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AGENDA TITLE: Receive Report Regarding Communication for the Proposition 68 Community & Economic
Enhancement Planning Grant Proposal for the Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton
MEETING DATE: October 19, 2022
PREPARED BY: City Clerk
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Receive report regarding communication for the Proposition 68 Community
& Economic Enhancement Planning Grant Proposal for the Delta Aquatic
Center of Stockton.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION. The City received a request from the San Joaquin Community Foundation
for a letter of support regarding the Proposition 68 Community &
Economic Enhancement Planning Grant Proposal for the Delta Aquatic
Center of Stockton.
The goal of the project is to make the waterway accessible to all residents in the valley, and ultimately become
a major tourist destination. The project is to increase affordable recreational accessibility to the Delta, improve
the health of residents, offer educational opportunities about the Delta and water safety, create local jobs and
help establish Stockton as a tourist destination. The San Joaquin Community Foundation is working with the
Delta Conservancy on funding for the planning phase of the project (architect, engineering, permitting,
etc.). The conservancy have emphasized how important institutional and local letters of support are for the
project. Therefore, a letter of support was requested from the City of Lodi for this project.
The attached letter, signed by the Mayor, was sent to the San Joaquin Community Foundation on
October 6, 2022.
FISCAL IMPACT:
FUNDING AVAILABLE:
Not applicable.
Not applicable.
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Olivia Nashed (Oct 11, 2022 15:38 PDT)
Olivia Nashed
City Clerk
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Stephen Schwabauer, City Manager
CITY COUNCIL
MARK CHANDLER, Mayor
MIKEY HOTHI,
Mayor Pro Tempore
SHAK KHAN
DOUG KUEHNE
ALAN NAKANISHI
September 28, 2022
CITY OF LODI
CITY HALL, 221 WEST PINE STREET
P.O. BOX 3006
LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910
(209) 333-6702 / FAX (209) 333-6807
www.lodi.gov cityclerkOt Jodi..aov
Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta Conservancy
1450 Halyard Drive, Suite 6
West Sacramento, CA 95691
Dear Delta Conservancy Board,
STEPHEN SCHWABAUER
City Manager
OLIVIA NASHED
City Clerk
JANICE D. MAGDICH
City Attorney
On behalf of City of Lodi, I am writing to express our support of the Proposition 68
Community & Economic Enhancement Planning Grant Proposal for the Delta Aquatic Center of
Stockton. Stockton and San Joaquin County are located along thousands of miles of beautiful
Delta waterways. However, most of our residents lack access to the waterways, especially those
living in poorer, underserved communities. This project brings together our shared vision to
increase affordable recreational accessibility to the Delta, improve the health of our residents,
offer educational opportunities about the Delta and water safety, create local jobs, and help
establish Stockton as a tourist destination.
Our community has stepped up to show its support for this project in a number of ways—
including with the formation of a Community Advisory Board to guide the project, securing local
funding from the City of Stockton and San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors and individual
local donors, and securing the support of the Community Foundation of San Joaquin as lead
applicant for this proposal.
The leadership driving this project is a committed and driven force that provides the
confidence that this project will be a success. This includes the many talents on the Community
Advisory Board, and the partnerships of United Way of San Joaquin and Community Foundation
of San Joaquin in their work to secure funding and manage the various tasks required to move the
project forward. It can also not be stated enough how much Delta Sculling Center's Founder and
Executive Director, Pat Tirone, and Board Member, Bob Oprandy, have contributed to the project
with their time and resources.
This project has the leadership and support to meet the deliverables of the Proposition 68
planning grant, and to accomplish the greater goal of benefiting the health of residents, the local
economy, and the ecosystems of the Delta waterways. To accomplish the objectives of this
project, the City of Lodi supports this grant proposal and will lend what additional support it can
through the planning and implementation phases.
Thank you in advance for the consideration, collaboration, and support for the proposed
Delta Aquatic Center of Stockton project.
Sincerely,
Mark Chandler
Mayor
City of Lodi
(209) 333-6702
mchandler@lodi.gov