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6.1.F. - Page 1 RE PO RT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er February 25, 2013 SUBJECT Agreement between the County of San Mateo Department of Housing and the City of Redwood City for the renovation of Fair Oaks School Athletic Field with Synthetic Turf RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion, the Agreement between the County of San Mateo Department of Housing and the City of Redwood City for the renovation of the Fair Oaks School Athletic Field. BACKGROUND The Fair Oaks Elementary School was the first playfield to be converted from a grass field to a synthetic turf field in 2004 through a unique partnership between the City of Redwood City, the County of San Mateo and the Redwood City School District. Since that time, literally hundreds of thousands of children and adults have used this field where there are very few recreational options in that area. The synthetic field has met its useful life of over 8 years and now needs replacing. The purpose of the converting grass fields to a synthetic turf fields was to reduce the demands on potable water supplies, decrease long term operating costs, and increase the availability and use of the fields. The City Council appropriated $300,000 towards the replacement of the field through the Fiscal Year 2012/2013 budget (Capital Projects Fund, Synthetic Turf Play Fields Conversion). The Redwood City School District Board approved $200,000 out of their capital budget to go towards this project. And, the Agreement before you represents the partnership between the City and the County of San Mateo with each agency participating in the renovation of the Fair Oaks School Athletic Field. A Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) was submitted and ultimately approved following the "Housing Development & Public Facilities" guidelines for $75,000. ANALYSIS Redwood City is very fortunate to have a strong partnership between the City, the School District, and the County of San Mateo. The investment for the replacement of the Fair Oaks School Athletic Field with synthetic turf by all three local public agencies represents the continuation of a very strong and unique partnership that serves its community together. With the three funding sources secured for the project, the City will be the lead agency to manage the replacement of the turf. The City Council will be presented with the construction agreement for review and approval.