REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: AARON A. AGUIRRE, Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
BY: SHELBY MACNAB, MPA, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
CHANELL WEST, MPA, Senior Management Analyst
Parks, After School, Recreation, and Community Services Department
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Authorizing the City Manager or their designee to accept $500,000 in total Grant Funds and approving the application for grant funds for the Youth Community Access Program (Citywide) (Subject to Mayor’s Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager or their designee to accept $500,000 in total grant funding for the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) Prop 64 Youth Community Access (YCA) grant program.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff are requesting approval of the CNRA’s required Authorizing Resolution so that the City is eligible to receive grant award funding from CNRA’s YCA grant program. The City Council previously authorized the grant application on July 25, 2024.
BACKGROUND
The CNRA released the Prop 64 YCA grant on June 26, 2024. On July 25, 2024, the City Council passed Resolution 24-166, authorizing the City Manager or designee to apply for a grant of up to $500,000 from CNRA and to sign all related documents on behalf of the City. On August 14, 2024, staff submitted a grant proposal to CNRA’s YCA program requesting $500,000 to provide programming at Camp Fresno for underserved youth.
On July 15, 2025, staff were notified by CNRA that the City’s grant proposal had moved on to the final phase of the review process and that to move forward the City must sign the YCA Authorizing Resolution. The authorizing resolution is due to CNRA on August 14, 2025. If awarded, the grant term would begin in Fall 2025 and would end in March 2029. The City has requested $500,000 to provide underserved youth with access to Camp Fresno.
This item has been reviewed by the City Attorney’s Office.
ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS
Based upon the definition provided in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15378, this item does not qualify as a “project”.
LOCAL PREFERENCE
Local preference is not applicable as this resolution does not include a bid, or an award of a construction or services contract.
FISCAL IMPACT
This resolution will have no immediate impact on the General Fund. The YCA grant requires a $100,000 match. Match will be achieved using in-kind labor and funding which is already appropriated in the City of Fresno’s FY2026 adopted budget. Following the execution of the grant agreement, staff will bring an AAR before Council to appropriate the grant funds into the budget.
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Resolution