Joint Special Council/BFPD
04/17/23 06:00 PM
Engineering
Domingo Gonzales
Resolution
Doc ID: 5330
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
AGENDA MATTER:
ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION APPROVING THE GRANT APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION CLEAN CALIFORNIA LOCAL GRANT PROGRAM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The State of California Department of Transportation released a Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) for the Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP). The grant recommends applicants submit a resolution authorizing staff to submit the grant application.
DISCUSSION:
The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) is a competitive statewide program created to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces. The Program is one part of the nearly 1.1 billion Clean California (Clean CA) initiative.
Agencies can submit multiple applications and may receive multiple awards that cannot exceed $5,000,000.
The Goals of this grant are the following
1. Reduce the amount of waste and debris within the public rights-of-way, pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces.
2. Enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve public spaces and mitigate the urban heat island effects.
3. Enhance public health, cultural connections, and community place-making by improving public spaces for walking and recreation.
4. Advance equity for underserved communities.
Barstow is one of the few remaining cities with the longest stretch of historic Highway 66 still functioning as a Main Street through Downtown. Once a flourishing destination for travelers and community members where roadside attractions, hotels, amenities, and restaurants were successfully thriving, it is now desolated, deteriorating, and in desperate need of revitalizing and beautification. Based on the CCLGP goals mentioned above and the community’s desire, the City focused on Downtown Main Street to develop a concept for the grant.
To ensure a successful concept that community members and visitors would appreciate, the City solicited participation for this grant from the community. The first step was a 20-question survey regarding Downtown Main Street that received 163 responses. To the City’s delight, 100% of the survey responses received stated that they would like to see Downtown revitalized. Based on the survey, previous community engagements, and communications with community members, a workshop was held to present concepts, options, layouts, share opinions and continue gathering responses.
On the northeast corner of First Avenue and Main Street, the City plans to convert a vacant parcel into a destination park that contains art structures that were conceived by community members and represent our fabulous Route 66 culture. Additionally, the City plans to reconstruct the median with a bio-swale and new landscaping, install gateway signs and install or construct elements that will enhance and beautify Joint Special Council/BFPD
04/17/23 06:00 PM
Engineering
Domingo Gonzales
Resolution
Doc ID: 5330
COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
the Downtown area.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City is requesting $4,886,505.00 to add gateway monuments, proper lighting, public art, landscaping, shade structures, a park, and a public right-of-way that will increase access, enhance our community and celebrate our rich history. Budget revenue and expenditure appropriations will be increased in the appropriate fund and department based on the amount awarded through a budget amendment. Staff time associated with managing the projects and completing grant reporting will be included in the appropriate fiscal year budget.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
1. Approve Resolution ____-2023 authorizing staff to submit the grant application;
2. Authorize the City Manager or his representative to execute all grant documents.