HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2012-093RESOLUTION NO. 2012-093
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING AN APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDS FROM THE COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
NEIGHBORHOOD REINVESTMENT PROGRAM FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-USE RECREATIONAL TRAIL
BRIDGE AND AUTHORIZING THE ASSISTANT CITY
MANAGER/DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DIRECTOR AS
AGENT TO CONDUCT ALL BUSINESS MATTERS FOR THE
COMPLETION OF THE GRANT PROJECT
WHEREAS, the County Neighborhood Reinvestment Program provides grant funds to
County deparhnents, public agencies, and to non-profit community organizations for one-time
community, social, environmental, educational, cultural or recreational needs; and
WHEREAS, public agencies may apply to fund programs and projects that benefit the
community and enhance the region's quality of life; and
WHEREAS, multi-purpose trails provide for improved health, increased fitness,
convenient access to the outdoors, and a diversified selection of recreational opportunities; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes that the twenty-eight (28) mile Chula Vista Greenbelt is
important to the quality of life of a diverse community; and
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Greenbelt is comprised of a variety of natural and park like
elements all connected by a multi-use trail system; and
WHEREAS, a significant element of the Greenbelt trail system is the multi-use trail that
encircles the City's Municipal Golf Course and Rohr Park; and
WHEREAS, this multi-use trail is very popular and well used by residents of both Chula
Vista and the County; and
WHEREAS, one segment of this trail is incomplete from the drainage channel north of
the intersection of Bonita Road and Otay Lakes Road; and
WHEREAS, completion of said segment will require building a bridge across said
channel and the installation of decomposed granite (DG) trail paving along the south edge of the
golf course parking lot; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable to build said bridge and to complete the multi-use trail to meet
the communities needs and to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); and
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WHEREAS, trail users will benefit from the completion of the multi-use trail; and
WHEREAS, the grant application includes costs for the construction of a prefabricated
bridge across the drainage channel and, if sufficient funds are available, the completion of all or
a portion of the DG trail between the bridge and a point approximately 600 feet to the west; and
WHEREAS, the County of San Diego has retained the services of Dudek & Associates to
design the bridge and appurtenances; and
WHEREAS, if the City is awarded the grant, the City will prepare bid documents and bid
out the bridge and trail project, administer the construction contract, provide construction staking
services, and perform inspections at City cost ("in-kind" contribution); and
WHEREAS, as Applicant, the City, if awarded the grant, will enter into an agreement
with the County of San Diego Office of Financial Planning (OFP) to carry out the project within
one yeaz of the grant award; and
WHEREAS, the Development Services Director has reviewed the proposed project
consisting of the procurement of grant funds for the construction of a multi-use recreational trail
bridge and decomposed granite trail within a developed city park for compliance with the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and has determined that this project qualifies for
a Class 3 Categorical Exemption pursuant to Section 15303 (New Construction or Conversion of
Small Structures) of the State CEQA Guidelines because the proposed multi-use recreational trail
bridge and decomposed granite trail consist of small facilities to be constructed within an
existing public park and that the proposed project will not result in damage to scenic resources,
trees, historic buildings, rock outcroppings or similar resources, nor will it impact sensitive
environmental resources, nor is it near hazazdous waste sites, nor will it create hazazdous
substances. Thus, no further environmental review is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby authorize
submittal of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Program grant application to the County of San
Diego for the Multi-Use Recreational Trail Bridge Project.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby appoint the Assistant
City Manager/Development Services Director or designee, as agent to conduct all negotiations,
execute and submit all documents including, but not limited to applications, agreements,
payment requests, necessary for the completion of the grant project.
Presented by
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Gary lbert .E., AICP
Assistant Ci Manager/Director of
Development Services
Approved as to form by
len R. gins
Atto y
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Richard A. H ~ s
Director of PuTlic Works
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of May 2012 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Bensoussan, Castaneda, Ramirez and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Cheryl Cox, or
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2012-093 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 22nd day of May 2012.
Executed this 22nd day of May 2012.
Donna R. Norris, CMC, City Clerk