RESOLUTION NO. 2023-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
HABITAT CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the people of the State of California have enacted the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990, which provides funds to the State of California for grants to local agencies to acquire, enhance, restore or develop facilities for public recreation and fish and wildlife habitat protection purposes; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Parks and Recreation has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the HCF program, setting up necessary procedures governing Project Application under the HCF program; and WHEREAS, said procedures established by the State Department of Parks and Recreation require the Applicant to certify by resolution the approval of Application(s) before submission of said Application(s) to the State; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant will enter into a Contract with the State of California to complete the Project (s);
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby:
SECTION 1. Approves the filing of an Application for the Habitat Conservation Fund Program; and
SECTION 2. Certifies that said Applicant has or will have available, prior to commencement of any work on the Projects) included in this Application, the required match and sufficient funds to complete the Projects); and
SECTION 3. Certifies that the Applicant has or will have sufficient funds to operate and maintain the Projects); and
SECTION 4. Certifies that the Applicant has reviewed, understands, and agrees to the. provisions contained in the Contract shown in the Grant Administration Guide; and SECTION 5. Appoints the Director of Public Works or his/her designee as conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on, which may be necessary for the completion of the Project.
SECTION 6. Agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and guidelines.
SECTION 7. Resolution No. 2023-30 is hereby repealed.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-58
PASSED and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at the regular meeting thereof held on the__ day of _, 2023.
REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
Mayor
City Manager
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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Director of Public Works
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RESOLUTION NO. 2023-58
GRANT SCOPE OF WORK
The Shipley Trail Project involves the realignment of portions of the existing Shipley Trail that are currently flooded because of the water level at the Blackbird pond raising approximately 2 ft. in the last few years.
The Project involves realignment of approximately 850 ft. of trail from Trail Marker 7 to west of Trail Marker 9.
The project will consist of the following:
1. Removal of several willow trees, with large branches and trunks that extend several feet from their trunks. The willow trees would have to be removed completely or cut so the branches no longer infringe upon the proposed trail.
The work would also involve the removal of native and non-native vines such as Reed, Brazilian pepper trees and others. Please note that eradication of the plant material outside the trail path has not been added in order to keep the cost reasonable.
3. The work would include the clearing and grubbing of approximately 0.7 acre of terrain along the new proposed trail alignment.
Compaction of base material, and import of approximately 1800 cubic yards of fill material to elevate the trail above possible flooding stage.
5. Addition of a trail surface to match existing trail (i.e.: wood chips or decomposed granite).
6. Installation of trail edge headers, installation of trail markers and other required sign age.
7. The exact length of trail to be restored must be verified by field measurements.
Surveying will be necessary to determine the elevation of the trail relative to the bottom of the pond drain.