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Staff report regarding adoption of a resolution accepting a California Department of Transportation Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) in the amount of $2,418,478 for improvements of Centennial Trail and approval of Budget Amendment # 23.015. (Philip Vitale, Deputy Director of Capital Projects and Greg Mediati, Director of Parks and Recreation)
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It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting a Clean California Local Grant Program grant from the California Department of Transportation in the amount of $2,418,478 for improvement of Centennial Trail.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) is administered through the California Department of Transportation with the aim to significantly reduce litter along state highways, local roads, tribal land, parks, pathways, and transit centers and to beautify the state's transportation network through art and litter clean-up projects in underserved, rural and urban communities. Over a billion dollars has been dedicated to this statewide effort.
As part of a robust community engagement effort that began in 2021, the community informed the development of the Centennial Trail Master Plan which identified desired improvements for the full stretch of the trail from the South San Francisco BART station to the San Bruno Station. While the master plan was in a final draft form, not yet having been adopted by City Council, staff was made aware of a funding opportunity through the Clean California Local Grant Program that could potentially partially fund improvements to a segment of the trail.
Utilizing the conceptual design from the master plan, staff worked closely with the Institute for Local Governments through the BOOST initiative to develop a grant application to fund the improvements to the segment of Centennial Trail. Improvements to the trail segment between Spruce Avenue and Huntington Way will transform...
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