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Consultants brief council on federal and state funding prospects, cite specific earmarks and grants
Summary
Consultants told the council they had resubmitted multiple federal earmarks and secured state line items including $2 million for water infrastructure and $8 million for an affordable-housing project; they warned federal appropriations uncertainty may delay disbursements.
Consultants to the city summarized recent federal and state successes and current opportunities and urged continued focus on appropriations and grants. Ken Brown outlined long-term wins his team has helped secure for East Palo Alto; Orly Amy said the consultant has helped obtain more than $125 million in state and federal funding for local projects.
Ashley Badish of Sustainable Strategies DC described the federal appropriations picture and said some projects were included in House bill language this cycle but that continuing resolutions and other uncertainty could delay awards. "We were successful in working with congressman Mullin to include 2,000,000 in the bill language this year for Woodland Avenue and 600,000 for the San Francisco Creek floodway study in the house appropriations bills," Badish said. She added that the senator requests did not advance in the Senate and that outcomes will depend on the congressional appropriations process.
Ashley Walker (Nossaman) reviewed state-level line items the consultants helped secure, including a $2 million water-infrastructure line and an $8 million allocation for the Week Street affordable-housing project. Consultants and staff noted new opportunities from Proposition 4 and reauthorization of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, and recommended the city's platform prioritize funding as a near-term field of focus.
