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Federal and State Grant Application / Baldwin Hills and Urban Watershed Conservancy Proposition 4 Community and Climate Resilience Grant

Council File 21-1015-S21

Under review — the city is seeking a $500,000 planning grant to design green infrastructure along Coliseum Street that would clean stormwater before it reaches Ballona Creek. The Budget and Finance Committee is currently reviewing the application request.

Introduced
2026-09-17
Last changed
2026-09-17
CFMS file status
File open See note on file status
Expires
2028-09-17
Committee
Budget and Finance Committee
Initiated by
City Administrative Officer
References
City Adminsitrative Officer Report: 0220-06425-0000

This is the City Clerk's status for the council file itself, not the outcome of the measure. A file often stays open after the Council has already adopted an item. The summary above reflects the latest recorded action.

Brief

The City Administrative Officer submitted an application for a California Proposition 4 Community and Climate Resilience Grant on behalf of Baldwin Hills and the Urban Watershed Conservancy. The grant would fund climate adaptation and resilience work in the Baldwin Hills area. The matter was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Energy and Environment Committee on September 17, 2026, and remains pending review.

Full summary

The City Administrative Officer is asking Council to authorize the Bureau of Sanitation (LASAN) to apply for a $500,000 planning grant from the Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy under California's Proposition 4, the Safe Drinking Water, Wildfire Prevention, Drought Preparedness, and Clean Air Bond Act of 2024. The grant would fund pre-design work for the Baldwin Vista Green Streets Project, a stormwater improvement project along Coliseum Street that would capture and treat runoff from a 201.6-acre drainage area using drywells, bioswales, and street trees. The project aims to filter out sediments, metals, bacteria, and trash before stormwater reaches Ballona Creek, while also recharging groundwater, reducing flooding, expanding native habitat, and lowering the urban heat island effect. The full project is estimated to cost $30.3 million; LASAN has already secured roughly $9 million in regional funding, and this grant would cover an early planning phase. The Baldwin Hills and Urban Watersheds Conservancy was allocated $48 million of Proposition 4 funds for projects within the Baldwin Hills area and the Southern Ballona Creek and Upper Dominguez Channel Watersheds. At least 40 percent of that pool must benefit disadvantaged communities, and at least 10 percent must go to severely disadvantaged communities. The grant requires a 25 percent local match, which LASAN proposes to satisfy through in-kind staff time from Bureau of Engineering employees managing the pre-design phase. The Conservancy invited LASAN to submit a full application after reviewing the City's concept proposal in July 2026, with a full application due by September 25, 2026 and a resolution from Council required by November 3, 2026. The CAO is recommending three actions: authorize LASAN to submit the application, adopt a draft resolution endorsing the grant agreement and committing the City to program requirements, and instruct LASAN to return to Council for authority to accept any award. The CAO reports no General Fund impact from the application itself. The file was referred to the Budget and Finance Committee and Energy and Environment Committee on September 17, 2026, where it remains pending. If awarded, a grant decision is expected around December 2026, with project completion targeted for June 2031.

Activity (2)

  • 2026-09-17 City Administrative Officer document(s) referred to Budget and Finance Committee; Energy and Environment Committee.
  • 2026-09-17 Document submitted by City Administrative Officer, dated September 17, 2026.

Documents (1)

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