HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2015-146RESOLUTION 2015 — 146
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE APPROPRIATION OF $840,000 FOR THE PARADISE CREEK
EDUCATIONAL PARK URBAN GREENING PROJECT REIMBURSABLE THROUGH
THE URBAN GREENING FOR SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES GRANT PROGRAM
UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, WATER QUALITY AND SUPPLY, FLOOD
CONTROL, RIVER AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND ACT OF 2006
(PROPOSITION 84); AND ESTABLISHING CORRESPONDING REVENUE
AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS (NO LOCAL MATCH REQUIRED)
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Paradise Creek Educational Park Urban
Greening Project (the "Project") is to expand the existing park located behind Kimball
Elementary School by converting portions of Hoover Avenue and West 19th Street into green
space; and
WHEREAS, elements of the Project include a community vegetable garden, re-
establishment of native vegetation, passive use trails and native plant walks, bio-swales and
bio-retention basins, and various educational elements; and
WHEREAS, on November 5, 2013, the City Council adopted Resolution No.
2013-168 authorizing staff to submit an application for Proposition 84 Urban Greening for
Sustainable Communities Grant Program funding for the Paradise Creek Educational Park
Urban Greening Project, and authorized the City Manager to execute the grant agreement
pending the award; and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2014, the California Strategic Growth Council approved
reimbursable grant funds in the amount of $840,000 for the Paradise Creek Educational Park
Urban Greening Project; and
WHEREAS, in April, 2015, the City Manager executed Grant Agreement No.
U59149-0 with the California Natural Resources Agency for the Project, effective April 1, 2015;
and
WHEREAS, for the Project to proceed, an appropriation in the amount of
$840,000, and the establishment of corresponding revenue and expenditure accounts, is
required; and
WHEREAS, the City will be reimbursed $840,000 in grant funds for project
construction expenses from the Urban Greening for Sustainable Communities Grant Program
under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal
Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby authorizes an appropriation in the amount of $840,000 for the Paradise
Creek Educational Park Urban Greening Project, which will be reimbursed through the Urban
Greening for Sustainable Communities Grant Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water
Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition
84).
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Resolution No. 2015 — 146
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 6'h day of October
on Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, Cify Clerk
Passed and adopted by the Council of the City of National City, California, on October
6, 2015 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Councilmembers Cano, Mendivil, Morrison, Rios, Sotelo-Solis.
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: RON MORRISON
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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City C ik of the City of ational City, California
By:
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-146 of the City of National City, California, passed and
adopted by the Council of said City on October 6, 2015.
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
By:
Deputy