Subject: STATE FUNDING FROM THE PER CAPITA GRANT
PROGRAM
COUNCIL DISTRICT:
1, 2, & 9
SNI AREA: NA
On the December 18, 2001 Council Agenda, there was an item regarding the acquisition of open-space land for the Coyote Greenbelt. This land is being acquired in part with State funding under the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000.
· Adopt a resolution approving the filing of an application for local assistance funds up to $5,942,000 from the Per Capita Grant Program under the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 as administered by the State Department of Parks and Recreation.
· Authorize the City Manager to negotiate and execute all documents relating to the grant funding agreement.
BACKGROUND
In March 2000, the voters of the State of California responding to the recreational and open-space needs of a growing population and expanding urban communities approved the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000 (Proposition 12). Under this Bond Act, the City of San Jose is entitled to $5,942,000 in Per Capita Grant Funding. Grant funds from the Per Capita Grant Program may be used for the acquisition, development, improvement rehabilitation, restoration, enhancement, and the development of interpretive facilities for local parks and recreational lands and facilities.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation (Department) has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of this grant program. The Department requires that the applicant’s governing body certifies by resolution the approval to apply for the City’s Per Capita Allocation under the grant program and for the authorization of entering into a contract with State of California for the use of such funds. The contract must be fully executed by June 30, 2003 and projects must be completed by March 1, 2008. All grant funds that have not been expended by the required deadlines will revert to the Bond Act fund and be available for appropriation by the State Legislature for one or more of the categories that the Legislature determines to be one of the highest priorities statewide.
In June 2000, the Mayor’s Budget Message identified the following projects for funding under Propositions 12 and 13:
Cumulative
Priority Project Amount Total
1 Open Space Acquisition (*) $3,000,000 $3,000,000
2 Camden Community Center $1,200,000 $4,200,000
3 Camden Parking Lot $ 305,000 $4,505,000
4 Saratoga Creek Trail $ 400,000 $4,905,000
(*) Coyote Valley and/or the Santa Teresa Hills
In order to obtain the City’s allocation of $5,942,000 in the Per Capita Grant Program of the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000, the City Council must approve an authorizing resolution to submit an overall application to enter into a contract with the State of California for these funds. The City must enter into a contract with the State by June 30, 2003, deadline. If a contract is not fully executed by the deadline, then the City will lose its entitlement to the Per Capita Grant funds.
After a contract has been fully executed with the State, then the City can submit individual applications to the Department for various projects. These projects must be completed and final project documentation submitted to the State by the March 1, 2008, deadline for final payment to be issued to the City by the June 30, 2008, deadline. The performance period for the Per Capita Grant Program is July 1, 2000 to June 30, 2008.
Prior to commencement of construction or acquisition of any project funded under the Per Capita Grant Program, the City must complete the California Environment Quality Act (CEQA) process and provide the Department with such documentation. Real property shall be acquired from a willing seller and in compliance with current laws governing relocation and acquisition of real property. Construction projects shall comply with all applicable current laws affecting such projects. The City must post signs during and after construction acknowledging the funding from the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000.
The Department of Parks, Recreation and Neighborhood Services (PRNS) is recommending that the $1,037,000 of the Per Capita Grant Program not already allocated in the Mayor’s June 2000 Budget Message, be used to fund either a large skate park facility or smaller facilities distributed throughout the City.
Any new facility constructed with these grant funds will increase the operation and maintenance costs associated with PRNS by approximately $150,000 to $250,000 per year.
PUBLIC OUTREACH
No public outreach has occurred regarding the proposed action. However, any construction project funded under this program will go through the regular public input process used by PRNS for construction projects. Furthermore, these projects are implementing the initiates stated in the Greenprint, a Twenty-Year Strategic Plan for Parks and Community Facilities and Programs.
This memorandum has been coordinated with the City Attorney’s Office.
Mark Linder
Director of Parks, Recreation
and Neighborhood Services