San Diego Unified Port District - File #: 2023-0080

• File #: 2023-0080
• Version: 1
• Type: Action Item
• Status: Passed
• File created: 3/9/2023
• In control: Board of Port Commissioners
• On agenda: 5/9/2023
• Final action: 5/9/2023
• Title: CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED FUNDING: A. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR FREEDOM PARK AT NAVY PIER PROJECT AND EXECUTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING GRANT AGREEMENT, AND B. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BEACH AND BOAT LAUNCH AT THE HARBOR PARK PROJECT AND EXECUTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING GRANT AGREEMENT.

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/9/2023	1	Board of Port Commissioners	adopted

DATE: May 9, 2023

SUBJECT: Congressionally Directed Funding

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CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED FUNDING:
A. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,000,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD) FOR FREEDOM PARK AT NAVY PIER PROJECT AND EXECUTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING GRANT AGREEMENT, AND

B. ADOPT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ACCEPTANCE OF A COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $3,000,000 FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BEACH AND BOAT LAUNCH AT THE HARBOR PARK PROJECT AND EXECUTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING GRANT AGREEMENT.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:

In December 2022 the United States Congress passed, and the President signed, the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2023 with the Federal FY23 budget. Included in the FY23 budget were the following funding allocations for District projects:
* $2,000,000 to support Freedom Park at Navy Pier (Freedom Park), and
* $3,000,000 to support the Harbor Park Beach and Boat Launch (Harbor Park) at the Chula Vista Bayfront.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) was identified as the administrative agency to distribute these funds to the District. Since budget adoption, HUD staff has been working to establish a process to distribute Congressionally Directed Funds that aligns with existing federal government grant administration processes, including federal oversight of projects and reporting requirements. District staff has worked collaboratively with HUD since March 2023. The HUD grant agreements for each respective award are included as Attachments A and B. Adopting a resolution accepting the funds is the first step to budgeting federal funds for these critical projects.

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommendation
Adopt two resolutions authorizing acceptance of Community Project Funding grants in the amounts set forth below and execution of the accompanying grant agreements:
a) $2,000,000 from HUD for the F...