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CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
CONSENT CALENDAR City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by: Rick Gould
DATE: November 13, 2012
SUBJECT: RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT
APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA NATURAL
RESOURCES AGENCY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL
ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FUNDING
DEPARTMENT: Parks, Recreation, and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council adopt a resolution authorizing submittal of the Southern Border Wildlife Corridor
Acquisition Project for an Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program (EEMP) Grant
application to the California Natural Resources Agency and California Department of
Transportation (Caltrans).
BACKGROUND
The Natural Resources Agency and Caltrans have announced the joint release of the Guidelines
and Application for the EEMP for the 2012-13 grant cycle. This program makes funds available
for acquisition, development, or improvement of land to mitigate the environmental impacts
caused by a new or modified public transportation facility. The program, as provided by Streets
and Highways Code Section 164.56, authorizes the allocation of up to $10 million each year.
The maximum grant amount is $350,000 and eligible projects must be directly or indirectly
related to the environmental impact of the modification of an existing transportation facility.
The southern border of Santa Clarita, specifically the areas both east and west of the intersection
of the Golden State Freeway (Interstate 5) and the Antelope Valley Freeway (Highway 14),
provide necessary wildlife connections for large and small mammals from the Santa Susana
mountain range to the Angeles National Forest. This area has undergone an extensive highway
widening program to add high occupancy vehicle lanes using federal and state transportation
funding.
Adopted: Reso 12-70
The City is partnering with the Trust for Public Land on an application for EEMP Grant Funds.
Should this grant be awarded to the partnership, the funds will be used for the acquisition of
vacant land impacted by these major road projects and mitigation of the environmental impacts
to the movement of wildlife through the Newhall Pass.
Upon approval of the resolution, a copy will be sent to the Trust for Public Land to submit with
the grant application for Fiscal Year 2013-14.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
No fiscal impact by this action.
ATTACHMENTS
Resolution
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RESOLUTION 12-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDS FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION
PROGRAM UNDER THE SECTION 164.56 OF THE STREETS AND HIGHWAYS CODE
FOR THE FOLLOWING PROJECT: SOUTHERN BORDER WILDLIFE CORRIDOR
ACQUISITIONS
WHEREAS, the Legislature of the State of California has enacted AB471 (Chapter
106 of the Statutes of 1989), which is intended to provide $10 million annually for a period of
ten years for grant funds to local, state, and federal agencies and nonprofit entities for projects to
enhance and mitigate the environmental impacts of modified or new public transportation
facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Natural Resources Agency has established the procedures and
criteria for reviewing grant proposals and is required to submit to the California Transportation
Commission a list of recommended projects from which the grant recipients will be selected; and
WHEREAS, said procedures and criteria established by the Natural Resources
Agency require a resolution certifying the approval of application by the Applicant's governing
body before submission of said application to the State; and
WHEREAS, the application form contains assurances that the Applicant must
comply with; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant, if selected, will enter into an agreement with the State of
California to carry out the environmental enhancement and mitigation project;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. Approves the filing of an application for the Environmental
Enhancement and Mitigation program for grant assistance.
SECTION 2. Certifies that said Applicant will make adequate provisions for
operation and maintenance of the project.
SECTION 3. Authorizes the City Manager, or his/her designee, as agent of the City
of Santa Clarita, to conduct all negotiations, and to execute and submit all documents including,
but not limited to, applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so forth, which
may be necessary for the completion of the project as described in the application.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this day of 2012.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA)
I, Armind Chaparyan, Interim City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at
a regular meeting thereof, held on the day of 2012, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
INTERIM CITY CLERK
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