Title:
Title
State of California Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program Grant Application for Cabrillo Park & Pool Improvement Project
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FileID
File ID: 2019-00986
Location
Location: District 8
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Adopt a Resolution authorizing the City Manager, or the City Manager's designee, to apply for funding and execute the grant agreement for the Cabrillo Park & Pool Improvement Project for up to $2,097,818 from California Department of Parks and Recreation's Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program.
Contact: Janelle Oishi, Program Specialist, (916)808-1016, Department of Youth, Parks & Community Enrichment
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Presenter: None
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1-Description/Analysis
2-Resolution
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The California Department of Parks and Recreation is administering competitive grant programs funded through Proposition 68 - the Parks, Environment & Water Bond Act. The Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program offers $254,942,000 in grant awards for projects that benefit critically underserved communities throughout the state. The program focus is on funding the acquisition or development of new parkland and recreation opportunities in low-income areas and where the access to parks is deficit. The grant application deadline is August 5, 2019 and a single maximum grant request is limited to $8.5 million.
To be eligible, the community within an approximate half-mile radius of the project site must either have a ratio of less than three acres of public park space per 1,000 residents, or the median household income from census tracts is lower than $51,026 annually. The most competitive applications are for projects located in critically underserved communities, focus primarily on recreational amenities, engage the community and develop partnerships, use multiple components of sustainable environmental design, provide employment or volunteer oppor...
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