REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 23, 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 project regarding the Southwest Fresno Trail Project:
1. Adopt the February 2020 Southwest Fresno Green Trail Wildlife Doc. No. E202010000079, a Mitigated Negative Declaration for the proposed project pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
2. Approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the City of Fresno's Department of Public Works for the Southwest Fresno Trail Project totaling $1,978,959.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration in accordance with CEQA guidelines; approve a Sub-Recipient Agreement with the Department of Public Works for Project 5 regarding the Southwest Fresno Trail Project (Project); and authorize the City Manager to execute all related documents to the administration, modification, monitoring and closeout of the Sub-Recipient Agreement for Project 5.
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 Transformative Climate Communities (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. The 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...
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