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Consent-General Government # 8.
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| Board of Supervisors |
County Administrator |
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| Adopt resolution approving the submittal of an application for Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization program grant funds for development and construction of a new community park in Knights Landing. (No general fund impact) (Cook/Sabatini) |
| Recommended Action |
| Adopt resolution (Attachment A) approving the application for Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization program grant funds for development and construction of a community park in Knights Landing. |
| Strategic Plan Goal(s) |
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Thriving Residents |
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| Reason for Recommended Action/Background |
The California State Parks Statewide Park Program, Round 4 application guidelines require that the applicant's governing body, in this case the Yolo County Board of Supervisors, adopt a standardized resolution authorizing the application to be submitted prior to the grant program deadline of March 12, 2021. The resolution is provided as Attachment A to this staff report. Neither the resolution nor the submittal of the application commit the County to participating in the Statewide Park Program. Should the application be successful and a grant award offered to the County, staff will be required to return to the Board to request permission to enter into a contract with California State Parks.
Background
In August 2019, the County submitted an application for Round 3 of the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization ("SPP") program funding to develop and construct a community park in the unincorporated community of Knights Landing. The California Department of Parks and Recreation ("State Parks") had $254.9 million available to award in Round 3. A total of 478 applications were received by State Parks, requesting $2.3 billion in funding. The County's application, seeking $7.8 million dollars, was not awarded funding.
State Parks recently opened Round 4 of the SPP with a total of $395.3 million available in this final round of funding. Several elements of the proposed project have been modified, with community input from the Knights Landing Park Project Development Team, to reduce construction costs and make the County's funding application more competitive. For example, the soccer field will be constructed using grass instead of artificial turf and the proposed water feature near the play ground structure has been removed. These modifications have reduced the total cost to $4.8 million.
Project History
Since 2018, staff have been working collaboratively with the Woodland Joint Unified School District ("WJUSD") and members of the Knights Landing community (organized into a 10-member community project development team) to conduct robust public outreach and gather information on a desirable location and potential park amenities for the community. Through this community based approach, a park location site was identified: an unused 7+ acre parcel that is owned by WJUSD and is adjacent to WJUSD's Science and Technology Academy in the heart of Knights Landing (Location map and renderings provided as Attachment B). The Board approved a Memorandum Of Understanding and Land Use Agreement with WJUSD at the May 21, 2019, regular Board meeting (see Attachment C). Finally, the Board authorized staff to submit the above referenced SPP Round 3 application and file a Notice of Exemption on July 9, 2019 (Attachment D).
Adoption of this resolution will allow staff to submit a $4.8 million funding request to State Parks for the development and construction of the proposed Knights Landing Community Park.
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt the authorizing resolution (Attachment A). |
| Collaborations (including Board advisory groups and external partner agencies) |
| Staff has collaborated with the Knights Landing Park project development team, County Counsel, the Department of Community Services, and various residents and stakeholders in District 5. |
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