1 David Yakobson
From: Santa Monica Great Park Coalition <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 8, 2026 9:47 PM
To: councilmtgitems; Caroline Torosis; Lana Negrete; Dan Hall; Ellis Raskin; Barry Snell; Natalya Zernitskaya; Jesse Zwick
Cc: Oliver Chi; Amber Richane; Peter James; Christopher Dishlip; Amelia Feichtner; Tony Lopez; Heidi Creighton; Sunny Wang; Jenny Rogers; Shannon Parry; Susan Cline; Heidi von Tongeln; Susan Cola; Oscar Santiago
Subject: June 9, 2026 Council Meeting - Consent Calendar Item 4.C. - Measure A Grant Funding Award
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Dear Mayor Torosis and City Councilmembers -
We congratulate you and the City's SMAC Project Team on the award of $499,149 from the Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Space District Competitive Grant Program for feasibility and pre-design of 20 acres of the SMO land to improve and protect natural lands, open space, and water resources through development and restoration, as well as support regional-scale recreation projects that improve access to nature, increase countywide connectivity, and serve broad populations.
We also suppport the appropriation of $130,326 from the available Park and Recreation Development Impact Fee resources to meet the local match requirement.
As emphasized in the Staff Report, this award reflects growing regional recognition of the SMAC Project’s potential to deliver meaningful, lasting benefits to Santa Monica and the broader region, advancing a generational opportunity to create community-centered, equitable access to open space and respond to the park needs of an urban environment.
We are grateful for the SMAC Project Team's diligent work to secure this grant, particularly that of Senior Park Planner Tony Lopez.
Thank you for everything you each are doing to make this once-ever 192-acre urban park possibility a reality.
Sincerely,
GPC Board of Directors
John Fairweather
Zina Josephs
Item 4-C
June 9, 2026
Item 4-C
June 9, 2026
2 Frank Gruber
Cris Gutierrez
Joe Pertel
Ann Bowman
Patti Braun
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Santa Monica Great Park Coalition
Web: www.GreatParkCoalition.org
E-mail: [email protected]
Item 4-C
June 9, 2026
Item 4-C
June 9, 2026