| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.b.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | William E. Murray
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Public Works
| | Subject: | Adoption of a Resolution authorizing the receipt of Grant Funding from the Orange County Transportation Authority for the 2016 Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Grant program. (Action Item) | Date: | 4/26/2016 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
For City Council to adopt a Resolution authorizing the receipt of grant funding from the Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) for the 2016 Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program for the Magnolia Street and Euclid Street Irrigation Retrofit Projects. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
OCTA developed the Environmental Cleanup Tier 1 Grant Program (Tier 1) to help protect Orange County beaches and waterways from transportation-generated pollution and to improve overall water quality in the region. Among eligible project types, the Tier 1 funds the installation of drip irrigation systems at median locations citywide. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Staff has submitted three (3) grant proposals that include removing turf and overhead sprinkler systems and replacing them with drip irrigation systems and drought-tolerant landscaping. Per grant eligibility guidelines, the City is also required to submit a resolution authorizing the receipt of grant funding during the selection process.
The prioritized locations chosen for this grant cycle include the following median segments:
- Magnolia Street (Trask Avenue - Garden Grove Boulevard)
- Euclid Street (Westminster Avenue -Trask Avenue and Chapman Avenue to Katella Avenue)
- Euclid Street (Lampson Avenue - Chapman Avenue)
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| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no impact to the General Fund. The City is requesting $500,000 from OCTA. Matching funds total $342,000 and will include Gas Tax, Measure M2 and Water Enterprise funding sources. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Adopt the attached Resolution authorizing the receipt of 2016 Tier 1 Environmental Cleanup Program funds from the Orange County Transportation Authority.
By: Ana Neal, Senior Administrative Analyst
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| ATTACHMENTS: | | Description | Upload Date | Type | File Name | | Resolution | 4/20/2016 | Resolution | Tier_1_Grant_Funding.doc |
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