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Report regarding a resolution approving the acceptance of specified grant funds from the California Budget Act of 2022, item 3790-101-0001 as amended by Assembly Bill 179, in an amount of $3,200,000 for the Linden Park project at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue pursuant to budget amendment #23.043. (Greg Mediati, Director of Parks and Recreation, Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects, and Christina Fernandez, Deputy City Manager)
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution approving the acceptance of grant funding from the State of California's Budget Act of 2022 in an amount of $3,200,000 for the Linden Park project at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City intends to purchase two parcels, 616 and 700 Linden Avenue, totaling nearly one acre of land to develop the new Linden Avenue Park. The site of the proposed park is located within an existing residential neighborhood in the Old Town area. One parcel is currently an unprogrammed green space while the other is a parking lot. The City is currently negotiating with the San Mateo Countywide Oversight Board to complete the purchase of the parcels from the Successor Agency to the Former Redevelopment Agency in order to begin construction of this community amenity.
In early 2022, City staff submitted grant requests to State Senator Becker's office and then-Assemblymember Mullin's office for funding consideration in the State of California's 2022 budget, including a $3,200,000 request for funding for park improvements on these two parcels.
In August 2022, staff learned that Assemblymember Mullin's office had successfully lobbied for the inclusion of a $3,200,000 grant to the City of South San Francisco to fund these improvements. The budget, California Assembly Bill 179, was approved by the State of California legislature on August 31, 2022 and signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on September 9, 2022.
Funding was requested ...
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