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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to submit a grant application to the State of California Resources Agency, through the California River Parkways Grant Program, in the amount of $1,144,072 for the West San Gabriel River Parkway project. (District 5)
DISCUSSION
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine has identified a grant opportunity under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act Of 2006 (Proposition 84) through the California Resources Agency River Parkways Grant Program (Program). Program goals include protecting and restoring riparian and riverine habitat; and improving the quality of life in California by providing important recreational, open space, wildlife, flood management, water quality, and urban waterfront revitalization benefits to communities in the state.
The West San Gabriel River Parkway will be a walking trail through the area between Spring Street and Atherton Street and adjacent to the west levee of the San Gabriel River, along with access trails through EI Dorado East Regional Park. The area around the trail will consist of California native landscaping, including trees, shrubs, and grassland.
The City of Long Beach has received $622,600 from the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) for construction of Phase I of the project, between Spring Street and Willow Street. The City has been notified by the California Department of Parks and Recreation of their intent to award $222,725 for the project under the Habitat Conservation Fund (HCF) program. The State's award of the HCF grant has been delayed by the late adoption of the State's budget. The HCF grant has a 50 percent match requirement, which will come from park impact fees, if sufficient funding is available. The RMC has also informed the City of their intent to award the City a grant for $1,144,072 for Phase II of the project, contingent on the City ...
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