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RESOLUTION NO. 99—C143
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
AZUSA APPROVING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION
FOR FUNDS UNDER THE "TREES FOR THE
MILLENNIUM" TREE PLANTING GRANT PROGRAM AND
CERTIFYING THAT FUNDS ARE OR W ILL BE AVAILABLE
TO BEGIN, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN THE PROJECT
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Azusa has placed a high priority on improving the
quality of life for the residents of Azusa; and
WHEREAS, trees are part of a natural system whereby rainfall is caught and released slowly
into the ground, initiating a cycle that produces nutrients, fresh water and clean air, thus
balancing the ecosystem and enabling it to provide everything that people, plants and animals
need for a sustainable and prosperous life; and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa has an investment in over 15,000 trees and is seeking to establish
more trees and a greater ability to nurture and maintain them, and
WHEREAS, the Governor of the State of California, in cooperation with the California State
Legislature, has enacted the California Trees for the Millennium Initiative for 1999, which
provides funds to the State of California and its political subdivisions for urban forestry
programs; and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection has been delegated the
responsibility for the administration of the program within the State, setting up necessary
procedures governing application by local agencies and non-profit organizations under the
program, and
WHEREAS, the City of Azusa, in partnership with TreePeople Los Angeles and in cooperation
with Azusa Pacific University, will be submitting an application under the "TREES FOR THE
MILLENNIUM" challenge to fund the following program:
"AZUSA: FROM CITRUS GROVES TO SHADE TREE FOREST"
WHEREAS, said procedures established by the State Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
require the applicant to certify by resolution the approval of its application before submission of
said application to the State; and
WHEREAS, the applicant will enter into an agreement with the State of California to carry out a
tree planting project;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Azusa does
hereby
• Approve the filing of an application for the "TREES FOR THE MILLENNIUM" tree
planting grant program, for the above project; and
• Certify that said applicant has or will have sufficient funds to operate and maintain the
project; and
• Certify that funds under the jurisdiction of the City Council of the City of Azusa are
available to begin the project; and
• Certify that said applicant will expend grant funds prior to January 31, 2002; and
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• Appoint the City Manager as agent of the City Council of the City of Azusa to conduct
all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to,
applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on.
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THIS 1stDAY OF Novembe;1999.
MAYOR
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly passed by the City Council
of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof on the 1stAay of Nov. 1999, by the
following vote of the Council:
AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, BEEBE, MADRID
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT:
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