HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2023-211
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-211
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AMENDING FISCAL YEAR 2023-24 CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM BUDGET AND THE AMERICAN
RESCUE PLAN ACT SPENDING PLAN TO REALLOCATE
FUNDS FOR EUCALYPTUS PARK IMPROVEMENTS
WHEREAS Eucalyptus Park is a 19.69-acre community park located at 436 C Street,
stretching along C Street between Fourth and Fifth Avenue; and
and Recreation for grant funds available pursuant to the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate,
Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All of 2018 Parks Bond Act, Statewide Park
improve Eucalyptus Park; and
WHEREAS, on February 22, 2022, the City entered into Grant Contract SW-37-015 for
the Eucalyptus Park improvements; and
WHEREAS, City Council Resolution No. 2022-100 amended the Fiscal Year 2021-22 CIP
budget to establish a new capital improvement project, Eucalyptus Park Improvements
(PRK0340), and appropriated $6,390,000 in Statewide Parks Program grant funds to same; and
WHEREAS, the Parks and Recreation Commission recommended approval of the
Eucalyptus Park Master Plan at its meeting on April 25, 2023, by a vote of 5-0; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Eucalyptus Park Master Plan and a reallocation
of $3.5 million in ARPA funding at its meeting on June 6, 2023 via Resolution No. 2023-074; and
WHEREAS, on May 10, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the launch
of the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds, established by the American Rescue
territorial, and Tribal governments; and
WHEREAS, ARPA was intended to provide support to local governments in responding
to the impact of COVID-19 and in their efforts to contain COVID-19 in their communities,
residents, and businesses; and
WHEREAS, ARPA includes State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to support urgent
COVID response efforts to decrease the spread of the virus, replace lost public sector revenue to
strengthen support for vital public services, support immediate economic stabilization for
households and businesses, and address systemic public health and economic challenges that have
contributed to inequal impacts of the pandemic on certain populations; and
Resolution No. 2023-211
Page No. 2
WHEREAS, the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide substantial
flexibility for each jurisdiction to meet local needs, including support for households, small
businesses, impacted industries, essential workers, and the communities hardest hit by the crisis; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista received $57,535,250 in two tranches with
$28,767,625 provided in May 2021 and the remaining $28,767,625 received twelve months later; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends the reallocation of $4,287,725 in previously appropriated
ARPA funds towards the Eucalyptus Park renovation and amending the American Rescue Act
Spending Plan accordingly, by reallocating $4,287,725 from the Telegraph Canyon Culvert Repair
Project to the Eucalyptus Park Improvement Project; and
WHEREAS, the Director of Development Services has reviewed the proposed project for
project qualifies for a Categorical Exemption pursuant to State CEQA Guidelines Section 15301
Class 1 (Existing Facilities), Section 15303 class 3 (New Construction or Conversion of Small
Structures), and Section 15304 Class 4 (Minor Alterations to Land) because the proposed actions
would not result in a significant effect on the environment, create a cumulative impact, damage a
scenic highway, or cause a substantial adverse change in the significance of a historical resource.
Part 58.34(a)(2)(3) & (10) of the Code of Federal Regulations. Thus, no further environmental
review is required.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it amends the Fiscal Year 2023-24 Capital Improvement Program budget and American
Rescue Plan Act Spending Plan to reallocate previously-appropriated ARPA funds as follows:
1. Increase of $4,287,725 in expenditures under the American Rescue Plan Act 2021
Fund (Fund 268), increasing CIP appropriations (PRK0340) for the Eucalyptus
Park Improvement Project
2. Decrease of $4,287,725 in expenditures under the American Rescue Plan Act 2021
Funds (Fund 268), decreasing CIP appropriations (DRN0208) Telegraph Canyon
Culvert Repair Project, amending the Revenue Recovery expenditure category
budgets as follows:
Revenue Recovery: Telegraph Culvert Repair Project (DRN0208) ($4,287,725)
Revenue Recovery: Eucalyptus Park Improvement Project (PRK0340) $4,287,725
\[SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE\]
Resolution No. 2023-211
Page No. 3
Presented by Approved as to form by
Laura C. Black, AICP Jill D.S. Maland
Director of Development Services Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak
Acting City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 12th day of December 2023 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Cardenas, Chavez, Gonzalez, and Preciado
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: McCann
John McCann, 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. 2023-211 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 12th day of December 2023.
Executed this 12th day of December 2023.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk