REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Planning and Development Department
BY: PHIL SKEI, Assistant Director
Planning and Development
DANNY TOHME, Projects Administrator
Housing Production Division
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the California Department of Toxic Substances Control's Office of Brownfields Equitable Community Revitalization Grant for the Remediation of the 1457 H Street Site Round 2 (Council District 3):
1. ***RESOLUTION - Approve the Acceptance of Equitable Community Revitalization Grant Round 2 Funding from the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control in the amount of $3,122,648 and authorize the City Manager or Designee to enter into and execute a grant agreement and any and all subsequent documents during the two-year funding period. (Subject to Mayor's Veto)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the acceptance of ECRG Round 2 Grant Funds in the amount of $3,122,648 from the State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control and authorize the City Manager or Designee to enter into and execute a grant agreement and sign all subsequent documents during the two-year funding period.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The State of California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) issued an Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) Round 2 Guidelines soliciting applications on August 14, 2023, to implement the Cleanup in Vulnerable Communities Initiative under Senate Bill 158 (Chapter 73, Statutes of 2021) allocating $500 million to DTSC for the cleanup and beneficial reuse of properties in historically vulnerable and disadvantaged communities, and approximately $85 million was made available for Round 2 of the ECRG application, which closed on October 9, 2023.
On October 5, 2023, the Fresno City Council adopted Resolution No. 2023-268 authorizing and directing the submission of a grant application to the State of California DTSC ECRG Round 2, to facilitate ...
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