HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2019-123NOT ADOPTED
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-123
"RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO
EXECUTE A TURN KEY AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND A REASON TO SURVIVE
TO COMPLETE REVITALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS TO
KIMBALL RECREATION CENTER AND KIMBALL PARK,
IF AWARDED THE PROPOSITION 68 STATEWIDE PARK
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION
PROGRAM GRANT; UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION
OF THE KIMBALL RECREATION CENTER AND KIMBALL
PARK IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY SHALL ASSUME THE
OBLIGATION TO MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR
30 YEARS."
(Community Services)
This Resolution was not adopted at the Regular Meeting of the City
Council and Community Development Commission — Housing
Authority of the City of National City of August 20, 2019.
August 22, 2019
% Michael . Dalla, CMC
City Clerk
City of National City
RESOLUTION NO. 2019 — 123
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A TURN KEY AGREEMENT BETWEEN
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AND A REASON TO SURVIVE TO COMPLETE
REVITALIZATION IMPROVEMENTS TO KIMBALL RECREATION CENTER AND
KIMBALL PARK, IF AWARDED THE PROPOSITION 68 STATEWIDE PARK
DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GRANT; UPON
SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THE KIMBALL RECREATION CENTER AND
KIMBALL PARK IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY SHALL ASSUME THE OBLIGATION
TO MAINTAIN THE IMPROVEMENTS FOR 30 YEARS
WHEREAS, Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community
Revitalization Program (SPP) is the largest park related grant program in California's
history that creates new parks and recreation opportunities in critically underserved
communities across California; and
WHEREAS, to qualify for the SPP grant, the City of National City and A
Reason to Survive ("ARTS") are required to execute a Turn Key Agreement, where ARTS
shall complete revitalization improvements to the Kimball Recreation Center and Kimball
Park; and
WHEREAS, upon successful completion of the Kimball Recreation Center
and Kimball Park improvements, the City of National City shall assume the obligation to
maintain the improvements for 30 years; and
WHEREAS, SPP allows multiple applications to be submitted for different
parks and applicants can potentially receive multiple grant awards, therefore, there is no
cap to the amount of grants an applicant may receive per funding cycle; and
WHEREAS, A Reason to Survive ("ARTS") has been a catalyst in
establishing an arts, culture, and education district in the National City downtown area,
and is dedicated to creating a movement to educate the public on the importance of the
arts as a prevention and intervention vehicle to create positive transformation in children
and youth facing adversity; and
WHEREAS, with City staff providing support, ARTS submitted an SPP grant
application requesting up to $8,500,000 to perform revitalization improvements to the
ARTS Center, the Kimball Recreation Center and Kimball Park; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the community outreach, ARTS's grant
application proposes to add or renovate the following main features specifically at ARTS,
the Kimball Recreation Center and Kimball Park: murals, additional lighting, designated
parking spot for food trucks or vendors, expanding ARTS building entrance with large
steps, ornamental landscape, informal seating areas, and art to connect building to art,
fitness stations to be added along pathways, bicycle rack, park caretaker quarters, nature
playground and children's discovery area for ARTS younger users, low water use
ornamental planting area behind Martin Luther King Jr. building, ADA ramp from existing
lower parking lot to ARTS building, additional canopy trees and tables for shaded seating
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areas, Community garden and fruit tree orchard, drinking fountain with bottle fill station
and dog water station, Rainwater cisterns and soccer drainage cells, bioretention basins
with partial infiltration, and multipurpose and performance play surface to replace existing
baseball field; and
WHEREAS, on August 6, 2019, City Council approved the filing of the SPP
application for the El Toyon Park Project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of National City hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute a Turn Key Agreement between
the City of National City and A Reason to Survive (ARTS) to complete revitalization
improvements to the ARTS Center, Kimball Recreation Center and Kimball Park if
awarded the Proposition 68 Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization
Program Grant.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that upon successful completion of the
Kimball Recreation Center and Kimball Park improvements, the City of National City shall
assume the obligation to maintain the improvements for 30 years.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 20th day of August, 2019.
Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Angil P. Morris -Jones
City Attorney