RECOMMENDATION(S): (CONT'D)
DIRECT the Real Estate Division of the Public Works Department to cause said Deed Restrictions to be recorded in the Office of the County Clerk-Recorder.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% State of California Funds. Contra Costa County has been allocated up to $400,000 for park improvements under this program (Proposition 68). The funds will be distributed equally with $80,000 to be deposited into each project’s work order.
BACKGROUND:
In November 2020, the Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution No. 2020/232 approving the submission of applications to the State for grant funds pursuant to the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All of 2018 Parks Bond Act (Proposition 68), for park improvements Countywide. In January 2022, the County and the State executed a grant contract, 2018 Parks Bond Act Per Capita Grant Program, awarding the County up to $400,000 in exchange for the County’s completion of the grant scopes which specify various improvements to five selected County-owned parks, one from each Supervisorial District. The parks are listed as follows:
| District |
APN |
Name |
Location |
Project No. |
| 1 |
405-141-002 |
Montalvin Park |
San Pablo |
5039 |
| 2 |
198-132-017 |
Hemme Station Park |
Alamo |
5181 |
| 3 |
011-316-043 |
Regatta Park |
Discovery Bay |
5484 |
| 4 |
Various |
Walden Green |
Walnut Creek |
5201 |
| 5 |
100-420-016 |
Big Oak Tree Park |
Clyde |
5493 |
A condition of the grant is that Deed Restrictions are to be executed and recorded on the five parks for which the funds will be used to improve. The funds will be allocated equally with each park to receive $80,000 for various improvements according to each facility’s needs, including tree planting and landscaping; installing playground equipment, shade structures, ADA parking stalls and access paths; repurposing tennis courts into basketball courts, etc.
The Deed Restrictions will stay in effect for a period of 30 years and require that the use of the properties remain consistent with the grant scope for the duration of the contract.
The Board of Supervisors approved the proposed project improvements and determined they were exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under Article 19, Section 15300 of the CEQA Guidelines. The Notices of Exemptions for each park project were filed with the County Clerk in accordance with Section 15062 of the CEQA Guidelines between January 2020 and December 2021
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The County would not receive the grant funds to construct the park improvements.