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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2018-162 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-162 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $5,820 FROM THE AARP COMMUNITY CHALLENGE GRANT TO IMPLEMENT TRANSPORTATION GOALS IN THE AGE-FRIENDLY ACTION PLAN, AND AMENDING THE FISCAL YEAR 2018/2019 DEVELOPMENT SERVICES BUDGET TO REFLECT THE APPROPRIATION OF THESE FUNDS WHEREAS, the World Health Organization (“WHO”) launched an international effort, entitled the Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Program, to help cities prepare for rapid population aging and the parallel trend of urbanization and in the United States the American Association of Retired Persons’ (AARPs’) Age-Friendly Communities Network (“Network”) is the affiliate to the WHO program; and WHEREAS, the City Council authorized staff to submit an application to enter the Network on May 10, 2016 by Resolution No. 2016-068 and, in July 2016, the City of Chula Vista became the 99th jurisdiction in the United States to enter, committing to a five-year process to evaluate, develop an Action Plan, and implement Age-Friendly concepts to encourage the livability of the community for all generations; and WHEREAS, on July 10, 2018, City Council adopted the first Chula Vista Age-Friendly Action Plan, entitled “Chula Vista: Creating an Age-Friendly City, Age-Friendly Action Plan” (“Action Plan”); and WHEREAS, on July 18, 2018, AARP announced that the City of Chula Vista was awarded a grant under the Community Challenge Grant in the amount of $5,820 to accomplish goals under the Transportation Section of the Action Plan; and WHEREAS, grant funds will provide field trips and a video tutorial about transit use for older adults for forty (40) participants. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it does hereby accept funds in the amount of $5,820 from the AARP Community Challenge Grant and appropriate such funds. DocuSign Envelope ID: 8F356E39-2EFC-4F38-A6B4-8FD0E29949C6 Resolution No. 2018-162 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Kelly G. Broughton, FASLA Glen R. Googins Director of Development Services City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 7th day of August 2018 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Aguilar, Diaz, McCann, Padilla, and Casillas Salas NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None Mary Casillas Salas, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2018-162 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 7th day of August 2018. Executed this 7th day of August 2018. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk DocuSign Envelope ID: 8F356E39-2EFC-4F38-A6B4-8FD0E29949C6