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COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
ITEM NO: J6
MEETING DATE: 9/19/06
ITEM TITLE: Resolution of the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
appropriating $14,641 in unused grant funds to the FY06/07 State Grant
Fund.
SUBMITTED BY: Director of Conservation & Environmental Services ~.
Environmental Resource Manager - Brendan Reed f~
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REVIEWED BY: City Manager / 4/5THS VOTE: YES .x No
The City's Urban Heat Island Mitigation Project is funded through a Proposition 12 state grant and
will provide for additional shade tree plantings in public rights-of-way. This resolution carries
forward $14,641 in unused grant funds from FY05/06 to FY06/07 to successfully complete the
terms of the current grant and make the City eligible for a new grant cycle.
RECOMMENDATION:
That City Council adopts the resolution appropnatmg $12,301 in unused grant funds to the
Services & Supplies category and $2,340 to the Other Expense category of the FY06/07 State
Grant Fund.
BOARD/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: N/A
BACKGROUND:
The City's Urban Heat Island Mitigation Project was awarded a state Proposition 12 grant in 2004
by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection in order to expand the City's urban
forests. The Urban Heat Island Effect is a phenomenon in which urban air and surface
temperatures are up to 100F warmer than the surrounding rural landscape. These elevated
temperatures are caused by the replacement of trees and natural vegetation with heat-absorbing
surfaces such as paved roads and rooftops. Through the grant funding, the project has planted
canopy-forming trees along older residential streets in order to increase shade cover and reduce air
temperatures. In addition, these shade trees help lower residential energy use, improve air and
water quality, and beautify neighborhoods.
The Council approved the receipt of the $50,000 grant and originally appropriated these funds to
the FY05/06 budget with Resolution 2005-088.
DISCUSSION:
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As part of the Environmental Resource Manager position under the General Services Department,
$35,359 of the grant award has been expended to plant 392 trees or complete approximately 85%
of the project. The position has now been reassigned back to the Department of Conservation and
Environmental Services and the re-appropriation of unused funds will allow the department to
complete the remaining grant commitments.
The Proposition 12-funded project is part of a broader City effort to address the Urban Heat Island
Effect. In partnership with the San Diego Regional Energy Office's Cool Communities Program,
over 1,500 additional shade trees have been planted on residential and school properties in Chula
Vista. The City has also incorporated "Cool Roof' technologies into its new Corp yard and Police
Department facilities. These roofs are composed of reflective materials that decrease the thermal
heat absorbed by the roof surface and reduce energy costs for the buildings.
Staff plans on returning to City Council within 60 days to seek approval for submitting a new grant
application to continue and expand the City's shade tree planting efforts.
DECISION MAKER CONFLICTS:
Staff has reviewed the decision contemplated by this action and has determined that it is not site
specific and consequently the 500 foot rule found in California Code of Regulations section
18704.2(a)(l) is not applicable to this decision.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Tonight's resolution will appropriate $14,641 in grant funding for a shade tree planting project.
Expenditures for this project are fully offset by the grant revenues and any administrative costs
associated with the execution of the grant are supported through the Department of Conservation &
Environmental Services current fiscal year budget. There is no new impact to the General Fund as
a result of this re-appropriation.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2006-
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
APPROPRIATING $14,641.00 IN UNUSED GRANT
FUNDS TO THE FY06/07 STATE GRANT FUND
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista was originally awarded $50,000 in State
Proposition 12 funds for its Urban Heat Island Mitigation Project in 2004; and
WHEREAS, these state funds were allocated to plan trees on public rights-of-way
in order to increase shade cover and reduce urban air temperatures; and
WHEREAS, the City Council approved the receipt of the grant and originally
appropriated these funds to the FY05/06 budget with Resolution 2005-088; and
WHEREAS, $35,359.39 of the grant award has been expended to plant 392 trees
or complete approximately 85 percent of the project; and
WHEREAS, the re-appropriation of unused funds will allow the Department of
Conservation & Environmental Services to complete the remaining grant commitments;
and
WHEREAS, there is no new impact to the General Fund as a result of this re-
appropriation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista does hereby appropriate $14,641.00 in unused grant funds to the FY06/07
State Grant Fund.
Presented by
Michael Meacham
Director of Conservation &
Environmental Services
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