HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 6960RESOLUTION N0, 696o
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF AZUSA ENDORSING THE
PRIORITY PLAN FOR EXPENDITURE FOR
JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES FROM THE CALIFORNIA
PARKLANDS ACT OF 1980
The City Council of the City of Azusa does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, SB 624, approved by the Governor of the State of California
on June 25, 1980, created the California Parklands Act of
1980; and
WHEREAS, the voters of the State of California on November 4, 1980
adopted the California Parklands Act of 1980 and authorized
the issuance of bonds in the amount of $285 million to
provide funds,to acquire, develop, and restore real
property for state and local park, beach, recreational
and historical purposes; and
WHEREAS, approximately $25.4 million of these.funds will be available
for use by Los Angeles County and eligible cities and
districts within Los Angeles County for the acquisition
and development of high priority projects; and
WHEREAS, Section 5096.156 of the Act requires that each county
of the State submit a priority plan of expenditure to
the State Department of Parks and Recreation prior to
January 1, 1982; and
WHEREAS,the plan must be approved by at,least 50 percent of the
cities and districts within the County representing at
least 50 percent of the population of the cities and
districts, and by the County Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, similar provisions were required for the Nejedly-Hart
State, Urban, and Coastal Park Bond Act of 1976 wherein
more than 5O -percent of the jurisdictions representing
more than 50.percent of the population agreed that the
expenditure plan would provide 25 percent of the available
funds to Los,Angeles County in recognition of its regional
park andllocal park responsibilities and the remaining 75
percent be made available to cities and districts on an
equal per capita basis except that no jurisdiction would
receive less,than,$10,000; and
WHEREAS, all cities and districts within Los Angeles County were
invited:to send ppark"and recreation representatives to
a -December 4; 1980 meeting wherein the required priority
plan „for.expenditure was.'discus'sed and approved by the
majority of those in attendance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE -IT .RESOLVED that -the City Council of the City of
Azusa hereby approves the priority'plan for expenditure for Los
Angeles County as.approved at the December 4, 1980 meeting:
I. Population estimates by the State Department
of Finance for January 1, 1980 -will be the
basis on which funds under provisions of Section
5096.151(a) of the California Parklands Act will
be allocated to counties by the State.
Cities' in"and the County of Los Angeles
are eligible to receive $25,410,583•
Under the -priority plan for expenditure,
twenty-five percent ;(25%),,,$6.,h2,646, of
these funds will be'allocated'to the
'County of Los Angeles in recoghi:tion of
its regional and local park responsibilities
in the unincorporated..areas.
II.• Cities in Los Angeles County with a
population -of 6,575 or less will receive
a minimum allocation of $20,000.
III. The remaining funds will be allocated to cities
within Los Angeles County on a per capita
basis. May 1, 1980 estimated population figures
by the State Department of Finance for January 1,
1980 will be used to'allocate the amount to each
city within Los Angeles County. It is estimated
that each city would be allocated about $3.04
per capita.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 5th day of January, 1981.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 5th day of January, 1981, by the following Grote
of the Council:
AYES-. COUNCILMEN: Decker, Fry, Cruz, Moses, Solem
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: None
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