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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 2, 2007 <br />TITLE: <br />RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING <br />SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS TO <br />THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA LAND <br />AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND <br />GRANT PROGRAM <br />«-- <br />(~.. ~ <br />CI MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />As Recommended <br />As Amended <br />Ordinance on 151 Reading <br />Ordinance on 2"d Reading <br />Implementing Resolution <br />Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />1. Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application in <br />the amount of $150,000 to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program <br />for the Santa Anita Picnic Area Development Project in Santa Anita Park. <br />2. Adopt a resolution authorizing the submittal of a grant application in <br />the amount of $150,000 to the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program <br />for the Santiago Park Picnic Area Development Project in Santiago Park. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The State of California Department of Parks and Recreation is accepting <br />grant applications for the Land and Water Conservation Fund Program (LWCF). <br />The LwcF Program was established through federal legislation in 1965 and <br />has been instrumental in the development of parks throughout the United <br />States. To date, the amount of the State's apportionment for this year is <br />still unknown. Of the State annual allotment for this program, 60 percent <br />of funds are reserved for local agencies. Sixty percent of these funds are <br />awarded to Southern California projects and the remaining 40 percent is <br />reserved for Northern California projects. The LWCF Grant Fund requires a <br />50 percent match of non-federal money, with an exception made for Community <br />Development Block Grant funds. Applications are due on May 1, 2007. <br />The Santa Anita Park Picnic Area Development Project consists of the <br />grading of sloped areas, removal of concrete pavers, installation of <br />walkways and ramps, concrete pads and picnic pods, irrigation, turf, trees <br />and lighting around the play equipment located at the site. As a complement <br />to the proposed project, the edging surrounding the play equipment will be <br />replaced and rubberized surfacing will be installed around the play <br />equipment, replacing the sand and wood chips that are currently used in <br />those areas, thus providing a complete rehabilitation of the area. <br />55A-1 <br />