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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to submit a grant application to Rivers and Mountains Conservancy for their Climate Resilient Grant Program for the El Dorado Duck Pond Restoration Project; if awarded, accept an amount up to $1,500,000 for completion of the Duck Pond Restoration Project; and, execute all documents necessary to accept the funds and implement the project. (District 4)
DISCUSSION
In July 2022, the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) began soliciting applications for the Climate Resilience Grant Program (Grant). This competitive Grant program supports climate resilience, community access, and natural resource protection. Multi-benefit and nature-based solutions are a priority, which includes funding to support climate change impacts on fish and wildlife, habitat restoration, and activities that accelerate climate smart management of California’s natural and working lands and help meet the State’s 2030 Green House Gas reduction goals.
The Parks, Recreation and Marine Department is requesting City Council authorization to submit a grant application for the El Dorado Duck Pond Restoration Project (Project) requesting $1,500,000 in funds. Funds awarded through the Grant would contribute to the success of the City of Long Beach's (City) efforts to provide healthy and safe park spaces and increase the funding needed to complete the Project.
The Project will address safety hazards and improve water quality. To do so, the Project will dredge the pond of accumulated sediments, pollutants, and organic matter to enhance water quality, add native wetland vegetation to provide additional roosting and nesting sites, and remove nonnative vegetation to filter storm water runoff before it enters the pond. An added benefit is that once the Project is completed, water from the pond will be recycled and used to irrigate the municipally-owned El Dorado Park Golf Course and replace re...
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