REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 30, 2015
FROM: JENNIFER CLARK, Director
Development and Resource Management Department
BY: SOPHIA PAGOULATOS, Planning Manager
Development and Resource Management Department
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to the 2015 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant
1. ***RESOLUTION -3rd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2015-104 appropriating $175,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes)
2. Authorize the Development and Resource Management Director to accept $175,000 in total grant funding for the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning grant for the Elm Avenue Corridor and execute all related documents applicable to the 2015 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Approve a resolution adopting Annual Appropriation Resolution appropriating $175,000 for the Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant and authorize the Development and Resource Management Director to accept the grant funding and execute all related documents applicable to the 2015 Environmental Protection Agency Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
As part of a comprehensive evaluation of development opportunities in established neighborhoods, the City continues to seek out opportunities to evaluate redevelopment sites in Southwest Fresno. The Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Grant will complement ongoing planning efforts in Southwest Fresno, specifically the Southwest Fresno Specific Plan and the Highway 41 + North Complete Streets Plan. The grant, which requires no local match, would pay for consultant services to assist in outreach and the preparation of land use, brownfield re-use, economic development, infrastructure and other technical studies. Through an ongoing partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Fresno C...
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