RESOLUTION NO. _____
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The City Manager Or Designee To 1) Enter Into A Cooperative Funding Agreement With East Bay Regional Parks District To Receive Grant Funds To Construct The McLaughlin Eastshore State Park Improvements Project, And 2) Accept And Expend Funding From East Bay Regional Parks District For This Project In An Amount Not To Exceed One Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars
WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville (City) experiences a chronic flooding problem during the rainy season on Powell Street adjacent to McLaughlin Eastshore State Park (MESSP) located between Alameda County Fire Station No. 34 and Interstate 80; and WHEREAS, East Bay Regional Parks District (EBRPD) owns and is responsible for maintenance for MESSP; and
WHEREAS, the City is responsible for the existing stormdrain infrastructure located in MESSP; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to construct new drainage features on MESSP to mitigate the chronic flooding problem as part of the CIP # CF-01 Project; and WHEREAS, the City must obtain a permit from EBRPD to perform work on MESSP land; and
WHEREAS, EBRPD will award a permit to the City on the condition that the City includes park improvements as part of its CF-01 Project; and
WHEREAS, the City presented preliminary project plans to the Transportation Committee, Parks Committee, and Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee for review and comment; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Committee, Parks Committee, and Bicycle Pedestrian Advisory Committee were supportive of advancing the project and obtaining grant funding to cover the cost; and
WHEREAS, EBRPD will make available to the City $120,000 in grant funds to design the park improvements; and
WHEREAS, the City and EBRPD must enter into a cooperative agreement to allow the City to access the funds on a reimbursement basis; and
WHEREAS, EBRPD will make available to the City the remaining $360,000 at a future project phase; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the City Manager or designee is authorized to execute the Cooperative Funding Agreement in substantial form to Exhibit A, and accept and accept and expend funding from EBRPD in an amount of Docusign Envelope ID: 41EA9074-BA4E-444C-9E47-8A0D176A2A69 Resolution No. _____
Grant Funding Acceptance for McLaughlin Eastshore State Park City Council Meeting | September 17, 2024
one hundred twenty thousand dollars dollars to mitigate the chronic flooding problem on Powell Street and be it further.
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, September 17, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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