REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: GEORGEANNE A. WHITE, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: SANTINO DANISI, City Controller/Finance Director
Finance Department
BRANDON SISK, Business Manager
Grants Management Unit
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2023 State Earmark General Fund Pass Through Grant through the California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA):
1. ***RESOLUTION - Accepting State General Fund grant funds for Radio Bilingue to purchase property, complete entitlement and permitting processes, purchase equipment and complete design work for a new 9,000 sq. ft headquarters and broadcast facility and authorize the City Manager or designee to sign all necessary implementing documents. (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommends that Council accept a $2,000,000 grant award through CNRA; approve the resolution accepting the funding; and authorize the City Manager and designee to execute all related documents for the administration, modification, monitoring and closeout of the 2023 State Earmark General Fund pass through grant and Subrecipient Agreement.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Fresno will act as a pass-through administrator of a California Natural Resources Agency grant to enable Radio Bilingue to initiate development of its new radio headquarters and broadcast facility.
BACKGROUND
On July 10, 2023, the State of California passed the Budget Act of 2023 (Chapters 12, 38, and 189, Statutes of 2023). Included in the Budget Act was a directive to the State of California Natural Resources Agency (CNRA) to administer a $2 million grant to the City of Fresno to pass through to Radio Bilingue to develop a new radio headquarters and broadcast facility at 450 Belmont Avenue in South Fresno.
The grant funds are intended to initiate the first phase of development of these facilities. Included in the first phase of this project are the following elements:
* Project management
* Entitlemen...
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