This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to use a $1,634,540 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for improvements at Crocker Amazon Playfield and Lake Merced Trail. It also requires the department to maintain these projects until June 30, 2049.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend grant funding in the amount of $1,634,540 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Crocker Amazon Playfield Project and Lake Merced Trail Improvement Project; and approving the form of the grant contract which requires the Recreation and Park Department to maintain the projects for the duration of the Contract Performance Period from July 1, 2019, through June 30, 2049, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(a).
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to secure funding for park improvements through the California Department of Parks and Recreation's grant program.
Voters approved Proposition 68, which established funding for parks and recreation projects in California.
The Commission adopted a resolution approving the Recreation and Park Department's application for $1,634,540 in Recreational Infrastructure Revenue Enhancement funds for the Crocker Amazon Playfields and Lake Merced Trail Improvement Projects.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution to the Board of Supervisors for approval.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend the grant funding.
The Mayor approved the resolution, allowing the Recreation and Park Department to proceed with the grant.
The grant performance period began, retroactively starting from this date as per the grant contract.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
