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RESOLUTION NO. 2026-195
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA ACCEPTING CONSERVATION GRANT
SERVICES AND RESOURCES FROM THE STATE OF
CALIFORNIA THROUGH THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
AND SAN DIEGO REGIONAL CLIMATE COLLABORATIVE
WHEREAS, The State of California released the Extreme Heat and Community Resilience
Program to support local, regional, and tribal efforts to mitigate extreme heat impacts, prioritizing
the most heat-burdened communities; and
WHEREAS, The San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative (SDRCC) led an application
team that also included the Cities of San Diego, Chula Vista, and La Mesa, and was awarded a
grant for $749,962; and
WHEREAS, SDRCC is the lead applicant and is receiving the bulk of the funds through
its fiscal sponsor, the University of San Diego (USD), and is working with City partners,
consultants, community organizations, and community members to create the heat action planning
materials for all grant partners; and
WHEREAS, the funding will provide several services and regional resources to the City,
including, but not limited to: A Chula Vista specific Heat Action Plan, Data Summaries, Cool
Coating Demonstration Project, Heat Risk Explorer Tool, and Cooling Solutions Toolbox; and
WHEREAS, the value of services received by the City, including regional resources, is
estimated to be approximately $400,000.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it accepts conservation grant services and resources from the State of California through the
University of San Diego and SDRCC and will work with City staff and community partners to
provide input into the Heat Action Plan and related resources and promote them to the community
once finalized.
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Resolution No. 2026-195
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Angelica Aguilar Marco A. Verdugo
Director of Public Works City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 22nd day of September 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
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. 2026-195 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 September 2026.
Executed this 22nd day of September 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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