Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Discussion
SUBJECT:
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ACCEPTANCE OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS' 2016 SUSTAINABILITY PLANNING GRANT PROGRAM AWARD TO IMPLEMENT THE GENERAL PLAN (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
Staff prepared a grant application for the Southern California Association of Governments' 2016 Sustainability Planning Grants Program. The application was successful and the City was awarded a $193,000 grant.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
ACCEPT and file
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III. ALTERNATIVES
None
IV. BACKGROUND
On September 29, 2016, the Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) announced the Call for Proposals for the 2016 Sustainability Planning Grants Program (SPG). Since 2005, SCAG's Sustainability Planning Grant Program has provided resources and direct technical assistance to member jurisdictions to complete important local planning efforts and enable implementation of the Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS). In response, staff prepared a grant application for a planning project in Carson. The application included letters of support from the South Bay Cities Council of Governments, Carson Chamber of Commerce, Watson Land Company, and City on the Hill Church.
On February 2, 2017, the SCAG Regional Council approved an award in the amount of $193,000 to the City of Carson (Exhibit 1) for its Neighborhood Mobility Plan project. This grant is valued at approximately $193,000 in planning services and will help support the General Plan Update project by enhancing technical analysis and public outreach. These consultant services are made available by the grant, free of charge to the City, to implement the project. These services will also enable the City to update zoning regulations and prepare design guidelines.
On April 10, 2017, the City Manager provided a letter of commitment to SCAG to formally accept the grant award and initiate next steps (Exh...
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