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City of San Leandro <br />Meeting Date: December 6, 2021 <br />Staff Report <br />Agenda Section:File Number:21-692 CONSENT CALENDAR <br />Agenda Number:8.G. <br />TO:City Council <br />FROM:Fran Robustelli <br />City Manager <br />BY:Eric Engelbart <br />Deputy City Manager <br />FINANCE REVIEW:Not Applicable <br />TITLE:Staff Report for two City of San Leandro City Council Resolutions, to 1) Accept <br />$2.75 Million in Grant Funding from the California Department of Parks and <br />Recreation Towards the Renovation of Memorial Park, and B) To Seek <br />Additional Funding from the "Per Capita Grant Program" from the Same State <br />Agency for Other Future City-Led Projects <br />SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS <br />Staff recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolutions. The first resolution would <br />approve and authorize the City’s acceptance of $2.75 million in grant funding from the State <br />Department of Parks and Recreation to renovate Memorial Park, located at 1105 Bancroft <br />Avenue. The second resolution would authorize the City to seek additional “Per Capita Grant <br />Program” funds from the State Department of Parks and Recreation for other future City-led <br />projects, tentatively envisioned to help support the resurfacing of Thrasher Park, located at 1300 <br />Davis Street. <br />BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS <br />Consistent with the City Council’s previous policy direction to pursue grant opportunities that may <br />help to support City operations and public services, staff identified a potential funding opportunity <br />from the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation. More specifically, as part of the <br />November 2018 election, statewide voters authorized Proposition 68 (the “Parks and Water <br />Bond Act of 2018”), which authorized $4 billion in general obligation bonds for state and local <br />parks, environmental protection projects, water infrastructure projects, and flood protection <br />projects. Using funds derived from that measure, the State Department of Parks and Recreation <br />created a grant program to which municipalities throughout the state may apply each year for <br />parks renovation projects. <br />Overview of Funding Options for Memorial Park <br />In coordination with the City’s state legislative advocate, Townsend Public Affairs, in 2019 staff <br />examined all City-owned parks and identified Memorial Park as the park that most closely met <br />Page 1 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/2/2021 <br />159