...Title
Actions Related to the Grant Funds from the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the Environmental Stewardship Program.
...Recommendations
(a) Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to:
(1) Negotiate and execute a grant agreement or award documentation and take all other actions necessary to accept, disburse, and utilize the United States Environmental Protection Agency grant for the Environmental Stewardship Program for the term of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, in any amount awarded, but anticipated to be $419,002; and
(2) Negotiate and execute agreements upon award of the grant with those entities involved in the grant application process, or other similar grantees, in a total amount not to exceed the grant award:
(i) Children’s Discovery Museum, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, for the term July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, to conduct environmental outreach, education, and engagement;
(ii) International Children Assistance Network, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, for the term July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, to conduct Vietnamese-language outreach;
(iii) Mujeres Empresarias Tomando Accion, a woman-owned small business, for the term July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, to conduct Spanish-language outreach and engagement;
(iv) Keep Coyote Creek Beautiful, a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, for the term July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, to conduct volunteer trash cleanups and community outreach and education; and
(v) East Side Union High School District, high school(s), and feeder elementary schools within areas targeted by the Grant, for the term July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2027, to coordinate environmental coordination and outreach.
(b) Adopt the following FY 2023-2024 Appropriation Ordinance and Funding Sources Resolution amendments in the General Fund:
(1) Increase the estimate for Revenue from Federal Government by $104,750; and
(2) Establish an Environmental Stewardship Program appropriation to the Environmental Services Department in the amount of $104,750.
CEQA: Not a Project, File No. PP17-004, Government Funding Mechanism or Fiscal Activity with no commitment to a specific project which may result in a potentially significant impact on the environment. (Environmental Services/City Manager)