PREPARED BY: AMANDA BOOTH DATE OF MEETING: 04/15/19
SUBJECT:
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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO AUTHORIZING THE CITY THROUGH THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT TO APPLY FOR THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY PROPOSITION ONE GRANT FOR RUMRILL BOULEVARD COMPLETE STREETS PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE GRANT APPLICATION AND ANY NECESSARY AGREEMENTS RELATED TO THIS GRANT APPLICATION
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS
FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statement
Infrastructure: Enhance Community Resilience - (202) Develop Long-Term Environmental Stewardship Goals is an adopted policy item under the adopted FY 2019-21 Council Priority Workplan, effective March 1, 2019.
CEQA Compliance Statement
Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Section 15061 (b)(3), the adoption of the subject resolution authorizing Public Works to submit a grant application is exempt from CEQA requirements. Under Guidelines section 15378, "project" does not include the creation of government funding mechanisms or other government fiscal activities, which do not involve any commitment to any specific project which may result in a potentially significant physical impact on the environment.
BACKGROUND
The Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act (Proposition 1) was approved by the voters in November 2014. Proposition 1 authorized the State Coastal Conservancy (SCC) to provide up to $20 million in funding to projects that meet one of the four priority types: water sustainability improvements, anadromous fish habitat enhancement, wetland restoration and urban greening. The City of San Pablo's proposed submission for the SCC Prop.1 funding is for the Rumrill Boulevard Complete Streets Project, which meets the urban greening goal of Prop. 1.
The Rumrill Boulevard Complete Streets Project is a major City project that proposes to modify Rumrill Boulevard to add Class IV bikew...
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