Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to accept a total of $981,509 in grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development, through the Housing-Related Parks Program, to be utilized for the rehabilitation of park facilities and park grounds at Drake, Peace, and Martin Luther King, Jr. Parks; execute any documents necessary for the administration of the projects; and Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Parks, Recreation and Marine Department (PR) by $981,509, offset by reimbursement grant revenue. (Districts 1,6)
Motion carries. Thank you, Adam. 22. Report from Parks, Recreation and Marine. Recommendation to accept a total of $981,509 in grant funding from the California Department of Housing and Community Development through the Housing Related Parks program to be utilized for the rehabilitation of park facilities and park playgrounds, District one and six. There there's a motion in a second that comes from Gonzales in the comments, or. It can have a quick. Look where we get a quick staff report. Sure. This is very exciting as well. Our Parks Recreation and Marine Director re night. Good evening. Honorable married members of the council. Yes, we're very excited to receive this grant from the state. And just under $1,000,000. We want to make sure everyone. Understands that the grant guidelines were very restricted as to what types of projects and areas that we could spend the funding. So this will fund three projects. One is some. Upgrades desperately needed upgrades and repairs to the Drake Park Community Center. We are also going to be replacing a very well worn and loved. Playground at Peace Park and giving them a brand new playground which has been long overdue, as well. As another. Brand new playground at Martin Luther King Park. So we're very excited about these projects. Those are all three so needed. That's great. Really great to hear. Councilmember Andrews. Yes, thank you. Again, I'd like to thank Maria for this, because the fact that this will really, you know, be greatly benefited from the investment in our parks and also I'm looking forward to the ribbon cutting. So thank you again. Really wonderful investment. Thank you again. Thank you. And no public comment on this. Please, members cast their votes.