REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Accept a $963,000 Award from FY 2024 Federal Appropriations Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending in Support of the Public Safety Communications Infrastructure Project and to Approve the Related Budget Amendments
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
In early 2021, the House Appropriations Committee elected to bring back the former process of including member-requested projects as part of the appropriations process. The revised process, referred to as Community Project Funding/Congressionally Directed Spending (CPFCDS), included transparency provisions to prevent any perceived conflicts. Additionally, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have limited requests to those made by public agencies or non-profit organizations. Since the process returned, the House and Senate Appropriations Committees have allowed members to submit project requests annually, but the process can be halted at any time that the Committees choose.
For every year of funding, the CPFCDS projects are solicited and selected by the members of Congress and sent to the Appropriations Committees for consideration. If selected by the Appropriations Committee, the individual scope and funding amount for each of the CPFCDS projects is then written into law via the corresponding appropriations bill(s).
Since 2021, the City has submitted funding requests annually to Congressman Ro Khanna, Senator Alex Padilla, and the late Senator Dianne Feinstein through their respective processes, with the assistance of the City's legislative consultant, Townsend Public Affairs (Townsend).
The City has had much success with securing funding for key priority projects through the CPFCDS process, including:
* $2.725 million for the De La Cruz Blvd, Lick Mill Blvd, and Scott Blvd Bicycle Projects (FY 2022)
* $3 million for the Anna Drive Neighborhood Flood Protection Pr...
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