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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
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Item to be presented by: Adele Macpherson
DATE: January 13, 2004
SUBJECT: RESOLUTIONS AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF GRANT
APPLICATIONS UNDER THE 2002 RESOURCES BOND ACT
FOR THE URBAN PARK ACT OF 2001 PROGRAM, THE PER
CAPITA GRANT PROGRAM, AND THE
ROBERTI-Z'BERG-HARRIS BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM FOR
THE NEWHALL COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation & Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt Resolutions authorizing the submittal of grant applications for the Urban Park
Act of 2001 Grant Program in the amount of $596,000, the Per Capita Grant Program in the
amount of $696,000, and the Roberti -Z'berg-Hams Block Grant Program in the amount of
$428,654 for the Newhall Community Center Project, for an aggregate amount of $1,720,654,
and authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all necessary grant documents on behalf
of the City.
BACKGROUND
Grant funding under the 2002 Resources Bond Act (Proposition 40) for the Urban Park Act of
2001 Grant Program became available with approval of the State budget in September. The $130
million Grant Program awards funds for the acquisition or development, or both, of new urban
parks, new recreation areas and facilities in neighborhoods that are currently least served by park
and recreation providers. The Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department will
prepare a grant application for the competitive grant funds for the Newhall Community Center
Project.
City Council previously adopted resolutions authorizing the submittal of grant applications for
the Per Capita Grant Program and the Roberti -Z'berg-Harri s Block Grant Program. As a
procedural matter, language describing the process used in the circulation of the project Initial
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Study and Negative Declaration in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act
has been added to these resolutions.
Upon adoption of the resolutions, staff will complete all three grant applications consistent with
the program guidelines.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
As part of the project review, an initial study was prepared by Willdan, the City's Environmental
Consultant, to evaluate the environmental impacts of this proposal. The initial study identified
that there may be some impacts to Noise and Cultural Resources associated with the project.
Therefore, mitigation measures have been incorporated to reduce any potential impacts to less -
than -significant. Subsequently, a draft Mitigated Negative Declaration was prepared. This
document was made available for public review, and circulated from December 11, 2003,
through January 13, 2004.
The project will use Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Funds and is, therefore,
subject to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Willdan has prepared the
Environmental Assessment (EA), a floodplain evaluation, and has coordinated with the State
Office of Historic Preservation to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act. As a result, a Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) was prepared in accordance with
NEPA.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
The existing budgeted funding for the Newhall Community Center (Project F2006) for Fiscal
Year 2003-04 is $3,844,970. Both the Proposition 40 Per Capita Grant Program ($696,000) and
the Roberti -Z'berg-Harris Block Grant Program ($428,000) have been anticipated and are in the
Fiscal Year 2003-04 budget for Project F2006. These funds will be used to meet the matching
requirement for the Urban Park Act of 2001 Program, which is a competitive program and gives
a higher priority to applications that include a commitment for match. No additional matching
funds are required for this grant request. These additional grant monies will fund the exterior and
other components of the Newhall Community Center that were part of the planning process, but
could not be funded as part of the Fiscal Year 2003-04 budget.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution 1 - Urban Park Act of 2001 Program
Resolution 2 - Per Capita Grant Program
Resolution 3 - Roberti -Z'Berg-Hams Block Grant Program