City of Upland

The Upland City Council meeting on Nov. 9, 2026, focused substantially on the city’s fiscal pressures and infrastructure needs. Staff cited a structural deficit of roughly $5.7–$6.1 million and a pavement condition index of 53, and discussed the Foothill Boulevard rehabilitation project, described as a roughly $14 million project combining roadway and utility work. Staff also reported securing $4.7 million in state earmarks for four projects, with up to another $1 million being pursued for Foothill Boulevard Phase 2. Assembly members presented a $1 million funding check for a Police Department mobile command center. The city said an all-in-one pothole repair truck was on order, but no purchase approval or price for that equipment was reported. Measure M’s proposed business-license-tax reform was presented as a potential source of about $2.1 million in annual revenue; the presentation described its proposed rates and protections for smaller businesses, but no council action on the measure was reported.

The council unanimously approved pulled consent-calendar item H, a cooperative-agreement extension with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) related to the I-10 Express Lanes landscaping work. The extension accommodates construction, plant establishment, and landscape maintenance phases through 2031. Staff described repair work at the Euclid Avenue and Mountain Avenue medians; Diversified Landscape is performing the separated landscaping scope, while the original prime contractor was LSP JV. Council members pressed SBCTA for firm planting timelines and more responsive maintenance, including weed abatement. The remaining consent-calendar items also passed. No new vendor selection or major city contract award was reported.