmental document and preliminary engineering that is needed to continue the Interstate 5 (I-5) improvements in southeast Los Angeles County between I-605 and I-710. 
I-5 is one of the most congested corridors in California.  Designed to carry 175,000 vehicles a day, I-5 vehicle volumes are now over 275,000 per day and will exceed 500,000 per day by 2030.  This heavy volume has caused traffic flow, economic and health issues for the cities of Downey, Commerce, Norwalk, Santa Fe Springs, Buena Park, and La Mirada and affected goods movement and commerce throughout the region.
The project will widen the highway from existing 6 and 8 lane portions to 10 lanes, or 5 lanes in each direction, including a High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane, relieving traffic congestion and helping respond to the #1 public health issue raised at community meetings.

• 57/60 Confluence Project - $155 million

The existing freeway interchange connecting SR-57 with SR-60 forces both freeways into a common alignment for a distance of 2 miles in the vicinity of Grand Avenue.  The location of the Grand Avenue Interchange in between the two freeway junction points causes multitude of traffic weaving between the two freeways and the on and off ramp traffic from Grand Avenue Interchange. The heavy weave movements create a serious bottleneck on both freeways and show a higher than normal traffic accidents.

The 57/60 Confluence Project is the initial phase of improvements designed to reconfigure the existing Grand Avenue interchange and significantly reduce the traffic weaving by building dedicated on and off freeway bypass lanes.  The existing Grand Avenue overcrossing will be replaced with a wider, longer structure and improvements will be made to the 57/60 mainline, including the construction of dedicated off and on-ramps to and from Grand Avenue bypassing the SR-60 west junction with SR-57 and the SR-60 east junction with the northbound SR-57.

• La Puente - Valley Boulevard Improvements - $4,800,000

This project will design and construct improvements to Valley Blvd. on the southern border of the City to encourage multi-modal transportation, particularly walking, bicycling, and transit access.  This principal arterial road at 16301 Valley Boulevard to 17300 Valley Boulevard is roughly bounded by the City of Industry on the south, the La Puente downtown area on the west, Azusa Boulevard on the east, and adjoining residential areas on the north.  Valley Boulevard is considered a major transit route for large delivery trucks and regular commuters on a daily basis. 

The request will design and construct improvements to Valley Blvd. that include creating safe, lighted, and well-marked pedestrian crossings; installing landscaped median islands; and improving signage.  The existing street width allows for intelligent traffic-calming measures.  Potential traffic calming measures will be analyzed.  Additional traffic lights may need to be installed.  The project area could be made more walkable by installing street furniture such as benches for seniors and adding more attractive landscaping and public art.  Street lanes could be reconfigured and bicycle lanes added.  Design and development guidelines will preserve and enhance the existing street scale and character. 

• Fullerton Road (LA Subdivision) Grade Separation Project in Industry - $6 Million

The project is a grade separation project at Fullerton Road at the Union Pacific Railroad LA subdivision crossing in the City of Industry.  The project would design and construct the grade separation.

• L.A. MTA – Gold Line Eastside Extension - $31,669,000 for preliminary engineering and $462,331,000 for construction of this project

The project would extend the existing Los Angeles Gold Line Eastside Extension to the eastern portion of Los Angeles County from its current terminus at Atlantic/Pomona Boulevard station in East L.A.  Currently, there are four alternatives being analyzed; 1) The State Route 60 Alternative would extend the light rail system from Atlantic/Pomona Boulevard station primarily along SR-60 with up to 6 stations and up to 8 miles of new light rail;  2)  The Beverly Boulevard Alternative would add an additional 8 miles of light rail primarily at grade on Beverly Boulevard with up to 6-8 stations; 3) The Beverly/Whittier Boulevards Alternative would add an additional 8 miles of light rail  primarily at grade on Beverly and Whittier Boulevards with up to 6-8 stations; 4) The Washington Boulevard Alternative would add an additional 9 miles of light rail primarily aerial on Washington Boulevard with up to 7-9 stations.  The project is expected to add 8-9 miles of light rail to the system. 

• Metrolink - Positive Train Control Implementation throughout Metrolink system - $20,000,000

Positive Train Control is a predictive collision avoidance technology system designed to stop a train before an accident occurs. This project request would design, build and install the PTC system on the Metrolink commuter rail network throughout Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.  

In Los Angeles, the Southern California Regional Rail Authority (SCRRA) is developing an accelerated strategy to have this critical safety enhancement operational on all Metrolink train equipment by 2012, in conjunction with the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroads’ goal to complete the installation of wayside PTC equipment along their rights-of-way in Southern California by 2012.  Metrolink’s objective is to have the full PTC system in place on its operating properties in advance of the 2015 federal mandate. 

• Montebello Bus Lines – Bus Replacement Project - $11.7 million

Montebello Bus Lines (MBL) will replace 26 of their diesel fueled buses that have surpassed their useful life with new CNG buses.  The CNG buses will meet South Coast Air Quality Management District regulations for low emitting buses that provide patrons with cleaner, quieter running buses. 

• Norwalk Transit System Alternative Fuel Expansion Bus Purchase – $9,977,941

The City of Norwalk-Norwalk Transit System (NTS) requests an allocation of $9,977,941 from the FTA Section 5309 appropriation to assist in the purchase of gasoline/electric hybrid technology buses to replace old diesel buses and provide additional service to the cities of Whittier and Santa Fe Springs, CA.

