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On March 18, 2014, through Resolution No. 2014-34, City Council authorized
staff to file a Proposition 84 Storm Water Grant Program (SWGP) application for
the Kimball Park Low -Impact Development and Paradise Creek Restoration
Project in the amount of $1,876,153 and committed to a local match of $700,000
for a total project cost of $2,576,153.
The proposed project will construct multiple bioretention areas and expand
wetlands habitats in and around Kimball Park to treat a highly urbanized drainage
area of approximately 77 acres. The project 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. 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. Educational
signage will also be installed along the restored creek and expanded wetland
areas within the park.
In May 2014, staff was notified that the City of National City had been awarded a
Proposition 84 SWGP in the amount of $1,876,153 for the Kimball Park Low -
Impact Development and Paradise Creek Restoration Project. City Council
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement between
the State Water Resources Control Board and the City of National City is
required to allow for the use of grant funds.
The local match for preparation of environmental documents, design, engineering
and public outreach in the amount of $139,617 is available through other
previously approved Capital Improvement Program (CIP) projects related to
Kimball Park and adjacent roadway improvement projects. Staff projects
management/administration in the amount of $30,383 will be funded in -kind. Staff
will return to City Council to request additional appropriation for the remaining
$530,000 in matching funds for construction of the project as part of the FY 2016
CIP.
Prior to returning to City Council for the additional $530,000 appropriation from
the General Fund for FY 2016, staff will diligently search for other funding
resources to use as a match. If resources for a match are not identified, and
General Fund funds are not available, the $1,876,153 in grant funds must be
returned to the State Water Resources Control Board and aii costs incurred on
the project prior to FY 2016, estimated at $300,000, will have to be repaid using
funds from the Genera! Fund.