City Council

7. ACCEPTANCE OF ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDS FROM THE LOS ANGELES\nCOUNTY REGIONAL PARK AND OPEN SPACE DISTRICT (RPOSD) UNDER\nMEASURE A ANNUAL ALLOCATION GRANT PROGRAM FOR PLAYGROUND\nREPLACEMENT PROJECTS AT GRANADA PARK AND ALHAMBRA PARK – F2M21-\n18, M2M24-18\nOn November 8, 2021, the City Council adopted Resolution No. R2M21-46 that enabled\nstaff to apply for annual allocation grant funding under Measure A. On March 1, 2022, staff\nsubmitted an application for $687,000 to replace aging play equipment and surfacing at\nAlhambra Park and Granada Park. The application was approved for funding. Since then,\nthe project costs have greatly increased, due to nationwide inflation and a shortage of\nconstruction materials caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated project costs, based\non quotes received from a qualified vendor, nearly double the original budget. Staff\nrequested, and was later approved for, additional funds in the amount of $513,000 under\nRPOSD’s Measure A Annual Allocation in order to cover the increased project costs. With\nthe additional funding, staff will be able to deliver on all project components for a total\ngrant amount of $1,200,000.\n5\n2-12-24\nRecommended Action: City Council accept additional grant funds in the amount of\n$513,000 from the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (RPOSD)\nunder the Measure A Annual Allocation Grant Program for the Playground Replacement\nProjects at Granada Park and Alhambra Park; appropriate revenue and expenditure funds;\nauthorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents related to grant\nimplementation; and direct staff to undertake the steps necessary to finalize the Council’s\naction. (M2M24-18)