• Norwalk - Studebaker Road Rehabilitation - $1,020,000

This project would rehabilitate existing asphalt pavement on Studebaker Road from Cecilia Street to Imperial Highway and install approximately 2,200 linear feet of storm drain improvements along Studebaker Road from Kenney Street to Firestone Boulevard.   Design has been completed and City of Norwalk is requesting additional $1,020,000 funding for the construction phase.

• Norwalk - San Antonio Drive Rehabilitation - $1,200,000

This project would rehabilitate existing asphalt pavement on San Antonio Drive from Imperial Highway to Rosecrans Avenue.  Planning and preliminary design are underway and the City is requesting $1,200,000 funding for the construction phase.

• Pico Rivera - Telegraph Rd. and Median between Paramount Blvd. and the San Gabriel River Spreading Grounds Bridge - $4 million

The request will repave and rehabilitate the entire roadway surface including landscaped median of Telegraph Rd. between Paramount Blvd and the bridge over the San Gabriel River Spreading Grounds. They will install traffic signal equipment upgrades, including software and hardware, median landscaping and city monument sign enhancement.

• Pico Rivera - Lakewood-Rosemead Blvd. @ Telegraph Rd. - $ 3.0 million

The request will repave and rehabilitate the full intersection of Rosemead-Lakewood Blvd. @ Telegraph Rd. by widening the roadway and constructing upgraded traffic signal equipment, including software and hardware.

• Pico Rivera - Rosemead Blvd. Pavement Rehabilitation and Median Landscape project between Washington Blvd. and Telegraph Rd. - $5.0 million

The request will repave and rehabilitate the entire roadway surface including landscaped median of Rosemead Blvd. between Washington Blvd and Telegraph Rd.. They will install traffic signal equipment upgrades, including software and hardware, median landscaping and city monument sign enhancement.

• Pomona - State Route 71 Freeway Conversion Project Design - $6.4 million

The State Route 71 Freeway Conversion Project (SR 71 Conversion) Design phase is a project that will convert a regional expressway into a full limited access freeway.   This 2 mile long expressway is a 4 lane highway (2 lanes in each direction) with three “T” intersections and one fully signalized intersection.  An obsolete and aged pedestrian bridge also spans the northern segment of this highway.  The project limit is from Mission Boulevard to the north to just north of the SR60 freeway.   The City is requesting funding to assist in starting the Environmental Study and Preliminary Design of this SR 71 Conversion to a full freeway.   This project is currently included in both the State’s TIP and Metro’s regional TIP.  The latest MTA Board approval date was in November 2008.   The State TIP and MTA TIP both consider this project as a freeway gap closure/freeway improvements or the “missing link” to this region’s freeway needs.  The total estimated design cost is $8 million.

• Rio Hondo College - Workman Mill Road Mass Transit Plaza -$1,480,000

This request will construct the Workman Mill Mass Transit Plaza at 3600 Workman Mill Road (Whittier, CA).  Creating a new entry/bus drop area from a major vehicular transportation artery for the Campus – Workman Mill Road -- will promote and increase the use of public transportation to our campus. The Workman Mill Mass Transit Plaza will offer an improved shelter for riders, a new information/guard booth center with a security command post that will monitor outdoor campus areas through patrols and the implementation of a closed circuit camera system.

The Workman Mill Mass Transit Plaza will funnel all transit bus traffic to a safe, semi-circular driveway rather than have Northbound traffic intermingled with the transit buses in the Northbound right-hand lane of Workman Mill Rd.  This new, distinct location will decrease the risk of bus/car accidents in front of campus and relieve the congestion that often forms on Workman Mill Rd.  By increasing the ease with which mass transit buses can access and exit the campus, more bus lines will serve the campus, which will increase ridership, eliminate cars from local roads, and reduce the number of traffic accidents.

• Rio Hondo College T.R.A.N.S.I.T. Project – The Regional Alliance of Neighboring Colleges and Students to Improve Transportation (GO RIO on a Regional Basis) - $2,172,000

T.R.A.N.S.I.T. is a proposed demonstration project to 1) extend the success of a well-established community college mass transit program; and 2) to replicate the success of this award-winning mass transit program by launching new mass transit programs at two other campuses.  Rio Hondo College, through its nationally-recognized GO RIO mass transit program is seeking SAFE-TEA-LU reauthorization funding to maintain this popular program and Cal State University Dominguez Hills & El Camino College seek to implement similar new mass transit programs.  GO RIO has shown demonstrable results in increasing the number of students enrolled in college by making college more accessible – both logistically and economically -- to students via free or dramatically discounted transit programs that provide public transportation to and from campus.  The cost of transportation is often the biggest economic burden standing in the way of a student’s decision to pursue higher education.  By creating a demonstration program to promote the use of public transportation on additional campuses, T.R.A.N.S.I.T. will also take cars off the streets, which will decrease the use of fossil fuels, decrease the release of air pollutants, and decrease the number of cars congesting roadways. 

• Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center - $2,125,000.

The project is requesting funding for the design, engineering and construction (paving, lighting, striping, security, landscaping) of 150 additional parking spaces for the patrons of the Norwalk Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center.

