City of Upland

At the City of Upland City Council meeting on November 9, 2026, the council unanimously approved the consent calendar, including an amendment extending the city’s cooperative agreement with the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority (SBCTA) through 2031 for ongoing landscape establishment and maintenance tied to the I-10 Express Lanes project. Councilmembers pressed SBCTA for a firm timeline to restore landscaping and address weeds and other site issues along Euclid and Mountain avenues; the representative agreed to provide a more specific schedule. The discussion noted that Diversified Landscape was awarded the separated landscaping work and began under a notice to proceed in January 2026. In a separate presentation, state legislators presented a $1 million check for the Police Department’s mobile command center. The city also reported approximately $4.7 million in state earmarks for four projects, with another roughly $1 million being explored for Foothill Boulevard Phase Two; the Foothill rehabilitation project was described as a $14 million project supported by outside funding.

The city’s broader budget presentation described a structural deficit of roughly $5.7–$6.1 million and an estimated $20 million annual gap between current street funding and the amount needed to improve pavement conditions. Officials said an all-in-one pothole repair truck was on order, but gave no purchase price or procurement approval details. The council discussed Measure M, a proposed business-license-tax update that staff estimated could generate about $2.1 million annually if approved by voters; no council action on the measure was reported. The meeting also included a regional hospital update and routine community announcements, with no procurement action identified in those portions.