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Home My WebLink AboutAGENDA REPORT 2003 0305 CC SPC ITEM 04BT� 94o lie RESOURCES AGENCY 4 '''" ; AY DAVIS, Governor SANTA MONICA MOUNT RAMIREZ CANYON PARK 5750 RAMIREZ CANYON ROAD MALIBU, CALIFORNIA 90265 PHONE (310) 589 -3200 FAX (310) 5893207 "I i90-00 � �s February 20, 2003 R E IVES., –s FEB 2 4 9003 Request for Proposals: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program Dear Local Governments and Non - profit organizations: The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is pleased to invite you make an application for its Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program. The Conservancy recently adopted criteria for grants to local governments and non- profit organizations, funded by a portion of the Conservancy's available Proposition 40 funds. The Conservancy set aside up to $2 million of its current year appropriation for the grant program, and expects to continue the program for Fiscal Year 03/04. Applicants may submit proposals to the Natural Resources and Planning Division for consideration. Eligible applicants are limited to local government entities (i.e., cities, counties, special districts, joint powers agencies) and 501(c)(3) non - profit organizations. Eligible projects include land acquisition and park improvement projects that implement the adopted Conservancy Workprogram, and which include a 50 percent cash match (see definition below). There is no limit to the size of a potential grant award. However, projects requesting grants greater than $200,000 are expected to provide a larger cash match of 75 percent. Each entity can submit up to three applications. All applications must meet the minimum criteria set forth below. Grants will be rated on a merit basis. No numeric scoring system will be used. Staff will weigh the information in the proposals and follow up with the applicants for additional information as necessary. For the sake of equity, once proposals are in, no additional information can be independently submitted by applicants. Projects would then be recommended to the Conservancy for funding. Proposals will be accepted until the available funds are awarded. Up to three projects can be approved for funding at the Conservancy's March 24, 2003 meeting. Additional grants will be considered at subsequent Conservancy meetings through the end of 2003. For projects to be considered at the March 24, 2003 meeting a complete proposal must be received by mail or overnight delivery no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. For projects to be considered at the Conservancy's April 28, 2003 meeting a complete proposal must received by mail or overnight delivery no later than 5 pm on April 16, 2003. �� F STATE OF CALIFORNIA —THE RESOURCES AGENCY SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY RAMIREZ CANYON PARK 5750 RAMIREZ CANYON ROAD MALIBU, CALIFORNIA 90265 PHONE (310) S89 -3200 FAX(310)589-3207 February 20, 2003 ITEM 14 S. Request for Proposals: Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program Dear Local Governments and Non - profit organizations: GRAY DAVIS, Governor The Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy is pleased to invite you make an application for its Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program. The Conservancy recently adopted criteria for grants to local governments and non - profit organizations, funded by a portion of the Conservancy's available Proposition 40 funds. The Conservancy set aside up to $2 million of its current year appropriation for the grant program, and expects to continue the program for Fiscal Year 03/04. Applicants may submit proposals to the Natural Resources and Planning Division for consideration. Eligible applicants are limited to local government entities (i.e., cities, counties, special districts, joint powers agencies) and 501(c)(3) non - profit organizations. Eligible projects include land acquisition and park improvement projects that implement the adopted Conservancy Workprogram, and which include a 50 percent cash match (see definition below). There is no limit to the size of a potential grant award. However, projects requesting grants greater than $200,000 are expected to provide a larger cash match of 75 percent. Each entity can submit up to three applications. All applications must meet the minimum criteria set forth below. Grants will be rated on a merit basis. No numeric scoring system will be used. Staff will weigh the information in the proposals and follow up with the applicants for additional information as necessary. For the sake of equity, once proposals are in, no additional information can be independently submitted by applicants. Projects would then be recommended to the Conservancy for funding. Proposals will be accepted until the available funds are awarded. Up to three projects can be approved for funding at the Conservancy's March 24, 2003 meeting. Additional grants will be considered at subsequent Conservancy meetings through the end of 2003. For projects to be considered at the March 24, 2003 meeting a complete proposal must be received by mail or overnight delivery no later than 5 pm on Wednesday, March 12, 2003. For projects to be considered at the Conservancy's April 28, 2003 meeting a complete proposal must received by mail or overnight delivery no later than 5 pm on April 16, 2003. Faxed copies and hand delivery are not acceptable. Applications must be addressed to Paul Edelman at the above address in Ramirez Canyon Park. "Three copies of the grant proposal must be included. The definition of "cash match" for this program is straightforward. Any cash match, no matter the source(s), that