This resolution allows the Recreation and Park Department to accept and use a $1,493,692 grant from the California Department of Parks and Recreation for the Twin Peaks Promenade Project, which will run from September 2024 to March 2027. It also requires the department to maintain the project for 20 years after its completion and gives the General Manager the authority to make minor amendments to the grant contract.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department (RPD) to accept and expend grant funds in the amount of $1,493,692 from the California Department of Parks and Recreation (CDPR) for the Twin Peaks Promenade Project, for a grant performance period from September 20, 2024, through March 15, 2027; approve the Grant contract with CDPR that requires RPD to operate and maintain the project for a period of 20 years commencing upon project completion, pursuant to Charter, Section 9.118(b); and to authorize the RPD General Manager to enter into amendments or modifications to the Grant contract that do not materially increase the obligations or liabilities to the City and are necessary to effectuate the purposes of the Grant contract or this Resolution.
How it got here
The legislation originated from the Recreation and Park Department's application for grant funding to develop the Twin Peaks Promenade Project.
The Commission adopted Resolution No. 2309-010, approving the application for Recreational Trails Program funds for the Twin Peaks Promenade Project and authorizing the General Manager to negotiate agreements with the State.
The department submitted a memo to the Board of Supervisors detailing the acceptance and expenditure of the RTP grant for the Twin Peaks Promenade Project.
The department stated that the grant acceptance is retroactive due to the grant contract performance period starting on September 20, 2024.
The Board adopted the resolution retroactively authorizing the Recreation and Park Department to accept and expend $1,493,692 in grant funds for the Twin Peaks Promenade 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.
