City Council Memorandum
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL DATE: AUGUST 2, 2022 FROM: PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY WARD: 7
SERVICES DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR PROPOSITION 68 PER-CAPITA GRANT PROGRAM FUNDS FOR AN AMERICANS WITH DISABILITY ACT IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AT LA SIERRA PARK IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,699 - FUNDS TRANSFER ISSUE:
Adopt a Resolution approving the application for the State of California Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program that will allow for the reallocation of funding from the completed Bobby Bonds Turf Restoration Project to an ADA Accessibility Improvements Project at La Sierra Park in the amount of $50,699.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council:
Adopt the attached Resolution (Exhibit A) authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to a submit grant application for the Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program for La Sierra Park; With at least five affirmative votes and upon grant award, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record an increase in estimated revenues in the amount of the grant award and appropriate expenditures in the same amount to the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, La Sierra ADA Per Capita project accounts; Authorize the City Manager, or designee, to accept the amount awarded, including lesser or greater than the amount applied for, and execute all grant documents, including making minor and non-substantive changes; and With at least five affirmative votes and upon approval of a new Per Capita program grant project application from the State of California, authorize the Chief Financial Officer, or designee, to record a transfer of appropriations from the completed Bobby Bonds Park Turf Refurbishment project to the La Sierra ADA Per Capita project within the Grants and Restricted Programs Fund in an amount up to $50,699 necessary to fund the remainder of the project.
BACKGROUND:
On June 5, 2018, California voters passed Proposition 68, the Parks, Environment and Water Bond. Proposition 68 authorizes $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects and flood protection projects. Multiple State agencies are administering and disbursing funds through various grant programs.
On June 24, 2020, the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (PRCSD) was notified by California Department of Parks and Recreation that it would be awarded $177,952.
On October 6, 2020 City Council passed Resolution 23627 approving the application for the Proposition 68 Per Capita grant program for Bobby Bonds Park. Per Capita Grant funds were utilized to refurbish the turf at Bobby Bonds Park. The project was partially funded through Community Development Block Grant Funds (CDBG).
On May 10, 2021, the turf refurbishment project was completed and had a remaining balance of $50,699 in Per Capita Grant Funds. PRCSD is requesting to re-allocate the unused remainder of the Bobby Bonds turf project that will require submission of a second Per Capita Grant application to the State for funds to complete the La Sierra ADA Improvements Project. The State requires a separate funding application and Resolution to reallocate the remaining $50,669 to a new project. The new project will provide an accessible pathway to and around the existing ball fields. The project scope includes adjusting landscape, irrigation, and site furnishings as well as grading and drainage as needed.
DISCUSSION:
The Per Capita grant is a non-competitive allocation grant and awards are determined by the total amount of funding divided by the total number of qualifying agencies. Funding is available to cover parks project expenditures for the Period of July 1, 2018, through June 30, 2024. The Grant period will allow the project to get started while finalizing the application and contract with the State The La Sierra ADA Improvement project will improve access by providing accessible pathways throughout park. The new pathways will also provide additional opportunities to exercise, walk around the park, and access recreational resources safely. Approximate total cost to complete the La Sierra ADA Park Project is $335,453. The La Sierra ADA project is currently in construction and largely funded through Community Development Block Grant Funds in the amount of $284,754. The additional State Per Capita Grant reallocation of $50,699 will be the final contribution for fully funding and completing the project.
STRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENT
The work contributes to Strategic Priority 1 – Arts, Culture, and Recreation and Goal 1.3, to improve parks, recreational amenities, open space, and trail development, and fulfill critical lifecycle and facility maintenance needs/ This item aligns with each of the following Cross-Cutting Threads:
Community Trust: Park renovation projects serve the greater good of the community by providing recreational amenities for public use.
Equity: Per the State Office of Grants and Local Services this project serves a severely disadvantage community and assist in providing access to recreational amenities to the community.
Fiscal Responsibility: This project is grant funded and due to the project being in a disadvantaged community will not require matching funds.
Innovation: This project is responding to the community’s recreational and health and wellness needs.
Sustainability and Resiliency: Park renovation projects add park and recreational resources to meet the needs of the present community and ensure park amenities are renovated and available for future use.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The estimated fiscal impact is $50,699. Approximate total cost to complete the La Sierra ADA Park Project is $335,453. The La Sierra ADA project is currently in construction and largely funded through Community Development Block Grant Funds in the amount of $284,754. Once the State approves the new project application for the Per Capita program grant project, a budget transfer will be recorded in the amount of $50,699 from the completed Bobby Bonds Park Turf Refurbishment project, Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, Bobby Bonds Park Turf Refurbishment project number 9271310-440220 to the La Sierra ADA Per Capita project, Grants and Restricted Programs Fund, La Sierra ADA Per Capital project account number 9410100-440220. Matching funds are not required for this grant.
Prepared by: Pamela M. Galera, Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director Certified as to
availability of funds: Edward Enriquez, Interim Assistant City Manager/Chief Financial Officer/ City Treasurer
Approved by: Kris Martinez, Assistant City Manager
Approved as to form: Phaedra A. Norton, City Attorney
Exhibit : A - Per Capita Grant Resolution
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