Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
APPROVE RESOLUTION ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDING FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET ACT OF 2021 (SB129) - CALIFORNIA STATE LIBRARY BUILDING FORWARD INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM GRANT FOR THE CHAVEZ LIBRARY REMODEL PROJECT NO CL22001 IN THE AMOUNT OF $10,000,000, EXECUTION OF THE GRANT DOCUMENTS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA BUDGET ACT OF 2021 (SB129), AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 ANNUAL BUDGET The Legislature and Governor of the State of California, through the California State Budget Act of 2021 (SB129, Chapter 69, Statutes of 2021) allocated $439 million in one-time funds to the California State Library to address life-safety and critical maintenance needs of public library facilities throughout California. The competitive grant focuses on prioritizing local libraries in high-poverty areas of the State of California; and The California State Library has full delegated authority and responsibility for the administration of the grant program, establishing necessary procedures; and Said procedures established by the California State Library require a resolution certifying the approval by the potential grantee’s governing board prior to execution of the grant agreement; and The Cesar Chavez Library Remodel Project No CL22001 in the amount of $8,080,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2021-2026 Adopted Capital Improvement Plan; and The City Council approved motion 2022-03-22-1209 to authorize and ratify the City Manager application of a grant application for a California State Library Grant- the Building Forward Infrastructure Program for the Chavez Library Remodel Project; and The allocation of $5,000,000 in matching funds has been identified in the Strong Communities Expenditure Plan. $4,450,000 is available now, and the remainder will be authorized in the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Budget Approval Process; and In September 2022, the City of Stockton, on behalf of the Stockton-San Joaquin County Public Library System, received notification from the California State Library indicating that the grant application was accepted and is eligible to receive $10,000,000 in grant funding from the California State Library; and The City of Stockton proposes to implement the Chavez Library Remodel Project NO CL22001; and The City of Stockton has the legal authority and is authorized to enter into a funding Agreement from the California State Library for the Cesar Chavez Central Library Remodel; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to accept the grant award in the amount of $10,000,000 for the period through March 31, 2026, and make all necessary appropriations in compliance with and for the purposes of the grant application.
The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to execute the Grant Agreement, substantially similar to the draft attached as Exhibit 1, incorporated by this reference, and all related filings, agreements, and amendments as required by the California State Library, and accept all applicable terms and conditions, necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of the grant award.
The City Manager, or designee, is authorized to submit any required documents, funding requests, and reports required to obtain grant funding.
Certifies that the project will comply with any laws and regulations including, but not limited to, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), legal requirements for building codes, health and safety code, the California Labor Code, disabled access laws, and that prior to commencement of the project, all applicable permits will have been obtained.
The Fiscal Year 2022-23 Annual Budget is amended to appropriate $10,000,000 in grant revenues and expenditures for the Chavez Library Remodel Project No. CL22001.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to take whatever actions are necessary and appropriate to carry out the purpose and intent of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED February 7, 2023 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
ATTEST: Mayor of the City of Stockton
ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton