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Date: April 8, 2025
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Aram Chaparyan, City Manager
John La Rock, Community Services Director
By: Carlos Huizar, Management Associate | [email protected] Subject: City Manager and Community Services – Approve Memorandum of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (MOUGA) for City-Owned Property Located at the Northeast Corner of 226th Street and Ocean Avenue, Commonly Known as Discovery Park. Expenditure: None.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation of the City Manager and Community Services Director that C ity Council approve a Memorandum of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (MOUGA) for city -owned property located at the northeast corner of 226th Street and Ocean Avenue, commonly known as Discovery Park, to and for the Torrance Urban Tree Project funded through the Enhancement and Mitigation Program.
FUNDING
None required.
DISCUSSION
As part of a regional effort and collaboration with the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, the Torrance Urban Tree Project was one of 21 projects selected for funding by the California Natural Resources Agency. This project created a native, drought tolerant demonstration garden throughout Discovery Park. The grant-funded project elements included project planning and management, site preparation; planting of native and low water plants, and plant establishment; repairs and updates to existing i rrigation system; interpretive signage; and installation of decomposed granite path and fencing. The project was completed in March of 2025.
The closeout of the grant program requires that the City, as property owner, record a Memorandum of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (MOUGA) to the benefit of the California Natural Resources Agency which memorializes the terms of the grant agreement and requires that the property remain a public open space for 20 years from the date of project completion. If approved by Your Honorable Body, the City Clerk’s Office will obtain required signatures and record the document against the subject property.
ATTACHMENT
1. Memorandum of Unrecorded Grant Agreement (MOUGA)
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