The City of Santa Fe Springs recently acquired a 4.94 acre site (Parcel A and Parcel B) adjacent to the Transportation Center to provide additional parking.  A combination of federal and local dollars totaling $3.1 million was allocated to the right-of-way acquisition and construction of 250 parking spaces on Parcel A.  The development of an additional 150 parking spaces on Parcel B will cost $2.6 million. The City of Santa Fe Springs has received an FTA grant of $475,000 to fund the environmental remediation phase.  The City of Santa Fe Springs is requesting $2.125 million to construct the 150 additional parking spaces on Parcel B.

• Whittier - Norwalk Boulevard at Whittier Boulevard Realignment and Widening – $525,000

The project would widen Norwalk Boulevard at Whittier Boulevard (State Route 72) to create a new southbound through travel lane to reduce congestion and provide increased intersection capacity.  Currently, Norwalk Boulevard only has one (1) through southbound travel lane which creates a bottleneck and traffic back-up that results in excessive delay and congestion.  This occurs during peak hours and is especially aggravated when accidents take place on the nearby and parallel San Gabriel Valley (I-605) freeway, which results in freeway traffic utilizing Norwalk Boulevard as a bypass route.  

Transportation - HUD

• Alameda Corridor East and City of Industry –Sunset Avenue Grade Separation

The entity to receive funding for this project is the Alameda Corridor-East Construction Authority/San Gabriel Valley Council of Governments located at 4900 Rivergrade Road, Suite 120A, Irwindale, CA, 91706.

$2 million is requested to complete the Sunset Avenue road underpass project which will construct an underpass below the Union Pacific Railroad line at Orange Avenue and Sunset Avenue in the City of Industry. This project will allow drivers and pedestrians to cross the railroad without having to wait for trains to pass. This is very important to reduce congestion and speed up commuting times for residents and businesses in the region. It also reduces the safety problems caused by the current railroad crossing that exists at this location.

• Chet Holifield Park lighting Renovation

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Montebello located at 1600 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello CA 90640.

$250,000 is requested for Chet Holifield Park lighting. The replacement and upgrade of the park lighting system is needed to provide for public safety for community recreation and a variety of youth activities, as well as before and after school child care. The City of Montebello is desirous of a lighting program utilizing “green” lighting, which reduces energy consumption and cost of operation by an estimated 50% and provides for flexible control and management of the lighting system.

• Hacienda Heights Hillgrove Community and Recreation Center

The entity to receive funding for this project is the County of Los Angeles, CA located at 822 Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

$500,000 is requested for this project which would construct a new community and recreation center on a 9-acre property located in the Hillgrove area of Hacienda Heights adjacent to the Puente Hills landfill. The new center will include an approximately 15,000 square foot community building, recreation fields, parking and other amenities.

The center will also include environmentally sustainable landscaping and design elements and the proposed building will be certified LEED Silver, in accordance with the Los Angeles County’s Green Building policy. The new community and recreation center will provide facilities and community services to improve and enrich the quality of life of the Hacienda Heights Community.

The request was submitted to my office by Supervisor Don Knabe and is strongly supported by the County.

• I-5 Widening from I-605 north to I-710

The entity to receive funding for this project is the I-5 Joint Powers Authority located at 12700 Norwalk Boulevard, Norwalk, CA 90651.

$5 million is requested to continue the Interstate 5 (I-5) improvements in southeast Los Angeles County north of I-605. The funding would specifically go towards preparing the environmental review and preliminary engineering that is needed for the I-5 between I-605 to I-710.

• I-605 at Firestone Blvd. Off-Ramp Traffic Buffer Enhancements

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Norwalk located at 12700 Norwalk Blvd. Norwalk, CA 90650.

$1 million is requested to install landscaping improvements, irrigation, and amenities that will enhance vehicular and pedestrian safety in the area encompassing the circular off-ramp and adjacent on-ramp for the northbound I-605 at Firestone Boulevard.

• La Puente City Hall Heating and AC System Upgrade

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of La Puente, CA located at 15900 E. Main Street, La Puente, CA 91744.

$1,200,000 is requested for upgrading the Heating and Air Conditioning System (HVAC) for City Hall which is over 50 years old and is in desperate need of replacement. The entire building experiences daily issues with the HVAC system due to lack of cooling during summer months and lack of heating during winter months. A new HVAC system for City Hall is needed to provide a more cost effective heating and cooling system and that meets today’s energy efficiency standards.

• La Puente Park Lighting

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of La Puente, CA located at 15900 E. Main Street, La Puente, CA 91744.

$500,000 is requested to construct lighting towers for one softball field as well as upgrade the existing lighting throughout La Puente Park to an energy efficient system. The City envisions employing energy saving components to the design of the lights.

• Montebello City Park Fitness Center

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Montebello located at 1600 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello CA 90640.

$650,000 is requested to construct within the Montebello City Park, a fitness center at the Senior Citizens Center and a rubberized recreational walking/running track. The fitness center will promote public health within the community and encourage a healthy lifestyle for all ages. The recreational walking/running track will be composed of green, recycled products by using recycled tire-derived products. These rubberized surfaces have been proven to be lower-impact and easier on joints than hard concrete surfaces. The project will result in the integration and interaction of senior citizens with all age segments of the community and improve the quality of life for Montebello residents.

• Municipal Transit Operators Coalition Bus Replacement Project

The entity to receive funding for this project is the Municipal Transit Operators Coalition located at 20500 Madrona Avenue, Torrance, CA 90503.

$3,000,000 is requested by the MTOC coalition, which includes Norwalk Transit and Montebello Bus Lines, to replace their diesel buses, which are at the end of their useful life as defined by FTA, with natural gas, gas/electric hybrid, and other alternative fuel busses.

