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Citv of Carlsbad Planning Department
May 1,2007
CB Ranch Enterprises
Chris Calkins
5600 Avenida Encinas, Suite 100
Carlsbad CA 92008
SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE GRANT
FUNDING AGREEMENT
I am pleased to inform you that the Carlsbad City Council approved the Agricultural
Conversion Mitigation Fee Ad Hoc Citizens Committee's recommendation that you/your
organization receive $297,000.00 in Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Grant funding.
The grant funding is to be used for the following purpose(s): construction of a permanent
backbone circulation system for pedestrian and vehicular access at Flower Fields using
semi-permeable materials; to protect fields from erosion and soil loss and to improve
visitor access as described in your Grant Proposal No. AGP 06-07 - Permeable Paving,
with the stipulation that the color of the paving material shall require the approval of
the Agricultural Mitigation Committee. Please note that this approval occurred at the
Committee's meeting of April 27,2007.
This letter is to serve as a Letter of Agreement. The grant funds will be awarded in phases
and upon the achievement of milestones according to the attached project schedule. Any
project that is awarded funds will be required to meet agreed-upon milestones. (Some
projects will be a single-phase project.) If you need to make changes in your grant proposal
project or schedule, please contact the Planning Department. Please have both ofthe people
who signed the grant application sign this agreement and retum it in the enclosed envelope.
City staff will then forward the letter to the Mayor for signature. Once the agreement has
been signed by the applicants and the mayor, we will begin the initial release of funds
according to the approved milestone/funding schedule. If the funds are not spent for this
specific purpose, they must be retumed to the City. In addition, failure to satisfy the agreed-
upon milestones will resuh in project reconsideration and possible cessation of funding.
Grant recipients are required to recognize on all printed material that the project is funded in
part or in full by the City of Carlsbad.
A fmal report on how the funds were spent and what the project accomplished must be filed
with the City ofCarlsbad once the funds are spent or within one year of receipt ofthe money,
whichever comes first. In addition, you agree to maintain original records (i.e., receipts) for
at least five years from the date on which you receive your final grant funds and make
them available to the City should they request to audit them.
1635 Faraday Avenue • Carlsbad, CA 92008-7314 • (760) 602-4600 • FAX (760) 602-8559 • www.ci.carlsbad.ca.us 0
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Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Grant Funding Agreement
May 1,2007
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Thank you for your participation in the Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Grant
process. Should you have any questions, please feel free to call Scott Donnell at 602-4618.
Sincerely,
DON NEU
Planning Director
I/We hereby agree to all of the above
Date
June 28,2007
Scott Donnell
City ofCarlsbad
Planning Department
1635 Faraday Avenue
Carlsbad, CA 92008
RE: Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Grant Schedule
Dear Scott:
In response to your letter on April 30, 2007, we are requesting release ofthe grant funds for
the projects detailed below. We will be implementing all of our projects together as to
disrupt the Flower Fields as little as possible.
Project Benchmark Funds Released &
Date
Permeable Paving Contract for work from Contractor $297,000
June 28,2007
Please advise me as soon as possible if you require anything further from CB Ranch
Enterprises.
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Pre3ij4ent7t!B Ranch Enterprises
5600 Avi-NiDA ENCINAS SUITH 100 CARLSBAD, CA 92008
TELiiPHONE 760 930-9123 FAX 760 431-9020 www.thefiowerfields.com