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ITEM #19 <br />CITY OF COLTON <br />CLOSED SESSION AGENDA REPORT <br />FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF FEBRUARY 5, 2008 <br />TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: Daryl Parrish, City Manager <br />SUBJECT: 2008/2009 Federal Appropriations Requests <br />DATE: January 28, 2008 <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Every year, Colton staff members accompany Colton City Council members to Washington, D.C. <br />Meetings that occur during this venture are facilitated primarily by the City's federal advocacy firm, <br />David Turch and Associates. The purpose of the trip is to network with Colton's federally elected <br />members of Congress and the United States Senate in an effort to promote the activities and <br />initiatives of the City, as well as to lobby for funding for certain projects the City holds as "high <br />priority" programs and projects. Examples of past projects advanced during this trip include the <br />Delhi Sand Flower Loving Fly, funding for various Police Activity League (PAL) activities and <br />programs, the Colton Teen Center, Veteran's Park, and Comprehensive Storm Drain Project 3-5. <br />Colton has experienced success in the past in federal appropriations requests. <br />DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: <br />This year, federal appropriations requests are due in early February. Though the environment in <br />Washington, D.C. does not look promising in terms of earmarks for local projects, Colton staff has <br />been working diligently over the last four weeks to create a list of federal appropriations requests <br />for their respective departments to bring before the City Council for approval. The proposed list of <br />federal appropriations requests for fiscal year 2008/2009 include: <br />Project <br />Federal Request <br />Match f Applicable) <br />Colton Teen Center <br />$200,00041,400,000 <br />$1,432,000 <br />Comprehensive Storm Drain Project 3-5 <br />$600,000 <br />$900,000 <br />Four -City Perchlorate Strategy <br />$12,687,237 <br />N/A for this stud <br />Interstate 10 Interchange at Pepper Avenue <br />$4,000,000 <br />N/A- Have $6M in Demo Funds <br />towards this project. <br />"Project 226" After School Program <br />$400,000 <br />N/A for funding source <br />Police Activity League <br />$200,000 <br />N/A <br />Valley Blvd Fagade Easement Program <br />$2,000,000 <br />$1,000,000 (Tax Increment <br />Financing) <br />Police Department- Integrated <br />CAD/RMS/Mobile Records System <br />(Technology Upgrade) <br />$500,000 <br />N/A for this funding source <br />