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C I T Y O F S A N L U I S O B I S P O
FROM :
Michael Codron, Assistant City Manage r
SUBJECT : ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS AND CREATION OF A CAPITA L
IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT FOR CALLE JOAQUIN AGRICULTURA L
RESERVE RIPARIAN ENHANCEMENT S
RECOMMENDATION
Accept grant funds in amount of $125,000 from the State of California's Environmenta l
Enhancement and Mitigation Program (EEMP), and appropriate the funds to a new Capita l
Improvement Project (CIP) account dedicated to riparian enhancements along Prefumo Creek a t
the Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve .
DISCUSSIO N
The Calle Joaquin Agricultural Reserve is currently an area of approximately 25 acres located a t
the end of the street known as Calle Joaquin North in the City of San Luis Obispo . The propert y
consists primarily of farmland that has been dedicated to the City of San Luis Obispo as the land
surrounding it has been developed .
In March 2011, the City Council approved the Agricultural Master Plan for the Calle Joaqui n
Agricultural Reserve, which included a plan for enhancements of the riparian corridor alon g
Perfumo Creek . In September 2011, the City Council authorized a grant application to th e
EEMP as a potential source of funding for these enhancements . In May 2012, the City was
notified that the grant application had been approved by Cal Trans, and in June 2012 the gran t
award was signed and the City was formally awarded $125,000 for the project .
The EEMP is a grant program conducted by CalTrans and the California Transportatio n
Commission . Approval of the Agricultural Master Plan for the Calle Joaquin Agricultura l
Reserve and the recent approval of the grant and contract from Cal Trans will provide a n
opportunity for the City of San Luis Obispo to undertake a project of both wetland and riparia n
enhancements along Perfumo Creek at the Reserve .
This EEMP grant does not require any city match ; however, services such as City staff time ,
planning and overseeing the project can be counted as a local contribution . This plan also
anticipates work from the Conservation Corps for the actual planting and two years o f
maintenance of the new plantings .
FISCAL IMPAC T
The fiscal impact for the acceptance of the grant funds and creation of a Capital Improvemen t
Account is positive, as it provides an outside source of funding to implement a Council-directe d
program .
Meeting Date
7/10/1 2
Item Number C7
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Council Agenda Report — Acceptance of Grant Fund s
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ALTERNATIVE
None are recommended .
COUNCIL READING FIL E
EEMP Grant Award Contract
G :Havlik/Councilagenda/Acceptance of Grant Funds
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