AGENDA TITLE:
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Adopt a Resolution Approving Applications for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program for Lawrence Park Revitalization and Equity Enhancement Project, Hale Park Community Improvements Project and Blakely Park Aquatics and Community Improvements Project (PRCS)
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MEETING DATE:
October 21, 2026
PREPARED BY:
Christina Jaromay, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Director
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Adopt a resolution approving applications for the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Grant Program for Lawrence Park Revitalization and Equity Enhancement Project, Hale Park Community Improvements Project, and Blakely Park Aquatics and Community Improvements Project.
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The State of California, Department of Parks and Recreation released Round 5 of the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program. This program is a competitive grant program that creates new parks and new recreation opportunities or makes improvements to existing parks in critically underserved communities across California. The funding, previously through Proposition 84, and Proposition 68, has supported four rounds of the grant, awarding 1.2 billion dollars. With these funds, 180 new parks have been created and 133 existing parks have been expanded or improved throughout California. Proposition 4 passed in 2024 continues this program’s legacy. Round 5 of the program is expected to award $188.5 million for new parks or renovations of existing parks. The program may fund development of recreation features such as athletic fields and courts, recreation centers or outdoor classrooms, skate parks or pump tracks, outdoor fitness areas, picnic and BBQ areas, playgrounds, public art; major support amenities such as restrooms, parking lots, park security cameras and landscaping or lighting throughout the park. The minimum grant request per application shall ...
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