PREPARED BY: MATT RODRIGUEZ DATE OF MEETING: 03/18/2024
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CONSIDER CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION TO RATIFY A 2024 - 2025 STATE OF CALIFORNIA FUNDING REQUEST FOR CITY PRIORITY PROJECTS TRANSMITTED ON FEBRUARY 26, 2024 FROM SAN PABLO MAYOR PONCE TO THE CITY'S STATE REPRESENTATIVES (STATE SENATOR NANCY SKINNER (D-9th; AND STATE ASSEMBLYMEMBER BUFFY WICKS (D-12TH)
CEQA: This proposed action is not a project as defined by CEQA.
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Approve by Minute Order
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
Federal Budget Earmarks for San Pablo Projects is not an applicable policy item contained in the adopted FY 2023-25 City Council Priority Workplan, effective May 1, 2023.
BACKGROUND
The City Manager's Office (CMO), in collaboration with the City's lobbyist, Townsend Public Affairs (TPA), have been in direct communication with the following City State of California (CA) Legislature Representatives regarding potential one-time capital funding requests to be included in the forthcoming 2024-25 State CA Budget cycle to support active City infrastructure projects needing additional Federal funding support, as follows:
State of CA Legislature Representatives:
State Senator Nancy Skinner (D-9th District)
State Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-12th District)
FY 2024-25 State Budget Funding Earmarks
In February 2024, TPA contacted the CMO to inform of the potential State Budget one-time earmarks that would be considered for City infrastructure projects during the upcoming 2024-25 State CA Budget funding cycle.
As part of this funding process, State of CA Legislature Representatives will carefully review all direct funding requests from their respective District representative cities. Only those State of CA Funding requests deemed appropriate for State of CA Budget funding support will be considered for potential funding via the State of CA Budget one-time earmark process. With guidance provided by TPA, CMO developed the followi...
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