This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept and use a $756,728 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the India Basin Shoreline Park Project from July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2028. It also permits the department to make minor changes to the grant agreement as needed without increasing the city's obligations.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend a grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $756,728 for the India Basin Shoreline Park Project for a term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2028; approving the associated grant agreement; and authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to enter into amendments or modifications to the agreement that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities of the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Project or this Resolution.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the need to secure funding for the India Basin Shoreline Park Project, prompted by the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990.
The Commission adopted Resolution No. 2309-005, approving the Recreation and Park Department's application for the Habitat Conservation Fund Grant to support the India Basin Shoreline Park Project.
The grant performance period for the Habitat Conservation Fund Grant commenced, allowing the Recreation and Park Department to begin planning for the project.
The Recreation and Park Department entered into a grant agreement with the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Habitat Conservation Fund.
The Recreation and Park Department submitted a retroactive grant acceptance resolution to the Board of Supervisors, as the grant funding was appropriated starting July 1, 2023.
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 for the India Basin Shoreline Park Project.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record