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Date: March 25, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: John La Rock, Community Services Director
By: Krystle Covarrubias, Senior Business Manager | [email protected] Subject: Community Services – Adopt RESOLUTION Approving Blanket Authority to File Applications for Grant Funds from Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for Measure A Funding and Authorize the City Manager to Execute and Submit All Grant-Related Documents. Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the Community Services Director that City Council:
1) Adopt a RESOLUTION approving the blanket authority to file applications for grant funds from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for Measure A funding for projects and programs; and
2) Authorize the City Manager to negotiate, execute, and submit all grant-related documents.
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
On November 8, 2016, 75% of Los Angeles County (L.A. County) voters approved the Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks, Open Space, Beaches, Rivers Protection, and Water Conservation Measure (Measure A). This measure replaced expiring funding sources with a dedicated special parcel tax to support the development, maintenance, and enhancement of public parks and natural areas throughout L.A. County.
Measure A funds are distributed through annual allocation grants, competitive grants, and maintenance and servicing grants, supporting projects that preserve and improve existing parks and recreational facilities, develop new parks, and expand community programming. Measure A funding is allocated to municipalities using a Per Capita Structural Improvements formula based on population size as well as park/open space needs.
The City of Torrance (City) receives an average of approximately $773,000 in annual allocations based in part on information from the 2016 Los Angeles Countywide Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Needs Assessment Final Report (PNA), which evaluated park needs across 188 Study Areas within the LA County region. Given its size, Torrance is divided into two Study Areas:
Study Area 174 (North Torrance) and Study Area 181 (South Torrance). Notably, the PNA 1 City Council
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2 designates North Torrance as a High-Need Study Area, qualifying it for supplemental annual allocation grant funding.
Administered by the Los Angeles County Regional Parks and Open Space District (District), Measure A requires a City Council-approved resolution to establish blanket authority for the City to access approximately $5.4 million in Measure A grant funding for capital projects and approximately $0.7 million in residual Proposition A maintenance and servicing funding. As part of long-term planning efforts, available Measure A funding balances will be allocated towards various future projects and presented to City Council through the City's regular operating and capital budget process.
Upon adoption of the resolution (Attachment 1), staff will proceed with executing the Annual Allocation Master Agreement, enabling the City to request funding for qualifying projects.
Accordingly, staff recommends that City Council adopt a resolution approving blanket authority to apply for Measure A grant funds and authorize the City Manager to negotiate, execute, and submit all necessary grant-related documents.
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution
2 RESOLUTION NO.
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A
RESOLUTION OF THE
CITY OF TORRANCE
,
CALIFORNIA,
APPROVING THE BLANKET AUTHORITY
TO FILE APPLICATIONS FOR GRANT FUNDS FROM THE
LOS ANGELES COUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN
SPACE DISTRICT FOR MEASURE A FUNDING FOR
PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS
WHEREAS
,
the voters of the County of Los Angeles on November 8,
2016, approved
the Safe, Clean Neighborhood Parks, Open Space Beaches, Rivers Protection, and Water Conservation Measure (Measure A); and
WHEREAS
,
Measure A also designated the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (the District) to administer said funds; and
WHEREAS
, the District has set forth the necessary policies and procedures governing the application for grant funds under Measure A; and
WHEREAS
, the District’s policies and procedures require the governing body of the City of Torrance, California,
to approve of the filing of an application before submission of said application to the District; and
WHEREAS
, said application contains assurances that
the City of Torrance,
California
,
must comply with; and
WHEREAS
,
the City of Torrance, California,
will enter into Agreement(s) with the
District to provide funds for acquisition projects, development projects, and/or programs.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TORRANCE, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION 1.
Approves the blanket authority to file applications with the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for Measure A Funds for projects or programs; and
SECTION 2.
Certifies that
the City of Torrance, California,
understands the assurances
and will comply with the assurances in the application form; and
SE
CTION 3.
Appoints the
City Manager
, or designee, to conduct all negotiations, and to
execute and submit all documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so forth, which may be necessary for the completion of projects or programs.
ATTACHMENT 1
3 INTRODUCED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 25th day of March 2025.
_________________________
Mayor George K. Chen
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PATRICK Q. SULLIVAN, City Attorney
by
ATTEST:
Rebecca Poirier
City Clerk
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