Agenda Item Wording:
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Fiscal Year 2025-26 Federal Congressional Community Project Funding Requests - Approve the submittal of federal Congressional Community Project Funding requests for the upcoming 2025-26 Fiscal Year.
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Deadline for Action: 1/21/2025
Submitting Department: Administration
Contact Name and Phone Number:
John Lollis, Assistant City Manager, John.Lollis@visalia.city, (559)713-4323
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the submittal of three (3) federal Congressional Community Project Funding requests for the upcoming 2025-26 Fiscal Year, including $4 million for the Riggin Avenue Safety Improvement Project, $3.5 million for the development of Groundwater Recharge Basin F, and $2 million for the Mobile Emergency Operations Command Center and security barriers.
Background Discussion:
With the seating of the 119th United States Congress having occurred on January 3, 2025, preparations are beginning to be made by the Offices of both Congressman Costa and Fong to begin receiving federal Congressional Community Project Funding (CPF) requests (commonly known as earmarks), which provide direct federal funding to selected projects. In the 2023-24 Fiscal Year, the City requested $3.5 million and received CPF funding of $700,00 from Congressman Costa for the development of Groundwater Recharge Basins. In the current 2024-25 Fiscal Year, the City requested $3 million and has tentative CPF funding of $2 million from Congressman Fong for the Tulare Avenue Safety Improvement Project, and requested $5 million and has tentative CPF funding of $850,000 from Congressman Costa for the Downtown Main Street Improvement Project.
The City is seeking to expedite the finish of the complete streets development of Riggen Avenue between Shirk Street and St. John's Parkway, improving the undivided unlit two-lane road without sidewalks to a median divided four-lanes with sidewalks, streetlights and Class IV bicycle lane...
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