REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 6, 2017
FROM: BRUCE RUDD, City Manager
City Manager's Office
BY: LAURA GLORIA, Business Manager
City Manager's Office
SUBJECT
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RESOLUTION - Authorizing the Submission of Applications for Grant Funds from the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District Public Benefit Grants Program and Authorizing Execution of Application-Related Documents by the City Manager or Designee (Council District 1, 3, and 5)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolution authorizing the City to apply for San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District (SJVAPCD) Public Benefit Grants Program funds for projects located in the City of Fresno.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
It is recommended that the City submit a multi-year grant application(s) for SJVAPCD Public Benefit Grants Program funds totaling approximately $9 million over the next three funding cycles. The Public Benefit Grants Program funds can be used for various projects that support reducing air pollution, improving conditions in disadvantaged communities, supporting or improving public health or other co-benefits, improving connectivity and accessibility to jobs, housing and services, increasing options for mobility, increasing transit ridership, preserving and developing affordable housing for lower income households, and protecting agricultural lands to support infill development. The multi-year application would be used to support a number of catalytic projects being pursued by various developers. Therefore, in order to support all of these projects, staff recommends that the City pursue a multi-year Public Benefit Grant application.
BACKGROUND
On April 21, 2011, the SJVAPCD Board approved the Public Benefit Grants Program to assist local public agencies with funds for clean-air projects that provide broad benefits to Valley residents. Recently, the program was expanded to add an additional focus area which provides match fun...
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