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Resolution approving the acceptance of $830,000 in grant funding from the State of California's Land and Water Conservation Fund for permanent acquisition of the parcels located at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue for parkland development, and approving the appropriation of grant funds through budget amendment #23.056.
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WHEREAS, the United States Congress under Public Law 88-578 has authorized the establishment of a Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant-In-Aid program, providing matching funds to the State of California and its political subdivisions for acquiring lands and developing facilities for public outdoor recreation purposes; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for administration of the program in the State, setting up necessary rules and procedures governing applications by local agencies under the program; and
WHEREAS, the properties at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue are former Redevelopment Agency properties; and
WHEREAS, the parcel at 616 Linden Avenue consists of a 14,000 square-foot lot and currently serves as a metered parking lot; and
WHEREAS, the parcel located at 700 Linden Avenue consists of a 14,000 square-foot lot and is currently an open green space; and
WHEREAS, on February 1, 2022, staff submitted a grant application for $830,000 to fund 50-percent of the appraised land value to help fund acquisition of the two parcels; and
WHEREAS, the City's grant application was approved by the State of California Department of Parks and Recreation in July 2022 and confirmed by the National Parks Service, who administers the program federally, in May 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby accepts $830,000 in grant funding from the State of California's Land and Water Conservation Fund for permanent acquisition of the parcels located at 616 and 700 Linden Avenue for parkland development, and approves the appropriation of grant funds through...
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