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Staff is requesting authorization to apply for grant funds for the Urban Greening Grant
Program under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84) for the Hoover Avenue Park /
Paradise Creek Walk Project. The grant request is for $1,100,000 with a local match of
$200,000 resulting in a total project cost of $1,300,000. The local match will be funded
through various Capital Improvement Program (CIP) accounts.
The purpose of the project is to create a celebrated and sustainable park with
Community gardens along Paradise Creek using ecological techniques, natural
vegetation plantings, passive use trails, bio-swale & educational elements. See
attached conceptual exhibit.
Council Resolution authorizing staff to file the grant application, committing to the local
match, and authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement (if approved for
funding) is required.