DATE:
August 17, 2022
04
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO APPLY FOR AND ACCEPT GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CALIFORNIA NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY URBAN GREENING PROGRAM (DISTRICTS: 1)
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OVERVIEW
On September 14, 2016, Senate Bill 859 created the California Natural Resources Agency's (CNRA) Urban Greening Program to support the development of green infrastructure projects. In 2021, Senate Bill (SB) 170 allocated $50,000,000 from the State General Fund to the CNRA Agency for its Urban Greening Program for projects that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and provide multiple benefits such as reducing energy demand and promoting resource efficiencies. The competitive CNRA Urban Greening Program has made $47,500,000 available for projects, across the state, that acquire, create, or expand community parks and green spaces, and/or use natural systems to provide environmental and social benefits in the State's disadvantaged or low-income communities. Last year, the Department of Parks and Recreation (DPR) was awarded $1,000,000 from the CNRA for the construction of Village View local park located in the community of Fallbrook.
DPR analyzed 89 park projects using the Capital Investment Model and California Communities Environmental Health Screening Tool (CalEnviroScreen 4.0) to determine the eligibility of funding based on the grant requirements. Out of the projects analyzed, DPR determined that the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park (TRVRP) Active Recreation and Community Park is the most competitive project for the CNRA Urban Greening Program grant within our portfolio. The TRVRP Active Recreation and Community Park is located in the northeast section of the 1,800-acre regional park, immediately adjacent to the Nestor community in the City of San Diego. The project meets the requirements of the grant by creating a new 64-acre community park and green space adjacent to a disadvantaged community, as defined in CalEnviroScreen 4.0. The...
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