REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
November 14, 2019
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: JANE SUMPTER, Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Program Implementation Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2017 Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Grant and Transform Fresno Plan project regarding the Clean Shared Mobility Network:
1. Adopt a Class 3 Categorical Exemption under Section 15303(e) of the State of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines
2. Approve Sub-Recipient Agreement A with the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce for the Clean Shared Mobility Network totaling $137,757.66
3. Approve Sub-Recipient Agreement B with the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce for the Clean Shared Mobility Network totaling $7,579,256.55
4. ***RESOLUTION - 17th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $7,717,000 for the TCC grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt a class 3 categorical exemption under section 15303(e) of CEQA guidelines; approve Sub-Recipient Agreement A and Sub-Recipient Agreement B with the Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation for Project 7 regarding the Clean Shared Mobility Network; adopt the 17th amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $7,717,000 and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents to the administration, modification, monitoring and closeout of the Sub-Recipient Agreements for Project 7.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On February 28, 2019, the City Council unanimously voted to approve a Master Grant Agreement (MGA) with the Strategic Growth Council (SGC) for the Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) grant award with the understanding that the Sub-Recipient Agreements between the City and Partners who will be receivin...
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