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DATE: March 14, 2006
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT: Allocation of Community Projects Funds

SUMMARY:
Several communities in East County have demonstrated a need for improvements to their community or recreational facilities, and have shown that they are prepared to work together with other jurisdictions and community members to provide their communities with opportunities to stay active. This action will provide funds to several organizations to improve community or recreational facilities in East County.

RECOMMENDATIONS:
Supervisor Dianne Jacob:

  1. Find that the allocation to Helix Charter High School is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15301.
  2. Allocate $86,257 from the District Two Community Projects Fund (Org. 0262) to Helix Charter High School to complete asphalt work and add a small synthetic turf field, putting green and golf instruction area adjacent to the school’s synthetic turf football field and track.
  3. Allocate $37,000 from the District Two Community Projects Fund (Org. 0262) to the Crest Kiwanis Club to replace a heating and air conditioning unit, ice machine, microwave oven, refrigerator/freezer, drinking fountain, stove, tables, shelving, hot water heater and other furnishings at the Crest Community Center that were destroyed by the 2003 wildfires.
  4. Authorize the Chief Financial Officer to execute a grant agreement with the organizations listed above, establishing terms for the receipt of the funds described above.
  5. Find that these grant awards have a public purpose.

FISCAL IMPACT:
The fiscal impact of these recommendations is $123,257. The funding source is FY 05-06 District Two Community Projects. This action will result in the addition of no new staff years and no future costs.

BACKGROUND:
On September 16, 2003, the Board of Supervisors approved $261,250 of District Two Community Projects funds to install a synthetic turf football field at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa, and on May 18, 2004, the Board approved $160,000 of District 2 Community Projects funds to surround the field with an all-weather track. The next step is to complete asphalt work and add a small synthetic turf field, putting green and golf instruction area adjacent to the synthetic turf football field and track. Helix Charter High School has committed half of the funding needed to complete this project. Today’s action will allocate $86,257 from the District Two Community Projects Fund to Helix Charter High School to complete asphalt work and add a small synthetic turf field, putting green and golf instruction area adjacent to the synthetic turf football field and track.

When the 2003, wildfires destroyed the Crest Community Center that had served the Crest community since 1946, the community of Crest was left without a place to hold community events, meetings and activities. Thanks to the work of countless volunteers and generous donors, the community center is on its way to being rebuilt. Today’s action will allocate $37,000 to the Crest Kiwanis Club to replace a heating and air conditioning unit, ice machine, microwave oven, refrigerator/freezer, drinking fountain, stove, tables, shelving, hot water heater and other furnishings at the Crest Community Center that were destroyed by the 2003 wildfires.

I urge your support!

Respectfully submitted,



DIANNE JACOB
Supervisor, Second District