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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993-01-27 - AGENDA REPORTS - PROPOSITION A FUNDING IMPACTS (2)CITY OF SANTA CLARITA INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of r.tf FROM: Rick Put irector, Parks, Services DATE: January 27, 1993 SUBJECT., Proposition A Funding Impacts BACKGROUND In November 1992, the voters by a 64 percent margin approved Proposition A, the Safe Neighborhood Parks Act. On December 22, 1992, the County Board of Supervisors authorized various County departments to initiate activities to administer the Regional Park and Open Space District created by passage of the Act. Funding for the projects listed within Proposition A is to. be made available by the creation of the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District, to which assessments shall be levied on 'essentially a per -parcel basis. The County Assessor is currently updating the.property data base so that all eligible parcels are assessed in accordance with the Act. It is estimated that 135,000 parcels need to be updated, and that this process may take several months to complete. The funding impacts of Proposition A on the City of Santa Clarita may come in several different forms. These would include, but are not limited to: • Per capita entitlements for discretionary funding of projects; • Grant entitlements for pre -approved specific projects; • Competitive grants in a variety of areas; • Cooperative applications for competitive monies between .the City and nonprofit agencies or other public agencies; • The City actively establishing cooperative relationships with other agencies who may benefit from.our assistance in fund disbursement. Exhibit A, attached, illustrates the relationship of these various types of funding opportunities associated with Proposition A. PER CAPITA ENTITLEMENTS The City of Santa Clarita will receive monies totaling slightly over $1.19 million as its portion of the entitlement monies of Proposition A. These monies can be used for any applicable purposes, as stated within the Agenda Item. Proposition A Funding Impacts Page 2 intent and scope of Proposition A. Please. refer to the attached Exhibit B, which lists those projects already, identified as high priorities within either the Capital Improvement Program, the Five -Year Capital Improvement Program, the City Council, the Parks and Recreation Commission, or staff. Although Proposition A will clearly have a significant beneficial impact on the community, the City will still have a major funding shortfall in providing projects for the park and recreation needs of the community. GRANT ENTITLEMENTS The City of Santa Clarita applied for and was approved to receive $2.48 million for the acquisition and development of the Santa Clara River Park. Additionally, although the City is not specifically named, Proposition A approved $2.5 million for the acquisition of open space lands in the canyons in the Santa Clarita Valley. We feel the City has an excellent opportunity to establish a significant amount of control over how these monies are eventually expended: These funds must be expended only on those projects as specifically listed within the Proposition A approval of activities. COMPETITIVE GRANTS Within Proposition A, staff has identified some $25 million of competitive grants to which the Citymay submit viable applications. Clearly, no guarantees exist that the City of Santa Clarita would receive any of these competitive grant monies. However, the track record of the Parks and Recreation Department over the past year is very encouraging. It should be noted here that the sheer number of grant proposals necessary for Proposition A will have a significant impact on staff's time to continue the grant writing process in other areas. Additional personnel support in the grant writing section of the Parks and Recreation Department may be critical to the overall continued success in that area. COOPERATIVE AGENCY AGREEMENTS The City of Santa Clarita, as a leader in environmental issues in the Santa Clarita Valley, has established some mutually beneficial relationships with other agencies (i.e., Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy) who are subject to funding from Proposition A. It may be beneficial, however, for the City to enhance these relationships in the future by way of Memorandums of Understanding or Joint Power Agreements as may appropriate. Although the City has no direct claim to any of the funds in this category, our technical assistance and expertise in their disbursement may be extremely valuable to these other agencies. These would include, but are not limited to: • $3 million for the acquisition of land and development of facilities for at -risk youth and gang prevention in conjunction with community-based nonprofit organizations; Proposition A Funding Impacts Page 3 • $10 million in competitive grants to nonprofit organizations; • $4 million for the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy - in the acquisition and development of the Santa Clarita Woodlands; • $25 million of additional approved funding going to agencies outside the City of Santa Clarita, but which may have a direct impact on the quality of life within the City. In conclusion, it should be noted that two of the