2023/12/12 City Council Resolution 2023-097 RESOLUTION NO. 2023-097
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
AMENDING THE FY 2023-24 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN TO
ADD THE LIBRARY BUILDING SYSTEMS REPLACEMENTS PROJECT (CIP2411)
WITH A PROJECT BUDGET OF $1,955,468.00; APPROVING APPROPRIATIONS
TOTALING $419,029.50 FROM VARIOUS CITY FUNDS FOR GRANT MATCHING
FUNDS; AND FINDING THE PROJECT EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO CEQA GUIDELINES
SECTIONS 15301 AND 15302
WHEREAS, on May 16, 2023, the City of Rohnert Park submitted an application to the
Building Forward Library Facilities Improvement Program ("Building Forward Grant") for the
Rohnert Park Cotati Regional Library Building Systems Replacements project ("Library
Building Systems Replacements"); and
WHEREAS, on October 9, 2023, the California State Library notified the City of Rohnert
Park of its intent to award a Building Forward Grant in the amount of$1,117,409.00 to the City of
Rohnert Park as Grantee, for the Library Building Systems Replacements; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park desires to implement the Library Building Systems
Replacements; and
WHEREAS, the Building Forward Grant requires that the City as potential Grantee
provides a grant funding match of$838,059; and
WHEREAS,the Sonoma County Library has committed to providing$419,029.50,which
is one-half of the grant funding match,leaving$419,029.50 for the City of Rohnert Park to provide;
and
WHEREAS, the October 9, 2023 Intent to Award notification from the California State
Library also required a letter from the Grantee organization's Chief Financial Officer or Finance
Director confirming the immediate availability of matching funds and detailing the sources of
matching funds; and
WHEREAS, on July 11, 2023 the Rohnert Park City Council approved an amended Five-
Year Capital Improvement Plan("Five Year CIP") and Fiscal Year 2023-24 CIP Budget("FY 23-
24 CIP Budget"); and
WHEREAS, the FY 2023-24 CIP Budget must be amended to add the Library Building
Systems Replacements Project (CIP2411) to program Building Forward Grant funds, and
appropriate funds for City grant match toward the project; and
WHEREAS, the Library Building Systems Replacements is a project that is categorically
exempt from the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant
CEQA Guidelines sections 15301 (Existing Facilities)and 15302 (Replacement or Reconstruction
without an increase in use), (14 Cal. Code Regis. §§ 15301, 15302).
THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park does
hereby amend the Five-Year CIP and FY 23-24 CIP Budget to add Library Building Systems
Replacements Project (CIP2411) with a project budget of$1,955,468.00, which includes funding
from $1,117,409.00 in Building Forward Grant funds from the State of California, $419,029.50
from the Sonoma County Library as contribution toward the required grant match; and
appropriations totaling $419,029.50 from City funds as listed below:
• $100,000.00 appropriation from the City of Rohnert Park General Fund (Fund 1000), to
be transferred to Fund 7110 and assigned to CIP2411.
• $160,000.00 appropriation from the Rohnert Park Foundation Fund (Fund 4110), to be
transferred to Fund 7110 and assigned to CIP2411
• $159.029.50 appropriation from the FIGR Neighborhood Upgrade Fund (Fund 4607), to
be transferred to Fund 7110 and assigned to CIP2411
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Director is authorized to submit a letter
confirming the immediate availability of matching funds and detailing the sources of matching
funds as required by the October 9, 2023 letter of intent to award from the California State Library.
DULY AND REGULARLY ADOPTED this 12th day of December, 2023.
CITY OF ROHNERT PARK
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ATTEST:
Sylvia Lopez Cuevas, City Clerk
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Resolution 2023-097
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