This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept and use a $500,000 grant from the State Coastal Conservancy for the Twin Peaks Improvement Project. It also requires the department to maintain the project for 20 years after its completion and permits them to make necessary adjustments to the grant agreement without increasing the city's obligations.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend grant funding from the State Coastal Conservancy Priority Conservation Area Grant Program in the amount of $500,000 to support the Twin Peaks Improvement Project (“Project”); retroactively approving the Grant Agreement which is on file with the Clerk of the Board which requires the Recreation and Park Department to maintain the Project for a 20-year period commencing upon project completion, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b); and to retroactively authorize the Recreation and Park Department to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant Agreement and to execute further agreements that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Resolution.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to improve the Twin Peaks Open Space, prompted by high visitation and trail deterioration, leading to a grant application to the State Coastal Conservancy.
The Recreation and Park Commission adopted Resolution No. 2105-004, recommending the Board of Supervisors authorize the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend grant funds for the Twin Peaks Improvement Project.
The State Coastal Conservancy recommended to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission that the Twin Peaks Improvement Project be included in the Priority Conservation Area Grant Program, awarding $500,000 for trail improvements.
The Recreation and Park Department executed the Grant Agreement with the State Coastal Conservancy for the Twin Peaks Improvement Project, committing to maintain the project for 20 years.
The Budget and Finance Committee reviewed and recommended the resolution to accept and expend the grant funding, amending it to reflect retroactive approval.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend the grant funding for the Twin Peaks Improvement Project.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
This resolution intends to change the designation of certain road areas in Twin Peaks from public roadway and sidewalk use to public recreational and park use to support the Twin Peaks Promenade Project. A hearing is scheduled for March 17, 2026, for public input on this proposed change.
This ordinance changes parts of Eastern Twin Peaks Boulevard from a public roadway to a public space for recreation and park purposes to support the Twin Peaks Promenade Project. It also transfers management of the area to the Recreation and Park Department and ensures the space will remain open to the public indefinitely.
