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Council adopts mitigated negative declaration and concept design for Roadside Park, authorizes grant actions
Summary
The council adopted Resolution No. 2025‑032 approving a mitigated negative declaration and mitigation monitoring and reporting program and authorized staff to proceed with concept design for a Roadside Park funded by a $2.1 million National Park Service grant.
The Baldwin Park City Council unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2025‑032 to adopt a mitigated negative declaration (MND) and mitigation monitoring and reporting program (MMRP) and approved a concept design for Roadside Park.
City planner Nick presented the item and said the environmental documents were prepared under the California Environmental Quality Act to meet National Park Service grant requirements for a $2,100,000 competitive grant awarded last year. He described the park as two empty lots at 1081 Leo Rita Street near Dalewood Street, adjacent to Kaiser Hospital and the I‑10 freeway. "The grant funds will support improvements for the park's development," Nick said, and staff noted the design before the council was conceptual and that a refined design would return for future approval.
Why it matters: Adoption of the MND and authorization to proceed with concept design clears environmental compliance to use the National Park Service grant funds and moves the project to the next design and implementation stage. The grant amount was explicitly stated as $2,100,000.
Votes and next steps: The motion to adopt the resolution passed 5‑0. Staff said a refined design and subsequent approvals will be brought back to the council as the project proceeds.
