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799 Moorpark Avenue Moorpark, California 93021 (805),529-6864ALIFORNiA
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1991
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MEMORANDUM
By
The Honorable City Council
FROM: Philip E. Newhouse, Director of Community
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DATE: October 30, 1991
SUBJECT: Consider Funds Through State of California
Land and Water Conservation Fund Program
This is a non -matching funded competitive grant program which
is administered nationally by the National Park Service (NPS)
which became effective in January, 1965, and was initially
authorized for a 25 year period but has been extended for
another 25 years, to January 2015. Under the provisions of
the California Outdoor Recreation Resources Plan Act of 1967,
the expenditure of funds allocated to California is
administered by the State Liaison Officer (SLO), who is the
Director of the State Department of Parks and Recreation.
Congress has not approved funding for this grant program.
However, if funding is approved by Congress, it is estimated
California will receive $750,000; 60% for Southern California
($450,000) and 40% for Northern California ($300,000). The
funds will not be available until October, 1992.
ELIGIBLE AGENCIES:
Agencies eligible to share in the funds are counties, cities,
recreation and park districts and special districts.
ELIGIBLE PROJECTS:
Outdoor recreation purposes and to indoor facilities which
support outdoor recreation activities. The types of projects
most often funded by local agencies are acquisition or
development of neighborhood, community and regional parks
that include top priority recreation projects or acquisition
of wetlands.
PAUL W. LAWRASON JR. BERNARDO M. PEREZ SCOTT MONTGOMERY ROY E. TALLEY JR. JOHN E. WOZNIAK
Mayor Mayor Pro Tern Councilmember Councilmember Councilmember
The Honorable City Council
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WONZMAIN
Priority 1 Camping in developed campsites
Visiting zoos
Walking
Picnicking in developed areas
Attending cultural events
Beach activities
Bicycling
Bird watching and nature study
Priority
2
Camping and backpacking
Open turf for casual activity
Priority
3
Fishing in freshwater areas
Priority
4
Swimming in lakes and rivers
Priority
5
No recreation activities in this category
Priority
6
No recreation activities in this category
Priority
7
Play equipment and tot lots
Priority
8
Attending sports events
Horseback riding
Priority
9
Jogging and running
Hunting
Off -road bikes & ATV's
Golfing
Fishing in saltwater
Target shooting
Off -road 4WD
Playing basketball
Playing softball and baseball
Power boating
Other winter sports
Playing soccer
Playing tennis
Kayaking and row -boating
Downhill skiing
Water skiing
Cross Country skiing
Playing football
Surfing
It appears that Congress may select favored projects for
these funds and very little, if any, would probably be
available for allocation.
The Honorable City Council
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For the purposes of this grant program, applications must
contain evidence of compliance with the provisions of the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the National
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA).
CEQA compliance requires the submittal to the Department of
Parks and Recreation one copy of:
Notice of Exemption stamped by County Clerk; or
An Initial Study, Negative Declaration or Notice of
Determination stamped by County Clerk and the State
Clearinghouse Response (including any comments and
necessary responses); or
An Initial Study, Final EIR, or Notice of Determination
stamped by County Clerk, and the State Clearinghouse
Response (including any comments and necessary
responses).
NEPA Compliance requires the project proposal be assessed for
their environmental effect by the National Park Service.
This assessment requires the submittal of environmental
information in the form of an Environmental Assessment,
Environmental Certification or Final EIR as prepared under
CEQA requirements.
RECOMMENDED PROJECT:
Currently, the City does not have any project which has CEQA
and NEPA approval. To capture the best opportunity to
receive funds, a priority 1 criteria project should be
selected. Of those items listed in the ranking criteria,
priority 1 category for this grant, I do not feel the City
has any viable projects at this time. However, in Priority
2, we could submit a proposal for open turf for casual
activity for the first phase development of Arroyo Vista
Community Park but receiving CEQA and NEPA approval may take
two to six months for approval.
FILING DEADLINE:
Applications for this program must be submitted no later than
December 20, 1991, to be considered for funding. This
deadline does not seem achievable in view of the time
required to receive CEQA and NEPA approval. However, the
next filing deadline is December, 1992, which would be
obtainable.
The Honorable City Council
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Direct staff to prepare grant proposal for Arroyo Vista
Community Park for December, 1992, submittal.
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APPENDIX C
Distribution of Local Share of LWCF
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