HomeMy WebLinkAbout6/5/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (9) DATE: June 5, 2002
TO: City Council
FROM: Director, Department of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
GRANT APPLICATION TO CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council approve the submission of a grant application to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board's Playground Cover Grant
Program to assist in the purchase of rubberized surfacing for new playground
structures at DeMuth Park.
SUMMARY:
In the past, the Parks and Recreation Division submitted applications to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) for playground cover
grants to assist in the purchase of rubberized playground surfaces. The CIWMB
has promoted this product in the past with funding rounds. The Parks and
Recreation Division is looking to replace the play structure at DeMuth Park, so it
is appropriate to seek grant funding for this project.
BACKGROUND:
In the past, the Parks and Recreation Division submitted applications to the
California Integrated Waste Management Board for playground cover grants to
assist in the purchase of rubberized playground surfaces, such as were installed
in Sunrise Plaza, Ruth Hardy Park and Victoria Park.This surface material is made
from recycled tires.
Rubberized playground surfaces have become more common with the passage
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which requires equal access to all
public facilities. The cover material provides a relatively smooth surface (it is
usually somewhat "pebbly") that will allow a child in a wheelchair or otherwise
challenged easier access to a playground structure than through deep sand or
wood chips. The product also provides an excellent market for California's used
tires, many of which would wind up in landfills, tire monofills, or illegal tire dumping
sites.
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GRANT APPLICATIONTO CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD
DATE: June 5, 2002
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The California Integrated Waste Management Board has promoted this product in
the past with funding rounds. The Parks and Recreation Division is looking to
replace the play structure at DeMuth Park, so it is appropriate to seek grant funding
for this project in this funding round.
S916TT MIKESELL, Director
Brepartment of Parks, Recreation and Facilities
APPROVED ��`'�/
City Manager
ATTACHMENT:
1. Resolution
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RESOLUTION NO.
OFTHE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING SUBMISSION OF AN
APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA INTEGRATED
WASTE MANAGEMENT BOARD FOR A PLAYGROUND
COVER GRANT THROUGH THE USED TIRE RECYCLING
PROGRAM.
WHEREAS the State of California enacted Assembly Bill 1843 (W. Brown, Chapter 974,
Statutes of 1989) that provides grants to local governments, businesses and nonprofit
organizations for the purpose of diverting tires from landfill disposal by fostering new
business enterprises and encouraging cooperative local government programs; and
WHEREAS the California Integrated Waste Management Board (CIWMB) has been
delegated the responsibility for the administration of the program within the state,setting up
necessary procedures governing application by local agencies, businesses and nonprofit
organizations under the program; and
WHEREAS procedures established by the CIWMB require the applicant to certify by
resolution approval of the application before submission of application to the state; and
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs will enter into an agreement with the State of California
for development of the project,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council ofthe City of Palm Springs as
follows:
Section 1. That the City is authorized to submit an application to the California
Integrated Waste Management Board fora 2002/2003 Tire Recycling Grant.
Section 2. That the City Manager is hereby authorized and empowered to execute, in
the name of the City of Palm Springs, all necessary applications, contracts,
agreements,amendments and payment requests hereto forthe purposes of
securing grant funds and to implement and carry out the purposes specified
in the grant application.
ADOPTED this 5`h day of June, 2002.
AYES.
NOES:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
By
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED &APPROVED AS TO FORM n