REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 27, 2017
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, P.E., Director
Public Works Department
KRISTINA CHAMBERLIN, Assistant Director
Parks, After School, Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department
SUBJECT
Title
RESOLUTION - Approving the applications for grant funds for California Climate Investments Urban Greening Program (Council Districts 3 and 7)
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the submission of grant applications to the California Natural Resources Agency's California Climate Investments Urban Greening Program and authorize the execution of all application related documents by the Public Works Director, PARCS Director, or designees.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is requesting authorization to submit grant applications to the California Natural Resources Agency's Urban Greening Program. A project vicinity map is attached to this Staff Report. Projects were selected based on eligibility criteria included in the grant program guidelines.
BACKGROUND
On March 1, 2017, the California Natural Resources Agency (Agency) released a call for projects for the Urban Greening Program. A total of $76 million in state Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds from the Cap and Trade Program are available. There is no project minimum or maximum and matching funds are not required for eligible project elements. The deadline to submit applications is May 1, 2017 and projects must be completed by May 1, 2020.
Signed into law on September 14, 2016, Senate Bill 859 authorized the expenditure of $1.2 billion in Cap and Trade revenues, also known as the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) for projects aimed to reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. The Agency was allocated $80 million to its Urban Greening Program specifically for green infrastructure projects that reduce GHG emissions and provide multiple benefits. Greenhouse Gas Reduction Funds have separate governing statutes...
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