This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to receive a $375,225 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation to improve Bay View Playground, with the requirement that the playground be maintained as public open space indefinitely. It also authorizes the RPD General Manager to officially record a notice of these maintenance restrictions on the property.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to enter into and amend a grant contract with the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $375,225 that requires RPD to construct improvements at Bay View Playground on the condition that RPD then maintain the Playground as public open space in perpetuity pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a); and authorizing the RPD General Manager to record a Declaration of Restriction against Assessor’s Parcel Block No. 5420, Lot No. 001, providing notice of these restrictions.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant application by the Recreation and Park Department to improve Bay View Playground, prompted by the need for enhanced recreational facilities in a park-deficient neighborhood.
The General Manager of the Recreation and Park Department submitted an application for a Land and Water Conservation Fund grant to support improvements at Bay View Playground.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation awarded a grant of $375,225 for the Bay View Playground Improvement Project, confirmed by the National Park Service.
The Board of Supervisors appropriated the grant funds as a budget line item in the Annual Appropriation Ordinance No. 181-18.
The Recreation and Park Department prepared documents for the Board of Supervisors to retroactively approve the grant contract and related restrictions.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into and amend the grant contract.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the authorization for the grant contract.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
