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CC RESOLUTION 5470RESOLUTION NO. 5470 A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE EL SEGUNDO COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FY 2023-24 PROGRAM TO CANCEL PROJECT NUMBER 602603-23 AND RE - APPROPRIATE $199,998 IN PROGRAM FUNDS FOR AN ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM TO INSTALL AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT -COMPLIANT CURB RAMPS The City Council of the city of El Segundo does resolve as follows: SECTION 1. Findings. The City Council finds and determines as follows: A. On August 22, 1974, the President of the United States signed into law the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (the "Act"). B. The primary goals of Title 1 of the Act are the development of viable urban communities by providing decent housing and a suitable living environment, and expanding economic opportunities, principally for persons of low and moderate income. C. The City of El Segundo ("City") contracts with the Los Angeles County Development Authority ("LACDA") for the disbursement of Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") funds through the Small Cities Program to further the attainment of these goals. D. On February 7, 2023, the El Segundo City Council approved the use of 2023- 2024 CDBG Program Year funds totaling $140,139 plus unallocated CDBG funds in the amount of $58,859, for a total of $199,998 to implement CDBG Project 602603-23, El Segundo Library Park Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA") Compliant Pathway Project. E. On March 19, 2024, the City Council rejected all bids for the previously approved CDBG Project 602603-23 and seeks to cancel this project in favor of an alternative project entitled, "Installation of ADA-Compliant Curb Ramps" with a re -appropriation of the $199,998 CDBG funds. F. On March 19, 2024, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing, to provide the public an opportunity to comment on the proposed substantial change to the City's 2023-2024 CDBG Program. SECTION 2. Actions. The City Council: A. Cancels El Segundo CDBG Project 602603-23 (El Segundo Library Park Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliant Pathway Project) and rescrinds City Council Resolutions Nos. 5391 and 5498. B. Approves the re -appropriation of CDBG funds in the amount of $199,998 to a new 2023-2024 CDBG project, entitled, "Installation of ADA-Compliant Curb Ramps." C. Directs Community Development Department staff to submit the necessary CDBG documents and a copy of this Resolution to LACDA; D. Authorizes the City Manager or designee, in consultation with the City Attorney, to execute all necessary contracts and agreements with LACDA in order complete the proposed substantial change to the CDBG Program; E. Authorizes the City Manager or designee to adjust the 2023-2024 CDBG Program and budget, as necessary, to take into account changes in CDBG amounts remaining unspent and programmatic changes necessary to fulfill the requirements of the CDBG Program. SECTION 3. Environmental Review. This actions approved in this Resolution are exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQK) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines §15061(b)(3) which is the general rule that exempts certain actions, such as this, from additional CEQA review because it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the activities contemplated herein will have a significant effect on the environment. SECTION 4. Severability. If any part of this Resolution or its application is deemed invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the City Council intends that such invalidity will not affect the effectiveness of the remaining provisions or applications and, to this end, the provisions of this Resolution are severable. SECTION 5. Signature Authority. The Mayor, or presiding officer, is hereby authorized to affix his signature to this Resolution signifying its adoption by the City Council of the City of El Segundo, and the City Clerk, or her duly appointed deputy, is directed to attest thereto. SECTION 6. Effective Date. This Resolution will take effect immediately upon adoption and will remain effective unless repealed or superseded. SECTION 7. City Clerk Direction. The City Clerk will certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution, enter it in the City's book of original Resolutions, and make a record of this action in the meeting's minutes. PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2024. Dr Bo r ATTEST: U M�� Tracy Weaver, ity Clerk AP OVE D S TO FO Mark Hen s$ y, City Attorney RESOLUTION NO. 5470 PAGE 2 of 3 CERTIFICATION STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ) I, Tracy Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing Resolution No. 5470 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by said City Council at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of March, 2024, approved and signed by the Mayor, and attested to by the City Clerk, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Boyles, Mayor Pro Tern Pimentel, Council Member Pirsztuk, Council Member Giroux, and Council Member Baldino NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this (il—Jaday of March, 2024. LM -U) o Tr y Weaver, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California RESOLUTION NO. 5470 PAGE 3 of 3