CITY OF POMONA
COUNCIL REPORT
December 16, 2024
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Anita D. Scott, City Manager
Submitted By: Mark Gluba, Assistant City Manager
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $150,000 OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FUNDING TO “HOLT AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS” RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the following resolution:
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-197 - A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP) BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $150,000 of ART IN PUBLIC PLACES FUNDING to “HOLT AVENUE CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS,” PROJECT NO. 428-2590-XXXXX-68575 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Adoption of Resolution No. 2024-197 (Attachment No. 1) will appropriate $150,000 of Art in Public Places Funds (AIPP) to “Holt Avenue Corridor Improvements,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68575 to support the implementation of new murals under the Garey Avenue underpass, just north of 1st Street.
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FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of the proposed appropriation is depicted in the table below:
Funding
“Holt Avenue Corridor Improvements,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68575 Beginning Budget
$7,258,999
Appropriation of Art in Public Places Funding
$150,000
Revised Budget
$7,408,999
Expenses/Encumbrances as of Nov. 20, 2024
($7,055,418)
Remaining Available Budget
$353,581
PREVIOUS RELATED ACTION:
On April 18, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-66 amending the FY 2021-22 Capital Improvement Program Budget by creating a new CIP Project, “Holt Avenue Corridor Improvements,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68575 (Project), and accepting and appropriating Clean California Local Grant Funds in the amount of $4,922,041 and appropriating $100,000 of Measure M funds to the project.
On June 6, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2022-91 to authorize the City to enter into a Restricted Grant Agreement with the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) through the Clean California Local Grant Program (Clean CA) for the Project and to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to sign the necessary documents to receive the funding.
On May 15, 2023, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-75 amending the FY 2022-23 CIP Budget by appropriating $1,500,000 of Prop C funds, $701,661 of Measure M funds, and $535,297 of Series “BI(AX/AI)” Bond Proceeds to the Project.
On November 18, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2024-188 amending the FY 2024-25 CIP Budget by unappropriating $500,000 of Prop C funding from the Project.
DISCUSSION:
In 2022, the City of Pomona (City) was awarded $4,922,041 of Clean California Local Grant funds for “Holt Avenue Corridor Improvements,” Project No. 428-2590-XXXXX-68575. The grant program had four goals:
Reduce the amount of waste and debris within public rights-of-way, pathways, parks, transit centers, and other public spaces.
Enhance, rehabilitate, restore, or install measures to beautify and improve public spaces, and mitigate the urban heat island effect.
Enhance public health, cultural connection, and community placemaking by improving public spaces for walking and recreation.
Advance equity for underserved communities.
The funding was to provide for street and pavement improvements, walkability and ADA accessibility improvements, bus shelters, trash receptacles, a jogging path and exercise equipment at Garfield Park, and replacement of street lighting with LED technology. It also provided for improved lighting under the Garey Avenue underpass at 1st Street, art installations along the Corridor, including murals on the walls of the Garey Avenue underpass, eight beautification events, and educational signage.
A portion of the grant, $100,000, was allotted for the painting of new murals along the Garey Avenue underpass. Since the award, it has been determined that additional funding will be needed to fully fund the art component. The AIPP funding proposed as part of this Council action will allow for an additional $150,000 to be used for the murals along the Garey Underpass. The City is currently in the process of selecting an artist to complete this art.
Prepared by:
Shandy Dittman
Public Works Fiscal and Project Manager
ATTACHMENT(S):
Attachment No. 1 – Resolution No. 2024-197
Appropriation of Art in Public Places Funding to “Holt Avenue Corridor Improvements”