• Hermosillo Park Renovation

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Norwalk, CA located at 12700 Norwalk Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650.

$2 million is requested for Hermosillo Park Project which would consist of a complete renovation of the Park to include lighted sports fields, a multi-use community center, outdoor amphitheater, handball courts, playground, water play area (e.g., “spray pool”), walking path, picnic facilities, benches and barbecues, and pedestrian lighting. A complete renovation of Hermosillo Park will result in an increase in park users, a decrease in criminal activities at the park, an improvement of the quality of life for residents in the surrounding neighborhood, and an increase in property values and neighborhood pride.

• Norwalk/Santa Fe Springs Transportation Center Improvements

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Santa Fe Springs located at 11710 Telegraph Rd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.

$1 million is requested to add 250 parking spaces for Transportation Center patrons. Currently there are a total of 365 parking spaces at the Transportation Center which are at capacity. These additional parking spaces are desperately needed to address the increase in Metrolink ridership and traffic on the I-5.

• Pico Rivera Reclaimed - Recycling Facility

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Pico Rivera located at 6615 Passons Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA 90660.

$1 million is requested to upgrade facility plumbing and electrical systems, new lights, HVAC system to service the entire recreational building. Refurbish maintenance areas for use of modern technology and tools for storage and repairs of equipment and materials. Major renovation to existing reclaimed –recycled facilities, including buildings and structures, to include upgrade to fire safety systems, appliances, service counters, seating areas and other amenities. Renovate restrooms to include new plumbing fixtures, and partisans. Replace flooring throughout the building, refurbish interior decor, make exterior structural repairs, and new paint.

• Potrero Heights Park lighting renovation

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Montebello located at 1600 W. Beverly Blvd., Montebello CA 90640.

$250,000 is requested for the Potrero Heights Park lighting project. This park is a highly-utilized community park in the City of Montebello that’s lighting is significantly deficient. The replacement of the park lighting system is needed to provide for public safety as the park is used for community recreation and a variety of youth activities, as well as before and after school child care. The City of Montebello will utilize “green” lighting, which reduces energy consumption and cost of operation by an estimated 50% and provides for flexible
control and management of the lighting system.

• Rosemead Blvd. Underpass Repair Project

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Pico Rivera located at 6615 Passons Boulevard Pico Rivera, CA 90660.

$1.5 million is requested to repair the underpass at Rosemead Blvd. which was heavily damaged during storms in the Fall of 2004. Concrete slope walls were undermined by storm runoff and the roadway was partially closed for weeks. The City paid for short-term repairs in 2005; however, long-term repairs are urgently needed, including installation of surface and sub-surface drainage systems. All proposed storm drainage improvements will be designed to accommodate a 100-year storm event and in accordance with current National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) stormwater regulations.

• Santa Fe Springs Quiet Zone

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Santa Fe Springs located at 11710 Telegraph Rd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.

$1,700,000 is requested for construction of traffic and railroad signal improvements, median, signing and striping improvements needed to implement a Quiet Zone at the Union Pacific grade crossings at Pioneer Boulevard and Florence Avenue. The rail line runs adjacent to homes and apartment complexes as well as a Church and an elementary school. The installation of the aforementioned improvements will reduce or eliminate the blowing of the train’s horn adjacent to these noise-sensitive areas.

• SR-71 expansion from SR 60 to I-10

Entity receiving funding is Caltrans District 7 located at 100 S. Main Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

$5,000,000 is requested for this project which will ultimately add 2 lanes to the current four-lane expressway and create a full freeway for SR 71 from State Route 60 to Interstate 10. Funds would be used to update the initial preliminary engineering effort, including preliminary right-of-way and environmental studies as well as alignment alternative studies which would be used in preparing a final environmental document.

This project has been identified as one of the four high-priority projects by the Four Corners Transportation Group consisting of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Orange counties and the cities of: Anaheim, Brea, Chino, Chino Hills, Corona, Diamond Bar, Fullerton, Industry, Norco, Ontario, Orange, Placentia, Pomona, and Yorba Linda.

• South Montebello Irrigation District’s Community and Operations Center

The entity to receive funding for this project is the South Montebello Irrigation District located at 864 W. Washington Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640.

$1.5 million is requested to provide for the design and construction of a District Community and Operations center proposed to be located at the Districts Corporation Yard facility in the City of Montebello, CA. At present the District’s response command post is centered at the District’s headquarters building, an outdated facility that has multipurpose use and is in need of replacement due to seismic vulnerability and an unsecured location.

Commerce, Justice, and Science

• Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Recruitment for 38th District

The entity to receive funding for this project is Los Angeles County Court Appointed Special Advocates located at 201 Centre Plaza Dr. #3, Monterey Park, CA 91754.

$300,000 is requested to recruit, train and supervise additional community volunteers to provide advocacy for approximately 250 foster children in the 38th Congressional District. CASA provides assistance to children who are under the supervision of the Los Angeles County Court system. These children have been removed from their homes because of abuse and/or neglect, and are in the process of going through legal proceedings to determine their future.

Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) volunteers provide counseling to the children, discuss the circumstances with the child’s relatives and assist the judge in determining the proper course of action for the child. This funding is desperately needed for the 38th District because it has over 3,200 foster children, which is the highest of any district in Los Angeles County.

