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Department of Transportation recommending the Board adopt and authorize the Chair to sign Resolutions authorizing the submittal of a Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018 (Prop 68) Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program applications to the State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation, for the following three projects:
1) Resolution 212-2021 for El Dorado Trail/Missouri Flat Road Pedestrian Overcrossing (Capital Improvement Program (CIP) 97015/36109002);
2) Resolution 213-2021 for El Dorado Trail Extension - Halcon Road to Pondorado Road (CIP 97017/36109007); and
3) Resolution 214-2021 for Depot Park Multigenerational Exercise Circuit and Parking Lot.
FUNDING: Prop 68 (for initial construction), General Fund (ongoing maintenance and repair/replacement).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
California Department of Parks and Recreation Office of Grants and Local Services (OGALS) is administering a Prop 68 Round 4 Grant Program (previously Prop 84) and provides funding for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program. The intent of the Statewide Park Program (SPP) is to create new parks and/or new recreational opportunities in critically underserved communities in California. Grant funding in the amount of $395.3 million is available and is open now for applications.
The OGALS grant application procedures require an applicant’s governing body to declare by resolution that the applicant is authorized to apply for grant funds and authorizes the Director of Transportation to execute all grant documents including, but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments and requests for payment, necessary to secure grant funds and implement the approved grant project(s). The Department of Transportation (Transportation) will obtain Board approval for the acceptance of all grant programs pursuant to Board Policy A-6. Transportation is working with the Chief Administrative Office’s Facilities Division regarding ...
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