REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: SCOTT L. MOZIER, PE, Director
Public Works Department
BY: RANDALL W. MORRISON, PE, Assistant Director
Public Works Department, Engineering Division
MARY C. CHURCH, Grants Administrator
Public Works Department, Administration Division
SUBJECT
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***RESOLUTION - Adopting the 59th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution (AAR) No. 2021-178 to appropriate $115,800 for the Downtown Fresno Neighborhood Beautification and Cleanup Project (Council Districts 3 & 7) (Requires 5 Affirmative Votes) (Subject to Mayor's Veto).
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the 59th Amendment to the Annual Appropriation Resolution No. 2021-178 to appropriate $115,800 for the Downtown Fresno Neighborhood Beautification and Cleanup Project.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Clean California Local Grant Program was created to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, transit centers, and other public spaces. The program is part of the nearly $1.1 billion Clean California initiative that aims to assist the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) with addressing the continuous trash generation that overwhelms California's public spaces. In February 2022, the City of Fresno (City) applied for funding for the Downtown Fresno Neighborhood Beautification and Cleanup Project. On March 1, 2022, Caltrans announced a $5 million award to the City for the project. The project is located in the Anthony, Webster, and Hidalgo neighborhoods and will consist of large murals on columns and abutment slopes at four freeway interchanges, a mural installation at the Romain Community Center, improved LED lighting fixtures under the freeway bridges, beautification of the Belmont Avenue corridor through median island trees, landscaping and street trees, as well as community-based clean up events. Staff recommends Council adopt the amendment to the AAR in order to provide appropri...
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