R11542City Council Meeting August 22, 2023 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11542 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA AUTHORIZING THE APPLICATION FOR THE STRATEGIC GROWTH COUNCIL
COMMUNITY RESILIENCE CENTERS GRANT
WHEREAS, the California Strategic Growth Council has authorized $98.6 million
in first round funding for the Community Resilience Centers program to support the
planning and construction of neighborhood-serving ‘community resilience centers’ that
can protect people from extreme heat and other climate-driven extreme weather and build
community preparedness (CRC Implementation Grant); and
WHEREAS, hazards like wildfire smoke, extreme heat, and power outages are
increasingly longer lasting and more frequent in California; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (City) shall provide an adopted resolution
that includes an authorization to apply for and accept a CRC Implementation Grant and
authority to execute all related documents if awarded.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council authorizes City staff to submit an application for the
CRC Implementation Grant for the City’s Virginia Avenue Park Microgrid Project (Project).
SECTION 2. The City has reviewed, understands, and, if awarded a CRC
Implementation Grant, agrees to the provisions in the CRC Round 1 Final Guidelines.
SECTION 3. The City agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local
laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and guidelines for the Project.
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SECTION 4. The City appoints the City Manager, or designee, as the City’s agent
to conduct all negotiations and execute and submit all documents, including, but not
limited to, applications, contracts, amendments, payment requests, and compliance with
all applicable current state and federal laws which may be necessary for acceptance and
administration of the CRC Implementation Grant.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: _________________________
Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 22nd day of August 2023. __________________________
Gleam Davis, Mayor I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 11542 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 22nd day of August 2023, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers Brock, de la Torre, Parra, Torosis, Zwick Mayor Pro Tem Negrete, Mayor Davis
NOES: None ABSENT: None
ATTEST: _____________________________________
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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