• Montebello Police Department In-Car Digital Video Systems

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Montebello Police Department located at 1600 West Beverly Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640.

$259,800 is requested for purchasing much needed In-Car Digital Video Systems. The Police Department currently uses old video cameras and VHS tapes in their police cars to document their patrols. The old system forces police officers to use valuable time cataloging and researching video tapes when they could be using that time policing the community. This request will purchase new digital video equipment in the police cars and provide wireless access features to drastically reduce handling time and improve the outdated system.

• Montebello Police Department Training Equipment

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Montebello Police Department located at 1600 West Beverly Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640.

$217,500 is requested to purchase and install equipment used for police officer training that includes computer systems, software packages, and electrical upgrades. The training equipment will be placed in their training room and their shooting gallery for a computerized system of shooting displays and targets. This equipment will assist the department in meeting the increasing demands for training technology. It will also assist the department in meeting State requirements for police officer training.

• Phoenix House Outpatient Treatment

The entity to receive funding for this project is Phoenix House at 11015 Bloomfield Avenue, Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670-4601.

$500,000 is requested for Phoenix House in Santa Fe Springs to expand job training opportunities; provide a range of culturally-sensitive re-entry programming; ensure the availability of appropriate post-treatment alternatives including follow-up and support groups; and broaden the network of community collaborators to help women rebuild their lives. These programs are needed because major cuts in State funding have caused Phoenix House to shorten the length of their programs and limit the services they provide to women after they leave Phoenix House. This request would retain those valuable services to ensure that the women continue to succeed once the re-enter society.

• Pomona Parents in Action Project

The entity to receive funding for this project is Parents Anonymous Inc. located at 675 West Foothill Blvd., Suite 220, Claremont, CA 91711.

$500,000 is requested to go towards training staff, renting space, transportation of families, program materials, publications, and supplies in order to expand the program to 300 new parents, children and youth that will be reached through this targeted effort. Pomona Parents in Action uses a research-based model to demonstrate effective interventions to strengthen families and prevent child abuse and neglect. Parents, relatives, non-relative extended family members, legal guardians, foster parents, grandparents or adoptive parents are welcome to attend the Parents Anonymous group for 2 hours while their infants, young children and teenagers attend the Parents Anonymous Children and Youth Groups. These groups are led by trained staff that assists families with issues such as teen pregnancy, gang involvement, special needs, mental health, delinquency, and substance abuse.

• Pomona Police Department Microwave Loop Protection Communications Tower

The entity to receive funding for this project is the City of Pomona Police Department located at 490 W Mission Blvd, Pomona, CA 91766.

$250,000 is requested to construct a critical communications tower in Pomona to reinforce and protect critical lines of long distance communications. Currently there is substandard communications equipment in Pomona that makes the system vulnerable to potential outage. Constructing this new tower in Pomona will minimize system failures across the Police Department’s communications network. It will also assist the police department as they communicate with other police, fire and first responder agencies in the region.

• Rio Hondo College Regional Homeland Security Training Center Initiative

The entity to receive funding for this project is Rio Hondo College located at 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601-1699.

$370,000 is requested for the Regional Homeland Security Training Center Initiative project. The Department of Homeland Security recently selected Rio Hondo College as a homeland security regional training center to serve Los Angeles County and deliver training to all of the first responder agencies in Los Angeles County. Over 115 police, fire, and EMS agencies train at Rio Hondo College facilities.

This funding will be used to purchase training equipment for their underground search and rescue training facility, lighting for nighttime training, and a classroom trailer. The Center will continue to bring together federal, state and municipal law enforcement and fire agencies for joint training opportunities.

Defense

• Buoyancy Assisted Lift Air Vehicle
The entity to receive funding for this project is Aeros Aeronautical Systems Corp., located at 1734 Gage Road, Montebello, CA. 90640.

$5 million is requested for Aeros Corporation who is working with the Defense Department to build a blimp sized cargo airship that will transport military personnel and equipment. The research and development for this project has been ongoing with the Defense Department for the past 4 years. The work is performed in Montebello, CA.

The Defense Department strongly supports this project because it is the future of their airborne military transport system. This project will also have great applications in the commercial sector as an environmentally friendly transportation system for freight.

• Cal Poly Pomona Aerospace Lab Equipment Upgrade

The entity to receive funding for this project is Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. located at 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768.

$1.5 million is requested to complete the upgrade of aerospace engineering laboratory facilities at Cal Poly Pomona. While much of the basic hardware for the aerospace lab has been obtained via previous appropriations through my office, the effective use of the equipment for teaching, for support of student projects and for implementation of applied research by both faculty and students, requires a variety of additional research and testing items. These items include a rocket laboratory and equipment, an unmanned aerial vehicle laboratory and equipment, a model shop and an aerospace structures laboratory.

• Ceramic Matrix Composite (CMC) Airfoil Capability Enhancements

The entity to receive funding for this project is Goodrich Corporation, located at 11120 S. Norwalk Blvd., Santa Fe Springs, CA 90670.

$4.5 million is requested for Goodrich Corp. in Santa Fe Springs to manufacture ceramic composite parts (vanes and blades) for military jet engines. Currently jet engines use metal parts which are very heavy and easier to break. Ceramic composite parts would increase power, engine efficiency, allow higher operating temperatures and drastically reduce fuel consumption over currently used metal components. This project would save millions of dollars in fuel consumption and would reduce greenhouse gas emissions from jet engines by 70%.

