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Recommendation to authorize City Manager to accept a total of $900,000 in Competitive Excess Funds through the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District for the Fourth Supervisorial District Excess Funds to be utilized for the development of three trail projects; execute any documents necessary for the administration of the projects; increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Public Works Department (PW) by $1,900,000; and decrease appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PR) by $1,000,000. (Districts 1,3,7)
DISCUSSION
On September 10, 2013, the City Council authorized the City Manager, through the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PRM), to apply for grant funding through the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, Proposition A Competitive Excess Funds for Fourth Supervisorial District, for the development of three trail projects, at a cost of $300,000 per project.
Recently, PRM was notified of the award of $900,000 in grant funds for the following three trail projects:
· Drake/Chavez Greenbelt - $300,000. To complete the trail from the parking lot, near the proposed soccer fields, to Anaheim Street.
· Pacific Electric Right-of-Way (PE ROW) South/Red Car Greenway Project - $300,000. To construct a trail from Ximeno Avenue to Park Avenue/4th Street on the former PE ROW. While the grant funding is not sufficient to complete the entire trail project along the PE ROW South, the grant funding will be used to complete Phase I of the project, consisting of the trail and trailhead. In addition, the City of Long Beach (City) will be able to use the grant funding as a match for future grant programs in order to obtain the necessary funding to complete the project.
· Wrigley Greenbelt - $300,000. To complete the Wrigley Greenbelt Trail from Wardlow Road, south to Willow Street, along the Los Angeles River.
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