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File Number: 22-554 fortunate to have received a $2,750,000 State earmark grant for the project thanks to the support of State Senator Nancy Skinner. Nevertheless, in order to fully fund the project as currently envisioned and designed would require an additional approximately $2,250,000 in funding. Analysis Thrasher Skate Park has outdated features and is much steeper and smaller than contemporary skate parks and based on community feedback from local skatepark users, it has become apparent that a full redesign of the entire skate park area is necessary. A further analysis of the project has also confirmed that any such complete redesign of the project, which would also necessitate additional community engagement, could not be completed within the timeframe or level of funding that is available from the existing State grant. Concurrent with this analysis, staff is actively working with the Skatepark Project (formerly the Tony Hawk Foundation) on a partnership that will upgrade and enhance the current skatepark. It is further envisioned that this partnership will result in an entirely new skate park with a larger footprint that meets the needs of contemporary skatepark users. As noted above, this larger project cannot be delivered within the timeframe required by the current grant. Based on the above issues, staff discussed other uses for the current grant funding with the State Department of Parks and Recreation and understands that after the current grant is accepted for the Thrasher Skate Park, and matching grant funds are allocated, the City may request, and the State will approve, using such funds for another qualifying project. The Memorial Park improvements represents such a qualifying project. As a result, staff recommends the City Council accept the $232,958 grant and appropriate $58,239 in matching funds from the CIP fund balance, and then authorize the transfer of these funds so that they may be used for the Memorial Park Improvement project instead. As noted in the Background section of this staff report, above, the Memorial Park project presently faces a significant funding shortfall. To develop a viable path forward, at the May 4, 2022 City Council Facilities & Transportation Committee meeting, staff presented for the Committee’s consideration two possible options to improve Memorial Park: A) a scaled down project that could be delivered with the $2,750,000 grant, and B) a complete renovation of Memorial Park for a total cost of $5,000,000. Following Committee member deliberations and the receipt of public feedback, the Committee expressed a desire to proceed forward with the latter option for the full renovation of Memorial Park and directed staff to develop plans for the $5,000,000 project. The Committee further directed staff to identify funding options for City Council’s future consideration that would enable full execution of the complete project. Based on this direction from the Committee, City staff analyzed the citywide budget and identified $1,900,335 in existing unspent excess funds derived from salary savings that are available to be reallocated towards the Memorial Park Improvement project. The City also has funds in CIP fund balance that can be used for CIP project shortfalls; staff recommends appropriating an additional $58,468 from CIP fund balance to bridge the remaining funding gap. Coupled together, all of these moneys would enable the full $5,000,000 project to be fully funded and executed. Staff therefore recommends that the City Council adopt the attached resolutions that would effectuate the necessary funding re-allocations and transfers. Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 12/14/2022