REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 13, 2023
FROM
BEAHTA R. DAVIS, Director, Regional Parks Department
SUBJECT
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Ratification of an Amendment to the Grant Agreement with the State of California Coastal Conservancy for the Santa Ana River Trail
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Ratify the approval of Amendment No. 5 to Grant Agreement No. 15-579 (State Agreement No. 15-009) with the State of California Coastal Conservancy for the Santa Ana River Trail, increasing the Grant Agreement by $3,000,000, from $3,909,425 to a new total of $6,909,425, with no change to the project completion date of February 28, 2025.
(Presenter: Beahta R. Davis, Director, 387-2340)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of additional Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). There are no requirements for matching funds from Regional Parks Department (Department). The amendment with the State of California Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy) will provide for an additional $3,000,000 in grant funding to complete the construction of a 3.8-mile segment of the Santa Ana River Trail (SART) Phase III project from Waterman Avenue in the City of San Bernardino to California Street in the City of Redlands for a new not to exceed amount of $6,909,425.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
In 2006, California voters passed the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Act of 2006 (Proposition 84). This act authorized $45 million in general obligation bonds for the entire SART (which crosses through three counties). The Conservancy was authorized by the State Resources Agency to administer these funds.
On August 25, 2015 (Item No. 50), the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved Grant Agreement No. 15-579 (State Agreement ...
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