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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to submit an application for funding to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, in the amount of $100,000, for the Sleepy Hollow Greenbelt Project; increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR) by $100,000; and execute any documents necessary for implementation and administration of the project. (District 8)
DISCUSSION
In November 1992 and 1996, the voters of Los Angeles County approved Proposition A, the Safe Neighborhood Parks proposition. Don Knabe, Fourth District Supervisor, Los Angeles County, has identified $100,000 of excess grant funding in the Fourth Supervisorial District for the Sleepy Hollow Greenbelt Project. On March 21, 2011, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors allocated $100,000 in Fourth District specified excess grant funds to the City of Long Beach (City). These funds were originally allocated to the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA). MRCA has assigned the right to apply for these funds to the City, as documented in Exhibit A of the Resolution (Attached).
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Gary J. Anderson on April 13, 2011, and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on April 18, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on May 3, 2011, in order to allow the timely submission of the application for funding to the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District.
FISCAL IMPACT
The grant funding is not currently budgeted; therefore, an appropriation increase is requested in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR) for the Sleepy Hollow Greenbelt Project. This grant will fully fund this project, including design, construction management, and administration. The recommended action will result in a positive impact on jobs in the landscape industry, although the exact...
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