REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
January 30, 2020
FROM: WILMA QUAN, City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
BY: JANE SUMPTER, Assistant City Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
COURTNEY ESPINOZA, Program Implementation Manager
Office of the Mayor & City Manager
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to the 2017 Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Grant and Transform Fresno Plan projects:
1. Adopt a finding that the project is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Class 1 and Class 2 Categorical Exemption set forth in CEQA Guidelines Section 15300.2; and
2. Approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of Fresno Department of Public Works for Project 11 Southwest Urban Forest Expansion totaling $212,199.21
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of Fresno Department of Public Works for Project 11 regarding the Southwest Urban Forest Expansion and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents to the administration, modification, monitoring and closeout of the Sub-Recipient Agreements for Project 11.
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. The Southwest Urban Forest Expansion project has met the necessary thresholds and is ready to begin implementation.
BACKGROUND
The Transform Fresno Plan was created by a participatory steering committee comprised of community stakeholders from the Chinatown, Downtown and Southwest Fresno neighborhoods. On February 28, 2019, the City Council unanimously approved the ...
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