05 Staff Report
PREPARED BY: Ying Smith
Transportation and Mobility Manager
Reviewed by: Town Manager, Assistant Town Manager, Town Attorney, and Parks and Public Works
Director
110 E. Main Street Los Gatos, CA 95030 ● (408) 354-6832
www.losgatosca.gov
TOWN OF LOS GATOS
COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
MEETING DATE: 3/2/2021 ITEM NO: 5
DATE: February 24, 2021
TO: Mayor and Town Council
FROM: Laurel Prevetti, Town Manager
SUBJECT: Authorize the Following Actions:
a. Adopt a Resolution Authorizing Applications for Grant Funds to the
California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
and
b. Authorize the Town Manager to Negotiate and Execute Future Grant
Agreements with CalRecycle
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Town Council authorize the following actions:
a. Adopt a resolution (Attachment 1) authorizing applications for grant funds to CalRecycle;
and
b. Authorize the Town Manager to negotiate and execute future grant agreements with
CalRecycle.
BACKGROUND:
CalRecycle offers a recycled rubber grant program to eligible local agencies such as the Town of
Los Gatos. The purpose of the grant is to promote markets for rubberized construction
products with crumb rubber derived from waste tires. The program is designed to encourage
first-time or limited users of rubberized pavement and other materials in several project
solutions, especially related to pavement treatments.
In January 2021 CalRecycle issued the Notice of Funding Availability for Fiscal Year 2020-21,
with a grant application deadline of February 22. This grant cycle offers a total of $4,387,000
Statewide with a maximum award amount of $250,000 per agency.
PAGE 2 OF 2 SUBJECT: CalRecycle Grant Application DATE: February 24, 2021
DISCUSSION:
The Town’s Street Repair and Resurfacing Project (CIP No. 811-9901) is a recurring annual
project for street maintenance and rehabilitation activities throughout the Town to enhance
safety for all travel modes and maintain the roadway infrastructure. Earlier this year, the Town
Council approved the Street List for the FY 2020/21 Street Repair and Resurfacing
Project, approved the Plans and Specifications, and authorized advertising the project for bid.
The focus of this year’s project will be on preventive maintenance through rubberized cape
seal, slurry seal, and crack seal treatments of project locations identified in the approved list.
This year’s project includes approximately 115,000 square yards of rubberized cape seal, which
is eligible under the CalRecycle grant program. Staff estimates that next year’s Street Repair
and Resurfacing Project will have a similar quantity of rubberized cape seal.
The grant’s eligibility period is from March 2021 to April 2023, which aligns with two years of
street repair and resurfacing work. Staff prepared a grant application seeking $230,000 in this
program to be used for construction of approximately 230,000 square yards of rubberized chip
seal.
CONCLUSION:
Applications were due on February 22, 2021, with award recommendations anticipated in
March. Staff submitted a contingent application for an amount of $230,000, subject to Council
authorization. The attached resolution authorizes submittal of applications to all CalRecycle
grants for which the Town is eligible for up to five years.
COORDINATION:
This report was coordinated with CalRecycle staff.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact as a result of the recommended action. There are no local match fund
requirements for the rubber chip seal grant. Staff will continue to seek grant opportunities that
leverage local funds to the fullest extent possible.
ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT:
Submitting a grant application is not a project defined under CEQA, and no further action is
required.
Attachment:
1. Town Council Resolution Authorizing Applications for all Eligible CalRecycle Grants