• H2Store Reversible Hydrogen Storage System

The entity to receive funding for this project is Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc. located at 3801 West Temple Avenue, Pomona, California 91768.

$2 million is requested to research and develop clean and efficient alternative energy storage using hydrogen. The purpose of this research and design is to identify a solution to the alternative energy need for safe, compact, and lightweight hydrogen storage systems that meet both Defense Department and Energy Department requirements. This alternative energy storage system can be used on future Department of Defense vehicles and in commercial vehicles to reduce our dependence on foreign oil.

• National Guard Sunburst Youth Challenge Program

The entity to receive funding for this project is the California National Guard, located at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, CA. 90640.

$3 million is requested for facility improvements at the Sunburst Youth Academy at Los Alamitos which serves disadvantaged youth from Los Angeles and Orange counties. The funding will create 2 new classroom wings with 9 classrooms, a computer lab, bathrooms, and administrative offices at the Academy. This will allow the program to grow in size and admit more students. The Academy provides at-risk high school students the opportunity to succeed in a disciplined environment that leads to a diploma.

Agriculture

•California State University Agricultural Research Federal Funding Initiative (FFI)

California State University, Fresno Foundation is located at 4910 North Chestnut Ave., Fresno, California 93726.

$7,000,000 to partially fund the applied research, education, outreach, and technology transfer activities of the California State University Agricultural Research Initiative at California State University, Fresno; California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; and California State University, Chico, by focusing on the collective expertise of CSU’s four colleges of agriculture.

Energy & Water

• Central Basin Municipal Water District Water Quality Protection Project (WQPP)

Central Basin Municipal Water District located on 6252 Telegraph Road, Commerce, CA 90040.

$1,832,909 to continue the project that has prevented the migration of contaminated water from the San Gabriel Valley (Superfund site). The underground aquifers supply water to 2 million people within the 24 cities in the Central Basin service area. Since 2000, the Superfund site treats water supply for the cities of Santa Fe Springs, Pico Rivera and Whittier to name a few, and assures residential drinking water is free from cancer producing contaminants. WQPP accounts for more that 60 percent of the water used in the region.

• City of Norwalk Water Infrastructure Reliability Program

City of Norwalk located on 12700 Norwalk Blvd.,
Norwalk, CA 90651.

$400,000 to upgrade the City’s water facilities to provide a more reliable water supply, particularly in the event of an emergency such as a major earthquake and fire suppression. The City’s fire suppression capabilities are limited to 2 hours with the existing infrastructure. The allocation would prepare a master plan to upgrade the water system; replace existing water pipelines; construct new, high-capacity water wells; improve groundwater treatment; and design and build the Norwalk Park Reservoir.

• City of Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County – Recycled/Reclaimed Waterline Project on Mines Avenue – Installation of Mainline Feeder System

City of Pico Rivera located at 6615 Passons Blvd.
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

$3,300,000 for a water pipeline project that will deliver cleaned recycled water provided by the Central Basin Municipal Water District to be used for irrigation for city parks, facilities, and parkways, and reduce the demand on drinkable water. Mines Avenue is a major collector street and a thoroughfare through the city connecting two Los Angeles County Flood Control District storm water spreading grounds. The San Gabriel and Rio Hondo Coastal Basin Spreading Grounds are situated downstream of the Whittier Narrows Dam. Partners are: City of Pico Rivera, Los Angeles County and the Central Basin Municipal Water District.

• Los Angeles County Flood Control District - San Gabriel River Watershed Environmental Assessment and Restoration (Reconnaissance and Feasibility Studies)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District located at 915 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 980, Los Angeles, CA 90017.

$200,000 for the Corps of Engineers to conduct a Reconnaissance Study to investigate opportunities for demonstration projects for ecosystem restoration, flood control, water quality, water supply storage, and outdoor recreation enhancements for the San Gabriel River Watershed in order to transform the river into a valuable resource for residents in Los Angeles County. Due to the increased urbanization of the San Gabriel River, the habitat has deteriorated and limited public access.

• San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Restoration Fund

San Gabriel Water Quality Authority located at 1720 West Cameron Ave., Suite #100 West Covina, California, 91710.

$10,000,000 to design, construct, and operate water projects that contain and treat the spreading of groundwater contamination in the San Gabriel and Central Groundwater Basins since 2001. The plume of contamination in these two groundwater basins, which serve as the primary source of drinking water for almost 3 million people in Los Angeles County, is spreading at the rate of several miles per year. The San Gabriel Groundwater Basin covers more than 160 square miles in Los Angeles County and is the primary source of drinking water for over 1.2 million people. Partners are: San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority and Los Angeles County.


• South Montebello Irrigation District Well Upgrade Project

South Montebello Irrigation District located at 864 W. Washington Blvd., Montebello, CA 90640.

$500,000 for the Irrigation District serving the Montebello area, will upgrade existing water wells to bring them into compliance with current requirements of the California Department of Public Health and complete the design of a new water supply well near the District’s existing storage tanks to improve water quality and reliability to the area.

