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6.3.A. - Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />August 27, 2018 <br />SUBJECT <br />Accept California <br />Grant <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />State Water Resources Control Board - Proposition 1 Stormwater <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By resolution: <br />1) Accept the CA State Water Resources Control Board - Proposition 1 Stormwater <br />Grant in the amount of $608,099; and <br />2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the funding agreement and any <br />amendments <br />BACKGROUND <br />As part of the San Mateo County Stormwater Resources Plan (SMCSRP), the County <br />sought recommendations from cities for potential green street projects to include project <br />concepts for in the plan. Having the project concepts in the SMCSRP ensured that the <br />projects would be eligible for certain grant funding opportunities available through a <br />variety of State and regional programs. In July 2017 the project concepts were <br />submitted for the grant funding opportunity, and passed the first round of review. In <br />October 2017 the full application was submitted and shortly after was approved. <br />The current design for the Middlefield Road streetscape project includes green <br />infrastructure improvements, and this funding would help fund these improvements. The <br />Kennedy Middle School Safe Routes to School project did not originally include green <br />infrastructure elements. However, including green infrastructure improvements work <br />well with Safe Routes to School projects since they usually include bulbouts where they <br />are most efficient to add. Working with the School District, green infrastructure <br />improvements have been placed within the City right-of-way and on School District <br />property. This is beneficial to both organizations because it helps us both in meeting our <br />goals for inclusion of green infrastructure, while also sharing maintenance obligations <br />and costs. <br />