Cornerstone Community Development Capital Improvement Grant Agreement 20230701

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO AND CORNERSTONE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORP. DBA BUILDING FUTURES WITH WOMEN AND CHILDREN This Capital Improvement Grant Agreement (this “Agreement”) is entered into as of July 1, 2023 (“Effective Date”) by and between the City of San Leandro, a California charter city (“City”), and Cornerstone Community Development Corp. DBA Building Futures with Women and Children, a California nonprofit corporation (“Participant”). City and Participant are hereinafter collectively referred to as the “Parties.” RECITALS A. Participant is a local nonprofit organization that provides services to the community. B. The City received funds designated by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (“ARPA”). The ARPA funds are designated for COVID-19 recovery activities. C. Participant has a right to occupy and operate its programs and services upon that certain real property located at 501 Davis Street, San Leandro, California, legally described in Exhibit A (the “Property”). D. Participant desires to perform capital improvements related to the Property, as described under the scope of work, attached hereto as Exhibit B and incorporated herein, including bathroom repair/upgrade, replace/repair exterior ramp and replace/repair common room flooring, as well as infrastructure upgrades, and seeks City’s assistance to accomplish this goal (the “Improvements”). The owner of the Property has consented to the performance of the Improvements. E. City desires to provide ARPA Grant funds to qualified local nonprofit organizations like Participant in order to assist such organizations with capital improvement projects that serve the public welfare. F. As a qualified local nonprofit organization, Participant is eligible to receive a Grant from the City’s General Fund to construct the Improvements (the “Grant”), and that providing the Grant to Participant is in the public interest because Participant provides public benefits. G. The California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Sections 21000 et seq.) (“CEQA”) imposes no conditions on the City's consideration and approval of this Agreement because the Improvements are exempt from CEQA requirements under the categorical exemption set forth in 14 California Code of Regulations Section 15303(b). NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Parties hereto agree as follows: DocuSign Envelope ID: CA0082D5-0968-4878-8CC3-A2412BD38267