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Bellflower council conditions Sims Park stormwater project on pending grant awards
Summary
The Bellflower City Council voted March 9 to direct the city manager to release an RFP and advance construction of the Sims Park stormwater capture project only if pending funding requests — an $8.9 million WASC modification and a $4 million LA County grant — are approved.
The Bellflower City Council on March 9 directed the city manager to proceed with the Sims Park stormwater capture project and solicit construction bids, conditioned on approval of pending grant applications, after city staff outlined a roughly $8.9 million funding gap.
City staff told the council the Sims Park system would treat as much as 84,000,000 gallons of stormwater annually and place renovated athletic fields and site amenities on top of subsurface stormwater capture chambers. Staff said the work is intended to improve water quality and add park amenities while reusing existing park acreage.
Mr. Gorecki, the city’s project lead on the item, summarized the funding status: WASC (the Regional Watershed Area Steering…
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