DATE: April 10, 2018
SUBJECT:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY GRANT FUNDS FOR THE SWEETWATER BICYCLE PATH AND PROMENADE PROJECT
A) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY, URBAN GREENING PROGRAM FOR THE SWEETWATER BICYCLE PATH AND PROMENADE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $4,800,000, OBLIGATING MATCHING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $740,000, WHICH ARE REFLECTED IN THE CIP FUND, AND GRANTING INDEMNITY
B) RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2023 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM TO INCREASE THE SITE PREPARATION AT CHULA VISTA BAYFRONT PROJECT BUDGET BY $4,800,000 TO BE FUNDED BY AN URBAN GREENING GRANT FROM THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
District staff submitted a grant application to the California Natural Resources Agency's Urban Greening Program for the Sweetwater Bicycle and Pedestrian Pathway in the Chula Vista Bayfront in May 2017. The following August, the District staff was notified that the District's application would be awarded $4,800,000. Since that time, District staff and Natural Resources Agency staff have been negotiating the terms of the grant agreement.
This agenda item consists of two parts. Part (A) authorizes an acceptance of grant funds from the California Natural Resources Agency's Urban Greening Program to construct the Sweetwater Bicycle and Promenade Project. Part (B) authorizes an amendment to the Capital Improvement Program (CIP) budget in order to increase the budget for an existing project to accommodate for the construction of the Sweetwater Bicycle Path and Promenade project. A copy of the grant agreement is included as Attachment A to this agenda sheet. A copy of the overview map that was included in the application is included as Attachment B.
RECOMMENDATION:
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A) Adopt a Resolution authorizing acceptance of grant funds from the State of California Natural Resources Agency to fund ...
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