HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2017-018RESOLUTION NO.2017-018
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ESTABLISHING THE NEW CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROJECT "COASTAL CACTUS WREN
HABITAT RESTORATION 2016' (OP229), AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2016/2017 CIP PROGRAM BUDGET; AND
APPROPRIATING $49,972 IN SANDAG GRANT FUNDS
THEREFOR
WHEREAS, in November 2004, the voters of San Diego County approved SANDAG
Ordinance 04-01, which extended the TransNet half -cent sales and use tax through 2048
(TransNet Extension Ordinance); and
WHEREAS, the TransNet Extension Ordinance contains provisions for the creation of an
Environmental Mitigation Program (EMP); and
WHEREAS, on March 7, 2016, SANDAG issued its eighth cycle Call for Projects from
entities wishing to apply for a portion of the EMP Regional Habitat Conservation grant funds for
use on environmental land management projects meeting certain criteria; and
WHEREAS, on October 4. 2016, Council approved Resolution No. 2016-201
acknowledging grant requirements of SANDAG to implement an eighteen -month coastal cactus
wren habitat restoration program within the Chula Vista Otay Ranch Preserve Management
Area, authorizing acceptance of grant funding should it be awarded, and authorizing the City
Manager to execute a grant agreement with SANDAG; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2016; the SANDAG Board of Directors awarded EMP
Regional Habitat Conservation grant funds in the amount of $49,972 to the City's proposed
coastal cactus wren project; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista understands that the EMP Regional Habitat
Conservation grant funding is fixed at the programmed amount, and therefore project cost
increases that exceed the grant awarded will be the sole responsibility of the grantee; and
WHEREAS, the awarded amount of $49.972 will fund the proposed coastal cactus wren
monitoring and enhancement program which is essential for the prolongation of the coastal
cactus wren and will reduce the vulnerability of this species to extirpation; and
WHEREAS; as part of the grant, the City will provide $1;300 of matching funds through
in-kind City services as set forth in the grant application; and
WHEREAS, the matching funds are already included in the current 2016/2017 Fiscal
Year budget and will result in no additional fiscal impact; and
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WHEREAS, the EMP Working Group, the SANDAG Transportation Committee,
Regional Planning Committee, Independent Taxpayer Oversight Committee, and the Board of
Directors has approved the grant funds land management program to restore and enhance
degraded coastal cactus wren habitat within the City's Otay Ranch Preserve Management Area
(Otay Ranch Preserve) and the implementation of an eighteen -month management program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
that it hereby establishes the new capital improvement project "Coastal Cactus Wren Habitat
Restoration 2016" (OP229), amends the Fiscal Year 2016/2017 capital improvement program
budget, and appropriates $49,972 in SANDAG grant funds to the CIP Project Expense category.
Presented by
Kelly G. roughton, FASLA
Director of Development Services
Approved as to form by
r-
en nR. Googins
C Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 17th day of January 2017 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Mary S as, Mayor
ATTEST:
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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. 2017-018 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 17th day of January 2017.
Executed this 17th day of January 2017.
Donna R. Noms, CMC. ity Clerk