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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/10/2017
Subject: ACCEPT report on submittal of a grant proposal application for the North Richmond Watershed Connections Project to the State Coastal Conservancy.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	2
Referral Name:	Review applications for transportation, water and infrastructure grants to be prepared by the Public Works and Conservation and Development Departments.
Presenter:	John Steere, PWD	Contact:	John Steere (925)313-2281

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Referral History:

This has not gone to the TWI Committee or the Board of Supervisors before.

Referral Update:

On February 17, 2017, the Public Works Department submitted an $862,400 grant proposal for the “North Richmond Watershed Connections Project” (Watershed Connections) to the California Coastal Conservancy. It was submitted as an application to the “Urban Greening San Francisco Bay Area” Proposition 1 Grant. The Watershed Connections is comprised of three subprojects and is a collaboration of the Contra Costa County Public Works Department (Transportation Engineering and the Watershed Program), Urban Tilth, and The Watershed Project. These subprojects are:

1. North Richmond Urban Farm/Fred Jackson Way Rain Gardens (led by Urban Tilth).

2. First Mile/Last Mile on Fred Jackson Way, a Green/Complete Streets project (led by the Contra Costa County Public Works Department).

3. Watershed Connections Route, Clean and Green Streets/Adopt-a-Block Program (led by The Watershed Project).

The grant submittal packet included the application, the project graphics, and 20 letters of both support and in-kind contributions from Supervisor John Gioia, other County departments and agencies, and local and national environmental and community organizations.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

No action is necessary; submitted to the TWI Committee for its information. There was not sufficient time between the formulation of the project in early January 2017 to submit the draft proposal to the TWI Committee for its review. Please note that the Coastal Conservancy released the San Francisco Bay Urban Greening Grant Request for Proposals in late December 2016.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

No fiscal impact if awarded grant. However, Contra Costa County would receive up to $862,400 in Proposition 1 funding if the County is awarded the full grant request.

Attachments
Maps & Graphics
Grant Application
Submittal Letter
Exhibit C