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APPROPRIATION OF GRANT FUNDS FOR VARIOUS PARK PROJECTS
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
JASON MINTER, PARKS AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR, (714) 754-5343
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff requests Parks and Community Services Commission provide recommendation to the City Council on the appropriation of recently-awarded State grant funds to various park projects.
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BACKGROUND:
The annual budget of the City of Costa Mesa includes a Capital Improvement Program (CIP) focused on capital projects throughout the City. These projects represent all departments and are funded from a variety of sources. The City Council considers input from the Commissions, Committees and community while approving projects on an annual basis.
Recently, State Senator David Min, representing the 37th District that includes the City of Costa Mesa, secured an appropriation of $10 million for park improvements in the 2022-23 California state budget. The appropriation identified four sites consisting of the Jack Hammett Sports Complex, TeWinkle Park and Athletic Complex, Fairview Park, and Shalimar Park. Per Senator Min's office "the funding allows for Citywide overhaul of key projects aimed at improving access to open space and recreation amenities throughout Costa Mesa, including the expansion of Shalimar Park, which serves disadvantaged neighborhoods lacking open space."
While the $10 million in funding provided by the State is not itemized by site or potential projects in detail, the funding is restricted for projects at these four park sites only, and must include a few key projects on which the City and Senator Min agree are consistent with his legislative priority to fund projects that support environmental sustainability. These projects include the following:
* Athletic Field Lighting Upgrade to...
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