R-015-25 - Acceptance of a Grant Award From The Department of Toxic Substance Control, Amending the FY 24/25 Budget Increasing Revenues and Appropriations by $272,000, and Authorizing the City Manager or His Designee to Execute all Grant Documents.

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2 3 4 5 6 7 G� 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 RESOLUTION NO. R-15-25 RESOLUTION OF THE ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AWARD FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TOXIC SUBSTANCE CONTROL, AMENDING THE FY 24/25 BUDGET INCREASING REVENUES AND APPROPRIATIONS BY $272,000, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE ALL GRANT DOCUMENTS WHEREAS, the City of Colton applied for funding to mitigate a land use covenant on city - owned property, Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 163-041-38, located at 160 S. 10th Street in the City's corporate yard; and WHEREAS, on July 1, 2022, the Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) notified the City of Colton that it had been selected as the inaugural grantee for the Equitable Community Revitalization Grant (ECRG) for $280,000; and WHEREAS, on September 6, 2022, the City Council of the City of Colton approved Resolution No. R-98-22, authorizing the acceptance of the initial $280,000 in funding; and WHEREAS, a first amendment to the agreement was executed on June 11, 2024, extending the agreement term to March 12, 2025; and WHEREAS, a second amendment was executed on January 6, 2024, further extending the agreement term to February 26, 2026; and WHEREAS, a Supplemental Site Investigation (SSI) was conducted in August 2023 to address data gaps related to historical site uses and PAH-impacted soil, with the SSI Report issued on March 4, 2024; and WHEREAS, based on the findings of the SSI, DTSC conditionally approved the SSI Addendum Report on August 2, 2024, but requested additional delineation of tetrachloroethylene (PCE)- impacted soil vapor and PAH-impacted soil; and WHEREAS, the initial grant funds have been exhausted, leaving no remaining resources to complete the additional site investigation; and WHEREAS, on February 13, 2025, City staff submitted a request for a third amendment to the ECRG agreement, seeking an additional $272,000 to complete the additional site investigation as requested by DISC; and WHEREAS, on March 6, 2025, the City was notified that its ECRG Third Amendment Additional Funding Request was approved by DTSC, with an award of $272,000 in additional funding to support the continued environmental investigation and mitigation activities; and WHEREAS, the City is currently in the preconstruction design phase for a Zero Net Energy (ZNE) Public Works and Utilities building at 160 S. 10th Street, and the results of the Phase II Environmental Site Assessment will guide the removal of the land covenantor identify necessary mitigation measures for the development of green space on the site.