will directly contribute to the defined project qualifies as dollar for dollar match. Cash matches for planning, surveys, construction drawings, appraisals, title reports and other direct costs are limited to fifteen percent of the total project cost. All such costs and expenditures must be individually described and accounted for in each proposal. In kind services are too difficult to define and shall not qualify as direct matching funds. Bargain sales for land acquisitions shall not qualify as cash match but shall be given strong consideration in the evaluation of proposals. Staff also recommends that eligible projects must be on either the Conservancy's adopted Land Acquisition Workprogram or Park Improvements Workprogram. Consideration would only be made to add a project to either Workprogram if the project's merits and feasibility were outstanding and it was accompanied by a minimum cash match of seventy -five percent. Minimum Requirements An applicant must be either a 501(c)(3) non - profit organization or a local government entity. Projects must be located in either the Santa Monica Mountains Zone or the Rim of the Valley Trail Corridor. Applications must demonstrate a minimum of fifty percent cash match as defined above. Projects must be on the Conservancy's adopted Acquisition or Improvement Workprograms. These two Workprograms are blended into a unified list on the Conservancy's web page at www.smmc.ca.,ov If a proposed project is not contained in either of these documents, the proposal must include a detailed rationale making the case to add the project to either Workprogram. Any project added to either Workprogram must include a seventy -five percent cash match. The applicant's organization must submit a resolution stating that it will fully comply with the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Plan if the said project is located in the original Santa Monica Mountains Zone. This resolution can be submitted later but is a prerequisite to the preparation of a grant agreement. The applicant must be willing to enter into a grant agreement with the Conservancy. Such agreement will include conditions both requiring acknowledgment of the Conservancy's contribution on project signage and incorporating any other State conditions of Proposition 40 such as signage and audits. Both improvement projects and acquisition projects must include all the Assessor's Parcel Numbers of any properties involved in the project. Call for Projects Conservancy Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program February 20, 2003 Page 3 Proposals must include a detailed discussion of how the project will be maintained. Other Information There is no set format on how the proposals should be organized. Project readiness will be looked upon favorably. The possession of a completed current appraisal, a signed purchase and sale agreement, site renderings, or construction ready plans all pertain to project readiness. The extent to which this information can be included in the packages would be advantageous. Proposals should focus on how the project will guarantee delivery of recreational, ecological, historical, cultural and /or environmental educational resources and will advance the Conservancy's mission. Cash matches greater than fifty percent are encouraged. Proposals may include the use of up to seven percent of the grant award for administrative purposes. Please address any questions to me at (310) 589 -3200 ext. 128 or at edelman(@smmc.ca.gov. Sincerely, PAUL EDELMAN Deputy Director for Natural Resources and Planning RESOLUTION NO. 2003- A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING APPLICATION TO SANTA MONICA MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY (CONSERVANCY) FOR PROPOSITION 40 MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FOR OPEN SPACE ACQUISITION WHEREAS, the City Council strongly supports and encourages efforts to preserve and protect the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt area located within the Moorpark Area of Interest; and WHEREAS, enhancement of open space and greenbelt areas is included as one of the top ten priorities adopted by the City Council for Fiscal Year 2002 -2003; and WHEREAS, the City Council intends to move forward with open space preservation efforts within the Moorpark Area of Interest; and WHEREAS, the City Council supports an application for the Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program for acquisition of open space land within the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt area; and WHEREAS, acquisition of land within the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt is consistent with the Conservancy's adopted Acquisition Workprogram for the Simi Hills (Project Name: Tierra Rejada Road to Olsen Road). NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION application exempt from 1. The City Council finds that the grant and open space acquisition project are categorically the California Environmental Quality Act. SECTION 2. The City Council approves the filing of an application for the Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program for the acquisition of open space land in the Tierra Rejada Greenbelt. SECTION 3. The City Council agrees to provide a cash match as required by the Conservancy for the Proposition 40 Matching Grant Program. Resolution No. 2003 - Page 2 SECTION 4. As a condition of any Proposition 40 grant award by the Conservancy, the City Council hereby agrees to fully comply with the Santa Monica Mountains Comprehensive Plan, if applicable. SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 2003. Patrick Hunter, Mayor ATTEST: Deborah S. Traffenstedt, City Clerk