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6.J. - Page 1 of 6 <br />/<�ik <br />Redwood <br />CitylCallifornia <br />Faunded 1867 <br />A,&/ <br />DATE: November 25, 2019 <br />SUBJECT <br />STAFF REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />Adopt a resolution to support the City's Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant funding application <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />Adopt a resolution that approves the City's Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant funding application, and <br />delegates authority to the City Manager, Director of Parks, Recreation and Community Services, or <br />designee to sign and submit all documents. <br />STRATEGIC INITIATIVE <br />Government Operations <br />BACKGROUND <br />On June 5, 2018, California voters approved Proposition 68, the "Parks and Water Bond Act of 2018" <br />(Senate Bill 5, 2017). A number of grant programs for droughts, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, <br />and outdoor access will be supported with Proposition 68 bond proceeds. One is the "Per Capita <br />Program", which provides $185,000,000 to cities and counties statewide for local park rehabilitation, <br />creation, and improvements on a per capita basis, with a minimum award of $200,000 for cities. Under <br />this program, grant recipients are encouraged to utilize awards to rehabilitate existing infrastructure and <br />to address deficiencies in neighborhoods lacking access to the outdoors. <br />Grant applications for the Per Capita Grant Funding program are due by January 31, 2020, and a City <br />Council Resolution in support of the application is required. The approval of a resolution will authorize <br />the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to file the grant application and execute the grant <br />agreement. <br />Page 1 of 3 <br />City of Redwood City 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA. 94063 Tel: 650-780-7000 www.redwoodcity.ore <br />266 <br />