City of Santa Clarita's most significant projects will unfortunately not be adequately funded for completion. These include: (1) the Santa Clara River Trail and the associated wetland and riparian open space; and (2) the Saugus Rehab open space. The Santa Clara River Trail will still be approximately $2 million short of funding, and the Saugus Rehab site for the lower mesa (Phase One) will be $10.4 million short. Additionally, Proposition A funds are not specifically addressing the East Newhall recreation facility; however, opportunities through cooperative agency efforts and competitive grants may exist. (Please see Attachment C.) Alternate funding sources will necessarily need to be Pursued for these three projects. These may include local bond initiatives, continued grant applications, and State Park and Recreation bonds. A complete review of all funding and project opportunities for the Santa Clarita Valley is listed in Attachment D. RECOMMENDATION It is recommended that (1) the City Council receive and comment on the information presented; and (2) the City Council direct this information to the Parks and Recreation Commission and other appropriate bodies for discussion and establishment of a project priority list. A: Funding Source Comparisons B: Discretionary Funding Project List C: Underfunded Projects D: Proposition A Review RP/JND:dis PRCOUNC.196 60 55 50 45 40 35 30 MILLIONS 25 OF DOLLARS 20 15 10 5 4 3 2 1 PROPOSITION A lT\T TITTT1TlY AT�TIATII�IT T�TTTTT,lV\ PER CAPITA GRANT COMPETITIVE COOPERATIVE ENTITLEMENTS ENTITLEMENTS GRANTS AGENCY AGREEMENT OPPORTUNITIES EXHIBIT A PER CAPITA ENTITLEN= DISCRETIONARY PROJECTS North Oaks Park Play Area Rehab $ 200,000 Tennis Court Lighting $ 160,000 Parks Master Plan $ 50,000 ADA Retrofit $ 50,000 Capital Equipment $ 100,000 Sport Field Lighting $ 200,000 Matching Funds for Grants $ 100,000 Shade and Picnic Structures $ 75,000 Sport Court Rehabilitation $ 80,000 Playground Equipment Upgrades $ 175,000 TOTAL: 51,190,000 0 EXHIBIT B PARKS AND RECREATION PRIORITY PROJECTS SAUGUS REHAB SITE PHASE I 12 MILLION EAST NEWHALL PARKS AND RECREATION FACILITY 3 MILLION UNFUNDED 2,000,000 DEV. CONT. PFA 2,000,000 116 000,00 SANTA CLARA RIVER TRAIL 5.3 MILLION EXHIBIT C PROPOSITION "A" REVIEW SECTION 8(b), 1: DISCRETIONARY FUNDING. 1 $1,192,000 Entitlement on per -parcel basis. SECTION 8(b), 2: DIRECT GRANTS. 2 -LL $2,480,000 Acquisition and development of the Santa Clara River Park. SECTION 8(a), 3: COMPETITIVE GRANTS. 3-A $5,000,000 Acquisition and development of land and rights-of-way for walking, hiking, horse, bicycle, and handicapped access trails. 3-B $5,000,000 Development and . improvement of senior centers and recreation facilities. 3-C $5,000,000 Planting of trees in urban areas. 3-D $5,000,000 Restoration, rehabilitation, or acquisition of natural lands and development of recreational resources along the Santa Clara, San Gabriel, and Los Angeles Rivers and their tributaries. 3-E $5,000,000 Graffiti prevention and restoration of exterior and interior facades at park, recreation, and public facilities. SECTION 8(a). 1-2: COOPERATIVE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE SANTA CLAR_ITA VALLEY AND ADJOINING AREAS. 1 $5,000,000 Acquisition, development, improvement, restoration, or rehabilitation of park property owned or operated by the County in accordance with the Conservation and Open Space Element of the County General Plan. 2-D $1,500,000 General rehabilitation of Castaic Park. 2-0 $1,460,000 Improvements to County parks to meet ADA requirements. 2-P $ 500,000 Rehabilitation of park facilities at Hart Park. 2-W $4,603,000 Acquire and develop the North County Athletic Complex in the Castaic area. EXHIBIT D Exhibit D - Page 2 2-X $2,426,000 Improvements to North County Parks: Del Valle, Hasley Canyon, Haskell, Loma Alta, North River, Province, Stevenson Ranch,,Two Strike Park, and/or Westridge. 2-Y $ 750,000 Acquisition of North County Significant Ecological Areas. 2-Z $ 300,000 Acquisition and development of North County trails from Santa Clarita to Palmdale/Lancaster area. 2 -BB $1,000,000 Expansion of Placerita Canyon Park. 2 -CC $ 400,000 Improvements to facilities at Plum Canyon. 2 -GG $2,500,000 Acquisition of open.space land in canyons in the Santa Clarita Valley. 2 -JJ $3,400,000 Improvements to County senior citizen recreation facilities in the following parks: Hart, Basset, Arcadia, Obregon, Salazar, and/or Sorensen. 2 -KK $1,000,000 Expansion of Towsley Canyon Park. 2 -MM $ 750,000 Rehabilitation of park facilities at Val Verde Park. SECTION 8(a). 4: AT -RISK YOUTH. 4 $12,000,000 Construction anddevelopment of at -risk youth recreation and service facilities. SECTION 8(c), 2: SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY GRANTS. 2 $4,000,000 Acquisition and development in the Santa Clarita Woodlands. (minimum) SECTION 8(c), 3: COMPETITIVE GRANTS TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS - 3 $10,000,000 SECTION 8(c),4: AT -RISK YOUTH. 4 $3,000,000 Acquisition of land and development of facilities for at -risk youth and gang prevention in conjunction with community-based nonprofit organizations. r SECTION 8(c), 5: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS APPROVAL. NOTE: No monies from Proposition A can be used to acquire potential landfill sites.