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CC - Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Submit an Application in the Amount of $778,500 of Baldwin Hills Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Funds
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Contact Person/Dept: Kaden Young & Lee Torres / Public Works
Phone Number: (310) 253-6445 & (310) 253-6457
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
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Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/07/15)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Director of Public Works/City Engineer (10/05/15)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to submit an application in the amount of $778,500 of Baldwin Hills Conservancy Proposition 1 Grant Funds.
BACKGROUND
The Baldwin Hills Conservancy (Conservancy) is an independent State agency within the Natural Resources Agency of the State of California. Its jurisdiction includes the land within the Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area; the Baldwin Hills Community; the surrounding property bordered to the south by Slauson Avenue and to the east by La Brea Avenue, including the spur of land extending from Stocker Street to an area between La Brea Avenue and Crenshaw Boulevard; Ballona Creek and adjacent property within a quarter mile of Ballona Creek on either side; and from the Santa Monica Freeway (Interstate 10) to the Marina Freeway (State Route 90).
The Water Quality, Supply, and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014 (Proposition 1) was approved by voters in November 2014. The purposes of Proposition 1 include generating funding to address water quality, water supply and watershed protection and restoration. Chapter 6 of Propo...
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