HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2014 —
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF A PROPOSITION 84 STORM WATER
GRANT PROGRAM APPLICATION FOR THE KIMBALL PARK LOW -IMPACT
DEVELOPMENT AND PARADISE CREEK RESTORATION PROJECT IN
THE AMOUNT OF $1,876,153, AND COMMITTING TO A LOCAL MATCH
OF $700,000 FOR A TOTAL PROJECT COST OF $2,576,153
WHEREAS, the Kimball Park Low -Impact Development and Paradise
Restoration Project ("Project") will construct multiple bioretention areas and expand wetland
creek habitats in and around Kimball Park to treat a highly urbanized drainage area of
approximately 77 acres, and will also restore approximately 1,050 linear feet of Paradise Creek
through Kimball Park by removing the concrete channel, widening the creek, and reintroducing
native riparian vegetation; and
WHEREAS, the Project will implement Low -Impact Development (LID) to
improve water quality from urban runoff, and provide an opportunity for residents and guests to
interact with a natural, tidally -influenced water body through the park; and
WHEREAS, to fund the Project, staff desires to apply for a grant in the amount of
$1,876,153 from the Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant Program, which requires the City to
commit to a local match of $700,000, for a total Project cost of $2,576,153.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
National City hereby supports the Kimball Park Low -Impact Development and Paradise
Restoration Project, and authorizes the filing of a Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant Program
application in the amount of $1,876,153.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council hereby agrees to commit
$700,000 in matching funds as required by the Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant for said
Project.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 2014.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mike Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Claudia Gacitua Silva
City Attorney