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Resolution approving the grant of funds from the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority for the Colma Creek Restoration and Adaptation Project and authorizing the City Manager to execute a grant agreement
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WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority Act, Government Code §§ 66700-66706, establishes the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (“Authority”) as a regional entity to generate and allocate resources for the protection and enhancement of tidal wetlands and other wildlife habitat in San Francisco Bay and along its shoreline, and authorizes the Authority to award grants to public and private entities to achieve these purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Authority awards grants for eligible projects consistent with Government Code § 66704.5, the Authority’s Grant Program Guidelines, first adopted in May 2017, and the Authority’s San Francisco Bay Clean Water, Pollution Prevention and Habitat Restoration Measure (“Measure AA”), passed by the voters in June 2016; and
WHEREAS, at its June 18, 2021 meeting, the Authority adopted a resolution authorizing a grant to the City of South San Francisco (“City”) for the Colma Creek Restoration and Adaptation Project (“the project”). The resolution was adopted by the Authority pursuant to, and is included in, the Authority June 18, 2021 staff recommendation, a copy of which is on file with the City and with the Authority; and
WHEREAS, the Authority requires that the governing body of the City certify through a resolution that it approves the award of Authority grant funding and authorizes the execution by a representative of the City of a grant agreement on terms and conditions required by Authority Grant Agreement No. RA-028 (the “grant agreement”).
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby:
1. Approves the award of grant funding from the Authority for the project.
2. Acknowledges that it has or will have sufficient funds to complete the project and to operate and maintain, for the period set forth in the grant agreement, any property acquired or improvements constructed as a part of the project.
3. Agrees to be bound by all terms and conditions of the grant agreement and any other agreement or instrument as may be required by the Authority and as may be necessary to fulfill the terms of the grant agreement.
4. Authorizes the City Manager or designee to act as a representative of the City and to negotiate and execute on behalf of the City the grant agreement and all other agreements and instruments necessary to complete the project.
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