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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 31 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />May 17, 2022 <br />TOPIC: King Street Urban Greening Project <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Adopt a Resolution Authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to <br />Execute Grant Agreements with the California Department of Transportation for the King <br />Street Urban Greening Project <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to <br />execute grant agreements with the California Department of Transportation for the King <br />Street Urban Greening Project. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Clean California Local Grant Program (CCLGP) is a competitive statewide program <br />created to beautify and clean up local streets and roads, tribal lands, parks, pathways, <br />transit centers, and other public spaces. Almost $300 million was made available <br />statewide for projects that reduced waste and debris, installed measures to beautify and <br />improve public spaces and mitigate the urban heat island effect, improved public spaces <br />for walking and recreation, and advanced equity for underserved communities. <br />The Public Works Agency submitted a successful application for $1.49 million of funding <br />for the King Street Urban Greening Project. The project includes the transformation of <br />9,000 square feet of unused public space at the intersection of King Street and 10t" Street, <br />which is in line with the City's Parks Master Plan objective of increasing open space in <br />the City. The project features bicycle and pedestrian pathways, drought -tolerant <br />landscaping, lighting, waste receptacles, seating, interpretive signage, art, and a <br />stormwater infiltration system that will capture and infiltrate stormwater runoff form the <br />surrounding neighborhood. <br />A resolution authorizing the Executive Director of the Public Works Agency to enter into <br />the Restricted Grant Agreement (RGA) with Caltrans is required for the project (Exhibit <br />1). <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />