REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
July 25, 2019
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: LAURA MERRILL, Deputy City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Program Implementation Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Actions pertaining to the 2017 Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Grant and Transform Fresno Plan project regarding the Chinatown Urban Greening Project:
1. Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1, Class 2, and Class 4 Categorical Exemptions set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15301, 15302, and 15304(b).
2. Approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of Fresno Department of Public Works for Chinatown Urban Greening Project totaling $7,943,598; and
3. ***RESOLUTION - 2nd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $331,500 from the TCC Grant (Requires 5 affirmative votes) (Subject to Mayor's veto).
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of Fresno Department of Public Works for projects 1 and 6 regarding the Chinatown Urban Greening Project; authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents to the administration, modification, monitoring and closeout of the Sub-Recipient Agreements for Projects 1 and 6; and adopt the 2nd amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2019-133 appropriating $331,500.
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 TCC grant award with the understanding that the Sub-Recipient Agreements between the City and Partners who will be receiving funds to implement components of the Transform Fresno Plan would be brought forward for subsequent Council consideration as they meet the required SGC readiness thresholds and receive a notice to proceed from SGC....
Click here for full text