RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
SAN DIE GO FOUNDATION AGE -FRIENDLY
COMMUNITIES GRANT TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT AN
AGE-FRIENDLY BUSINESS DESIGNATION AND BUSINESS
DISTRICT AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the World Health Organization ( WHO) launched an international effort, entitled the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Program, to help cities prepare for rapid population aging and the parallel trend of urbaniz ation and in the United States the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARPs’) Age-Friendly Communities Network (the “Network”) is the affiliate to the WHO program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council authorized staff to submit an applic ation to enter t he Network on May 10, 2016 by Resolution No. 2016-068 and in July 2016, the City of Chula Vista became the 99 th jurisdiction in the United States to ent er, committing to a f ive-year process to evaluate, develop an Action Plan and implement Age-Friendly con cepts to encourage the livability of the community for all generations; and
WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018 , City Council adopted the first Chula Vista Age -Friendly Action Plan, entitled ‘Chula Vista: Creating an Age -Friendly City, Age -Friendly Action Plan’; and
WHEREAS, on August 2, 2022, The San Diego Foundation announced that the City of Chula Vista was awarded a grant under the 2022 Age-Friendly Communities Grant in the amount of $40,000.00 to accomplish goals under the Outdoor Spaces & Bui ldings, Social P articipation, Respect & Social Inclusion, Community & Health Services , and Communication & Information Respect Sections of the Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, grant funds will enable the city to create a toolkit for businesses to designate as a n “Age-Friendly Business” and implement an “Age -Friendly Business District ” within Downtown Chula Vista, previously known as the Third Avenue Village area.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Co uncil of the City of Chula Vista, that it does here by accept funds in the amoun t of $ 40,000.00 from The San Diego Foundation Age-Friendly Communities Grant, authorizes the City Manager or designee to enter into neces sary agreements to implement such grant, and authorizes the appropriation of such funds.
Presented by Approved as to form by
_____________________________________ ____________________________________ Laura C. Black, AICP Glen R. Googins
Interim Director of Development Services City Attorney