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Parks Department reports roughly $10 million in grants and donations since 2017; seeks funding for wildfire resiliency and park projects
Summary
Parks and Recreation staff summarized grants, donations and volunteer support from 2017–2024, reporting about $10 million total (roughly $4.1 million from state sources) and outlining pending grant seeks for wildfire resiliency, the Ambassador Park Chumash Cultural Project and Ortega Park.
Parks and Recreation staff presented a summary of grants, donations and volunteer contributions covering roughly February 2017–2024 and told the commission the department has received about $10 million in outside funding and donated services over that period.
Jeremy Gill and Director Joe Zachary said roughly $4.1 million of that total came from state agencies (including Cal Fire and the State Coastal Conservancy) for capital and resilience projects. Staff highlighted major projects and funding sources: Cal Fire support for the Wildfire Resiliency Project, State Coastal Conservancy grants for coastal and open-space projects, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds used historically for playgrounds and neighborhood parks, and trust/endowment funds for…
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