REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute an Amended Application for the State of California Proposition 68 Per Capita Program Grant to Change the Project from Maywood Park Playground Rehabilitation to Henry Schmidt Park Playground Rehabilitation and Approve Related Budget Amendments
Report
BACKGROUND
On November 17, 2020, the City Council approved Report to Council 20-908 (Attachment 1) and adopted Resolution No. 20-8903 (Attachment 2) authorizing the City Manager to submit an application for Proposition 68 Per Capita Program Grant (Grant) for the Maywood Park Playground Rehabilitation Project (Maywood Project). The City subsequently entered into two grant agreements (Attachment 3 to 5) with the California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) and was awarded a total of $256,622 in grant funding.
The Proposition 68 Per Capita Program provides funding for rehabilitation of existing park infrastructure and improvements that address deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to outdoor parks and recreation spaces. The grant performance period expires on June 30, 2028 (Attachment 6 and 7), and all grant-funded work must be completed before that date.
Since the award of the original grant application, the Department of Parks and Recreation has continued implementation of its Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and refined project schedules based on design progress, funding availability, and construction timeline. Based on the current project schedule, the Maywood Project is no longer anticipated to be completed within the grant performance period. As a result, staff evaluated alternative eligible CIP projects that could be completed before the grant deadline and meet the Grant’s objectives.
Staff determined that changing the grant project from the Maywood Project to Henry Schmidt Park Playground Rehabilitation Project (Henry Schmidt Project) will allow the City to fully utilize t...
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