October 18, 2022
Public Works
DATE: October 18, 2022
TO: Mayor Butt and Members of the City Council
FROM:
Nickie Mastay, Deputy City Manager
LaShonda White, Interim Director Community Services
Ranjana Maharaj, Deputy Director of Community Services, Recreation Division
Jene Levine-Snipes, Development Project Manager
Subject:
Resolution to Accept and Appropriate State of California Department of Transportation Clean California Grant
Program Funds for the Richmond Communities Clean
Collaborative Project and Approve Sole Source Contracts for Richmond Main Street Initiative, Rebu
FINANCIAL IMPACT: These actions do not create any direct cost or liability to the City’s General Fund. The actions contemplated here would generate a one-time grant that does not have to be repaid.
These funds would be administered by the Public Works
Department in accordance with SPP rules and regulations.
The Public Works Department, Parks Division will adjust its budget accordingly and set up a fund for this program.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL
ACTION:
None
STATEMENT OF THE
ISSUE:
City staff is requesting City Council to approve a resolution to accept and appropriate grant funds in the amount of
$5,000,000 from the State of California Department of
Transportation (CalTrans) Clean California Grant Program for Richmond Communities Clean Collaborative Project and approve Sole Source contracts for Richmond Main Street
Initiative, Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, and Earth Island Institute (KIDS for the BAY Project).
AGENDA
REPORT
October 18, 2022
RECOMMENDED
ACTION:
ADOPT a resolution to ACCEPT and APPROPRIATE grant
funds in the amount of $5,000,000 from the State of
California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) Clean California Grant Fund; and AUTHORIZE the City Manager
or their designee to execute the agreement – Public Works (Nickie Mastay/Jene Levine- Snipes 510-307-8132).
DISCUSSION:
Richmond Communities Clean Collaborative consists of two (2) Infrastructure projects, The Boorman Park Revitalization Project and the 7th Street Connection Project.
Boorman Park was redesigned by the community and will reconstruct an existing park and change the site layout for safety and ease of maintenance. The 7th Street project consists of a sidewalk and bicycle facility gap closure and the transformation of an unpaved alley. The remaining of the Clean Collaboratives include multiple projects concentrated in a cluster of underserved neighborhoods in the heart of the City of Richmond: Iron Triangle, Atchison Village, Richmore Village/Metro Square, Belding Woods, Cortez/Stege, Coronado, and Santa Fe. The programs will engage and uplift youth, individuals impacted by the social justice system, unhoused neighbors, and other residents through employment and volunteer service, dumpster days, clean-up and enhancement activities, outreach, and waste reduction education.
On January 31, 2022, City of Richmond staff submitted the application for the Richmond Communities Clean Collaborative. On May 17, 2022, the City was notified of the grant award. The project must be completed by June 30, 2024.
City staff is requesting City Council to approve the resolution to accept and appropriate the grant funds and adjust the FY2022-2023 revenues and expenditures by $5,000,000.
The project is a result of a collaboration in the grant application submittal with the City of Richmond and Richmond Main Street Initiative, Rebuilding Together East Bay-North, and Earth Island Institute (KIDS for the BAY Project ). All consultants collaborated with the City and community to create the program, budget and timeline for the State awarded concept design of the Richmond Commu nities Clean Collaborative project. The table below represents the partner collaboration and budget listed in the approved application.
October 18, 2022
Contractor Program/Project Amount
Richmond Main Street Initiative Richmond Community
Greenspace Enhancement
project
Downtown Richmond
Neighborhood Ambassadors
Program
$ 44,994
Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Illegal Dumping Programming $ 135,082 Earth Island Institute (KIDS for the
BAY Project)
Richmond Park and Watershed
Rangers
$ 85,902
I Heart Richmond Campaign (City of
Richmond)
Dumpster Day, Clean Up
Events, Illegal Dumping
Deterrents
$ 106,003
TBD Boorman Park Revitalization $4,014,266
TBD 7th Street Bike Path $ 613,753
Total $5,000,000
DOCUMENTS ATTACHED:
Attachment 1 – Resolution
Attachment 2 – Grant Award Letter
Attachment 3 – Approved Sole Source Richmond Main Street Sole Source Attachment 4 – Contract Richmond Main Street
Attachment 5 – Approved Sole Source Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Attachment 6 – Contract Rebuilding Together East Bay-North Attachment 7 – Approved Sole Source KIDS for the BAY Project Sole Source Attachment 8 – Contract KIDS for the BAY Project