REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an Application for Proposition 68 Per Capita Program for Maywood Park Rehabilitation and approve a related budget amendment in the amount of $256,622 for the Project in the Parks and Recreation Capital Fund
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Enhance Community Sports, Recreational and Arts Assets
BACKGROUND
On June 5, 2018, State of California voters approved Proposition 68 (the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018). In July 2020, the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation, Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) announced the Proposition 68 "Per Capita Program" grant funding amounts to local governments for rehabilitation (not maintenance) of existing parks infrastructure and to address deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to outdoor parks and recreation spaces. The City of Santa Clara is eligible for $177,952 from the General Per Capita Program and an additional $78,670 from the Urban County Per Capita Program, for total funds in the amount of $256,622.
In order to receive Per Capita grant funds, the City must approve and submit an authorizing resolution to the State, followed by a Project application and agreement. The Per Capita grant funds may not supplant existing funds, and a 20% local match is required. The Project grant application is due by January 31, 2021, and Project completion due by December 2023.
One of the City Council Pillars is to "enhance community sports, recreation and arts assets." In addition, the City's parks and recreation Facility Condition Assessment (Kitchell, 2018) provided an inventory of existing park buildings and assets in need of rehabilitation/renewal to meet current accessibility, building and safety codes. Over the past several years, Santa Clara has prioritized the rehabilitation of parks and recreation facilities to make them code compliant and acces...
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