This resolution allows the Department of Public Works to use a $626,000 grant from the California Department of Transportation to plan the South of Market Under Freeway Park from November 2024 to June 2027. It also gives Public Works the authority to sign necessary documents for the project.
Resolution retroactively authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend a grant in the amount of $626,000 from the California Department of Transportation Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant for a performance period from November 4, 2024, through June 30, 2027, to fund the planning of the South of Market (SoMa) Under Freeway Park; and authorizing Public Works to execute all required documents for the project, as defined herein.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a grant awarded to the San Francisco Public Works by Caltrans to fund the planning of the South of Market Under Freeway Park.
Caltrans awarded a grant of $626,000 to San Francisco Public Works for the Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Program to support the planning phase of the SoMa Under Freeway Park project.
The Director of Public Works issued Order No. 211643 recommending the Board of Supervisors approve the acceptance of the grant and necessary certifications for the project.
Public Works established MOUs with the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and Recreation and Park Department for in-kind services to support the project.
The Mayor's Office submitted a resolution to the Board of Supervisors to retroactively authorize the acceptance and expenditure of the grant.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for approval to the Board of Supervisors.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution authorizing the Department of Public Works to accept and expend the grant for the SoMa Under Freeway Park project.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record
