REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SANTINO DANISI, MBA, City Controller/Finance Director
BY: COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Business Manager
Finance Department, Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to a grant agreement between the City of Fresno and the Senior Citizens Village:
1. Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
2. Approve a Grant Agreement with The Senior Citizens Village allocating $376,500 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support energy efficient lighting and hot water heaters for residents at the facility.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council (1) Adopt a finding of Categorical Exemption pursuant to Class 1, Section 15301 (Existing Facilities of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines (2) Approve an agreement with The Senior Citizens Village allocating $376,500 in ARPA funding to support energy efficient lighting and hot water heaters for residents at the facility and authorize the City Manager to execute the agreement, amendments, and modifications pertaining to this grant program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff recommends Council approve an agreement The Senior Citizens Village allocating $376,500 in ARPA funding to support energy efficient lighting and hot water heaters for residents at the facility. As a beneficiary of ARPA funding, The Senior Citizens Village will receive funding to build on their current capacities and provide additional support to implement energy efficient measures for residents.
BACKGROUND
In 2021, the City of Fresno was awarded American Rescue Plan Act funding in the amount of $170,808,029. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Senior Citizens Village has been negatively impacted with a reduction in resources for upgrades and improvements to the property during that time. Funding will enable The Senior Citizens Village to upgrade lighting and water heaters converting them to energy efficient units in order to reduce energy usage and costs for the facility and its residents.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDING
Staff has performed a preliminary environmental assessment of this project and has determined that it falls within the Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301(c), 15301(d), and 15301, which exempts the repair, maintenance, or minor alteration of existing structures or facilities, with no further expansion of existing use. This approval proposes to provide funding to enable the replacement and installation of energy efficient lighting and hot water heaters for residents at the facility and will not result in an expansion of the existing or former use. Furthermore, staff has determined that none of the exceptions to Categorical Exemptions set forth in the CEQA Guidelines, Section 15300.2 apply to this project.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference was not considered because the approval of a grant agreement does not include a bid or award of a construction or service contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
This program will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act funding and will not impact the general fund. Allocation is currently appropriated in the ARPA fund.
Attachments:
ARPA CBO Agreement with The Senior Citizens Village