Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, April 04, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER ADOPTION OF RESOLUTION NO. 23-069 TO APPROVE FILING OF GRANT PROJECT APPLICATIONS AND RELATED ACTIONS AS NECESSARY FOR ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF $7,000,000 IN GRANT FUNDS AWARDED TO THE CITY FROM THE STATE ASSEMBLY BUDGET ACT OF 2022, AB 179, FOR CITY FACILITIES, PARKS, AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The City of Carson was recently notified that it had been awarded a $7 million grant through support by Assemblyman Mike Gipson, District 64, to be used for City facilities, parks, and community infrastructure. To develop and submit the grant project application(s) and grant agreement that will ultimately allow the acceptance and utilization of the grant funds by the City, the City Council must approve Resolution No. 23-069 (Exhibit No. 1). The grant will be used to support the Carriage Crest Expansion Project, which was previously awarded a $6 million grant from the efforts of Assemblyman Mike Gipson.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
ADOPT Resolution No. 23-069, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON APPLICATION(S) FOR SPECIFIED GRANT FUNDS FROM BUDGET ACT OF 2022, AB179, CHAPTER 249, CONTROL SECTION 19.56, ITEM 3790-101-0001(K) OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES, (20) $7,000,000 TO THE CITY OF CARSON FOR THE CITY FACILITIES, PARKS, AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE".
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE any other action the City Council deems appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
The City of Carson was informed that it had been awarded a grant in the amount of $7 million allocated through the State Assembly Budget Act of 2022, AB179, Chapter 249, and obtained with the support of Assemblyman Mike A. Gipson, District 64. The money must be used for City facilities, parks, and community infrastructure; specifically, to provide additional funding for the Carriage Crest Park Expansion Project. In 2021, the City of Carson was awarded a $6 million grant ...
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