City Council Meeting June 21, 2022
1 Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space District Matching Grant Program 2022
Claire Myers, Storm Water & Creeks Manager
Scott Wilkinson, Parks Planner
Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space Matching Grant
• Application to the Sonoma County Agricultural
Preservation and Open Space District due 7/1/22
• Land required for future construction of Lower
Colgan Creek Restoration Project – Phase 3, and
Lower Colgan Creek Neighborhood Park
• Grant request: $1,500,000
• Land Acquisition Estimate: $3,000,000
• Matching funds to come from City’s Storm Water
Enterprise Fund, Park Development Impact Fees,
and/or future grants
2 Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space Matching Grant
• Resolution required to:
• Authorize grant application
• Authorize Director of Water as project
representative
• Appropriate funds if awarded the grant
3 Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space Matching Grant
4 Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space Matching Grant
• Restore a ~2,500 feet flood
control channel
• Create meandering channel
• Construct in-stream habitat
features
• Plant native riparian trees and
shrubs
• Increase flood capacity from 25
to 100 year level
• Construct paved bicycle and
pedestrian pathway, and bridge
5 Lower Colgan Creek Land Acquisition
AG + Open Space Matching Grant
6 Recommendation
It is recommended by the Transportation & Public Works Department and Santa Rosa Water that the Council, by resolution:
1. approve a matching grant application to the Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District for land acquisition needed for construction of the Lower Colgan Creek Restoration Project – Phase 3 and Lower Colgan Creek Neighborhood Park Project in the amount of $1,500,000 and authorize the Water Director (Director) to submit a grant application;
2. authorize the Director to accept the grant and execute any and all grant agreements and amendments thereto, and all other documents necessary for the completion of the land acquisition, in coordination with the Director of Transportation & Public Works and subject to approval by the City Attorney; and
3. authorize the Chief Financial Officer to increase appropriations by the approved grant award.
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