Report Prepared by: Jennifer Arellano, Recreation Supervisor, Parks and Recreation
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SUBJECT: Selecting 3 of the 13 Potential Park Sites for the Submission of 3 Proposition 68 Statewide Park Program Round 4 Grant Applications for an Amount not to Exceed $8.5 Million Dollars ($8,500,000) Per Application
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers selecting 3 potential park sites for the submittal of 3 grant applications for funding of park renovations, expansions, and/or to create new parks throughout Merced for an amount not to exceed $8.5 Million ($8,500,000) per park site.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion selecting 3 project sites for the submission of 3 Proposition 68 Statewide Park Program Round 4 grant applications for an amount not to exceed $8.5 million dollars ($8,500,000) per project site.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by Commission; or,
2. Approve, as other than recommended by Commission (items to be specified in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items; or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
DISCUSSION
On June 5, 2018, California voters passed a $4.1 billion bond measure to fund state and local parks, environmental projects, water infrastructure projects and flood protection projects throughout California. The Statewide Park Program is one of the funding streams resulting out of this bond measure. This competitive program will create new parks and new recreation opportunities in underserved communities across California. The current round 4 has $395,302,155 to be awarded.
In 2019, during the Statewide Park Grant Program Round 3 the City submitted three applications for three new park sites in North Merced. The City received site visits for all three sites, but ultimately, none of the sites were selected for funding at that time. In this process, grantees are selected by how closely they meet a range of criteria in a ranked list amongst a...
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