• Whittier Narrows Dam Feasibility Study Update

Water Replenishment District of Southern California located at 4040 Paramount Blvd Lakewood, California 90712

$300,000 for the Corps of Engineers to complete the environmental documentation and update for the Santa Fe- Whittier Narrows Dam Feasibility Study. The Whittier Narrows Conservation Pool allows for the storage of storm water runoff water behind the Whittier Narrows Dam for groundwater recharge purposes. The water captured in the conservation pool is later released and recharged in the Montebello Forebay Spreading Grounds, which replenishes the groundwater basin serving south Los Angeles County. Partners include: Los Angeles County Flood Control District and the Water Replenishment District. Requested by Water Replenishment District and Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA)

• City of Norwalk Water Infrastructure Reliability Program

City of Norwalk located at 12700 Norwalk Blvd.,
Norwalk, CA 90651.

$400,000 to upgrade the City’s water facilities to provide a more reliable water supply, particularly in the event of an emergency such as a major earthquake and fire suppression. The City’s fire suppression capabilities are limited to 2 hours with the existing infrastructure. The allocation would prepare a master plan to upgrade the water system; replace existing water pipelines; construct new, high-capacity water wells; improve groundwater treatment; and design and build the Norwalk Park Reservoir.


• City of Whittier Pumping Plant and Station Replacement Design and Environmental Review

City of Whittier (Whittier Utility Authority) located at 13230 Penn Street, Whittier, CA 90602.

$500,000 to design an engineering and environmental review for the replacement of two water system pumping stations. Pumping plant #2 is the main pump station that provides the City of Whittier with a population of 80,000 with all its water. It also delivers water to Pico Rivera with a population of 60,000 and the city of Santa Fe Springs with a population of 25,000. It maintains the Central Basin Water District ground water clean up project that protects the water supply for 2 million people. Partners Include: City of Whittier, Pico Rivera, Santa Fe Springs, Central Basin Water District.

• Pico Water District Water System Infrastructure Program

Pico Water District located at 4843 South Church St.,
Pico Rivera, CA 90660

$500,000 will upgrade the districts’ water facilities and improve quality within the Pico Water District system, particularly in the event of an emergency such as a major earthquake or severe drought conditions. New high capacity water supply wells will be built to provide water to the District’s transmission and distribution system and reservoirs to help assure that water demand requirements are met for normal and emergency operating conditions. Water treatment facilities will also be provided to treat groundwater. Partners include: Pico Water District and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works.


• South Montebello Irrigation District’s (SMID) water system upgrade

South Montebello Irrigation District located at 864 W. Washington Blvd. Montebello, CA 90640.

$550,000 to design and construct new water transmission pipelines, distribution system pipelines, valves, and fire hydrant installations to increase the reliability of domestic and fire suppression water system capabilities. Development and implementation of this project will increase the water supply reliability in the event of a major earthquake helping to assume water supply reliability and water quality to South Montebello Irrigation District within the City of Montebello.

Labor and Health

• AltaMed Health Services; The ¡Toma Control! Initiative

This entity is located at 500 Citadel Drive, Suite 490, Los Angeles, CA 90040.

$250,000 to help individuals with diabetes by teaching them how to manage their condition, as well as providing them with coordinated care between a primary care practitioner, case manager, other health professionals (e.g. dietician, dentist, optometrist). ¡Toma Control! Targets Latino communities, in which diabetes is a prevalent problem.

• Cerritos Community College District; Alternative Fuels Lab - Technology Division

This entity is located at 11110 Alondra Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650.

$293,800 to expand the current automotive training in hybrid, alternative fuels and renewable energies with new tools and to more students at Cerritos College. This will provide specialty tools, diagnostic equipment (electronic and mechanical), demonstration and training aids, a dynamometer and specialty racks and stands for technical training.

The new training facility will expand and support the movement towards a green economy while also creating new, well-paid, unique job opportunities and long term growth in these advanced technologies.

• Eastmont Community Center, Academia del Pueblo, After School Learning Program

This entity is located at 701 So. Hoefner Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 20022.

$61, 575 to increase academic achievement and strengthen family participation in their children’s academic lives. It provides education enrichment services to over 60 low-income, predominately Spanish-speaking students including a broad range of educational services incorporating: homework assistance and tutorial services, computer lab instruction, educational activities, social skills and personal development projects, parent-student involvement projects and community involvement public service projects.

This program provides the educational support, personal and social growth opportunities, family strengthening activities and community involvement needed for long-term success and the achievement of educational goals needed for self-sufficiency, employment readiness and self- pride. It will also continue to lay the groundwork for and enthuse children and their parents to learn together and to continue educating themselves.

• Foothill Family Service; Early ESTEEM

This entity is located at 2500 E. Foothill Blvd, Ste 300
Pasadena, CA 91107.

$200,000 is requested for the Early ESTEEM Program, a new program in the cities of La Puente and Pomona that will provide 70 vulnerable children ages 0 – 5 with mental health treatment services; and 70 parents with parenting education that supports the treatment services provided to the children. The children will be referred by preschool staff, parents, pediatricians and community health clinics because the child’s behavior is putting them at risk for further developmental delays, preschool expulsion, or future school failure. Early ESTEEM will also provide Parent Education Groups.

• JWCH Institute Norwalk Regional Health Center

The JWCH Institute is located at the Norwalk Regional Health Center at 12360 Firestone Blvd., Norwalk, CA 90650.

$197,952 is requested for the Norwalk Regional Health Center, the only Federally Qualified Health Center in California’s 38th District, and serves over 1,500 residents of the 38th District. This funding will support an outreach/eligibility worker who will assist residents of the 38th District in applying for publicly funded medical programs, including the Children’s Health and Disability Program (CHDP), Comprehensive Pre-natal Services Program (CPSP), Medi-Cal and Healthy Families and Family PACT. It will also support the part-time salary of a physician assistant that will be able to provide initial visits to patients qualifying for these programs.

