HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 2022-122RESOLUTION NO. 2022 122
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA (1) ACCEPTING THE OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL PROPOSITION
I GRANT; (2) AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE
THE GRANT AGREEMENT FOR THE PARADISE CREEK WETLAND AND PARK
SITE PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $957,000; AND (3) APPROVING THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ENGINEERING GRANT FUNDS APPROPRIATION OF
$957,000 AND CORRESPONDING REVENUE BUDGET TO ALLOW FOR
REIMBURSEMENT OF ELIGIBLE PROJECT EXPENDITURES
WHEREAS, on June 30, 2021, the City submitted a grant application in the amount of
957,000 for the California Ocean Protection Council Proposition 1 Grant Program; and
WHEREAS, the proposed project includes the demolition of a portion of the existing
industrial land use, wetland expansion, creation of a park/educational picnic area, installation
of five trash control devices, interpretive signage, and sidewalk improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Project will have a local and regional watershed impact through
creating native wetland habitat for local wildlife in an Environmentally Sensitive Area within
the City; and
WHEREAS, the wetland expansion allows for connectivity to the salt marsh habitat to
improve native wildlife biodiversity, which is suitable for endangered, threatened, migratory,
and native species, as well as minimize the localized flooding on W 18th Street from tidal
influences in the creek; and
WHEREAS, , at the project site, the wetland expansion will filter pollutants, including
phosphorus, from overland runoff that discharge directly into Paradise Creek through natural
processes; and
WHEREAS, he wetland habitat quality will improve to protect the ecological value of
Paradise Creek and the. San Diego Bay National Wildlife Refuge; and
WHEREAS, on January 13, 2022, the Ocean Protection Council notified the City that
the Paradise Creek Wetland Expansion and Park Site Project had been awarded a grant
award of S957,000 with an $111,578 in -kind contribution of City staff for a total project cost of
$1,068,578; and
WHEREAS, the period of performance to deliver the project ends December 31, 2024;
and
WHEREAS, City staff requests grant agreement execution and authorization to
establish an Engineering Grants Fund appropriation of $957,000.00 and corresponding
revenue and expenditure budgets to allow for reimbursement of eligible project expenditures
through the California Ocean Protection Council "OPC" .
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Resolution No. 2022 — 122
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Section 1 Authorize the acceptance of the Ocean Protection Council Proposition I
Gran
Section 2: Authorize the City Manager or designee to execute the grant agreement
for the Paradise Creek Wetland and Park Site Project for $957OOO.
Section , Authorize the establishment of the corresponding Engineering Grant Funds
Appropriation of $957,000 and corresponding revenue budget to allow for reimbursement of
eligible project expenditures.
Section 4: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of Aug st 2022.
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Alexandra ' • 110o- o is, Mayor
ATTEST:
Luz Molina, City
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Interim
Attorney
Barry J.�SchUftz,y
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California. on
August 2, 2022 by the following vote, to -wit:
Ayes: Sotelo-Solis, Bush, Morrison, Rios, Rodriguez
Nays: None.
Absent: None.
Abstain: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: ALEJANDRA SOTELO-SOLIS
Mayor of the City of National City, California
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Luz Molina
City Clerk of the City of National City, California
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