REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL ACTION
DATE: 07/07/2021
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Community Services Department
SUBJECT:
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Deed Restrictions for Tehachapi and Cresta Verde Parks for Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Requirements.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City of Corona filed two grant applications for the replacement of playground equipment at Tehachapi and Cresta Verde Parks for the California Department of Parks and Recreation Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program. To fulfill the grant requirements, the City must record Deed Restrictions on each property ensuring their continued use as recreation assets.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommended action
That the City Council authorize recording deed restrictions for Tehachapi and Cresta Verde Parks.
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BACKGROUND & HISTORY:
The Proposition 68 Per Capita Program (Program) authorized $185 million of funding statewide for cities, counties and districts based upon population for the acquisition of open space, park development, and improvements to local parks. The total funds that the City can receive for this Program is $280,981. On October 16, 2019, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-089, approving the submittal of applications to the California Department of Parks for the Proposition 68 Per Capita Grant Program for Cresta Verde and Tehachapi Park Playground Replacements. Funding will be used to remove the existing playgrounds at Cresta Verde and Tehachapi Parks, which are past their useful life and do not have replacement parts available. The grant monies will fund the purchase and installation of new playground equipment and install rubberized surfacing at these parks.
As a condition of receiving Program funds, a 20 percent match is required for projects that do not serve a severely disadvantaged community. A severely disadvantaged community as defined by Public Resources Code ?80061(c) as having a median household income less than 60% of the statewide average. Cre...
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