• Los Angeles Communities Advocating for Unity, Social Justice, and Action, Inc. (LA CAUSA); LA CAUSA Green Community Building Initiative
This entity is located at 1117 Goodrich Blvd., 2nd Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90022.

$725,040 is requested to provide training for 40 at-risk students to participate in the rehabilitation of 10 low income family residences in East Los Angeles and surrounding communities within Congressional District 38 over a one year span. 10 “Green Team” Leaders will gain advance construction skills and management experience within the construction field known as Green Building. The requested $725,040 will help pay for salaries, benefits, trainee stipends, and cost of rehabilitating the homes, travel and support services.

• Los Angeles Universal Preschool; Early Childhood, High-Quality Education

This entity is located at 750 N. Alameda Street, Ste. 200, Los Angeles, CA 90012.

$147,540 requested to provide 24 children with a high quality, preschool education at Options Preschool in La Puente. Los Angeles Universal Preschool (LAUP) is an organization whose mission is to make access to a high quality preschool education available for every 4-year-old in Los Angeles County by 2016. This request will help prepare 24 underserved preschoolers in La Puente for K-12 success which will lay the groundwork for these children to become well-educated, successful, and productive members of society.

• Pacific Clinics; Latino Youth Suicide Prevention Program

This entity is located at 800 S. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA 91006.

$498,323 to continue and expand the Latina Suicide Prevention Program which is in its 8th year and serves 5 middle schools, 1 elementary school and 1 high school in the 38th District. This program provides education, peer support, and specialized mental health and substance abuse counseling for at-risk youth

• Rio Hondo College; Regional Allied Health Occupation Training Center Equipment

This entity is located at 3600 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601.

$499,000 to expand the number of seats available to students to pursue nursing and allied health degrees and to procure state-of-the-art simulation mannequins and IT systems, which will allow nursing students and allied health students to train separately or side by side in a “real life” environment.
This project will help amend the nursing and allied health worker shortages in LA County by addressing the shortage of training capacities at the college level and will increase the quality of nurse training at Rio Hondo College.

• Springboard for Improving Schools; Raising Achievement in Pomona Unified

Located at: 181 Fremont Street, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105.

$200,000 is requested for Springboard Schools, a nonprofit organization seeking funds to continue their partnership with Pomona Unified School District. Springboard provides professional development and coaching to administrators at the school and district level. In the past two years, the district’s leaders have made significant strides in focusing their work on student achievement, aligning systems, and clarifying messages with the help of Springboard. Providing support for Pomona Unified’s continued partnership with Springboard Schools will increase education quality, teacher and administrator effectiveness, and will improve PUSD’s efforts to reach NCLB standards.

Financial Services

• Fairplex Trade and Conference Center

The entity to receive funding for this project is the Los Angeles County Fair Association, located at 1101 West McKinley Avenue, Pomona, CA 91768.

$1 million is requested to construct the Fairplex Trade and Conference Center which is a state of the art business development building that will host domestic and international trade and commerce programs, expositions and trade symposia, as well as events that provide education in traditional trades. This building will assist Pomona businesses in marketing their products on the international market.

The economic impacts of construction on this project are expected to generate approximately $58.7 million in new economic activity, and the annual recurring impacts from the operation of the Center are anticipated to generate $30.3 million in output. The report estimates that construction of the Center will support just under 492 full-time equivalent jobs with earnings of more than $18 million. Direct operational expenditures are forecast to support 280 full-time equivalent positions associated with annual operations on site, with earnings of more than $8.8 million.

Homeland Security

• Rio Hondo College Regional Homeland Security Training Center Initiative to Counter CBRNE Threats

The entity to receive funding for this project is Rio Hondo College located at 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601-1699.

$370,000 is requested for the Regional Homeland Security Training Center Initiative project. The Department of Homeland Security recently selected Rio Hondo College as a homeland security regional training center to serve Los Angeles County and deliver training to all of the first responder agencies in Los Angeles County. Over 115 police, fire, and EMS agencies train at Rio Hondo College facilities.

This funding will be used to purchase training equipment for their underground search and rescue training facility, lighting for nighttime training, and a classroom trailer. The Center will continue to bring together federal, state and municipal law enforcement and fire agencies for joint training opportunities.

National Projects

• Reach Out and Read

This entity is located at 56 Roland Street, Boston, MA 02129.

We are requesting $10,000,000 for Reach and Read, a national program that promotes literacy and language development in infants and young children, targeting disadvantage and poor children and families.  To close the achievement gap, the federal government provides funding for a variety of literacy programs and strategies that reach children and parents, and the professionals who interact with them.  ROR has proven to among the most effective strategies to promote early language and literacy development and school readiness: pediatricians and other health care providers guide and encourage parents to read aloud to their children from their earliest years of their life, and send them home from each doctor visit with books and a prescription to read together.

• Reading Is Fundamental (RIF)

Reading Is Fundamental is located at 1825 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20009.

$28,000,000 to help RIF enhance child literacy by providing millions of underserved children with free books for personal ownership and reading encouragement from the more than 18,000 locations throughout all fifty states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. RIF enhances child literacy by providing millions of underserved children with free books for personal ownership and reading encouragement from the more than 18,000 locations throughout all fifty states, Washington, D.C., Guam, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.