1 City Council Meeting: June 9, 2026 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO ACCEPT A GRANT AWARDED IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF TRANSPORATION, U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION RECONNECTING COMMUNITIES PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE
SANTA MONICA RECONNECTING PICO NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT, AND TO
NEGOTIATE AND EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO ACCEPT THE
GRANT AND ALL GRANT RENEWALS
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (City) continues to advance access to local and regional open space, which will help achieve the City’s priorities outlined in the 2025 Parks and Recreation Vision Plan to; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Reconnecting Communities (Grant Program) is a competitive grant program that provides funding for the study of removing, retrofitting, or mitigating existing transportation infrastructure to restore community connectivity through planning and public engagement; and WHEREAS, on September 30, 2024, City staff submitted an application for the Santa Monica Reconnecting Pico Neighborhood Project to enhance community-centered transportation, improve access to economic opportunity, education, health, and green spaces through studying the feasibility of capping the I-10 Freeway from 11th Street to 20th Street with a park, and the application was prepared based on priorities of the City Council’s adopted plans and programs; and
2 WHEREAS, on October 15, 2025, the City was awarded $2,000,000 in Grant Program funds, with the commencement of the project contingent on the City Council adopting a resolution authorizing acceptance o f the Grant Program funds as required by DOT.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica accepts the Grant Program funds in the amount of $2,000,000 for the Santa Monica Reconnecting Pico Neighborhood Project.
SECTION 2. The City Council authorizes the City Manager, or designee, to negotiate and execute all agreements, amendments, and renewals thereto pertaining to the Grant Program Funds.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Heidi von Tongeln
City Attorney