HomeMy Public PortalAbout06-042 RESOLUTION NOe 06,oO42
CIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
OF THE CITY COUN MILLIUN DOLLARS IN
A RESOLUTION
URGING SUPPORT FOR ONE CITY OF LOMITA FOR THE
CALIFORN1k,
�, AppRo p RIATIONS FORT
FEDE L%,.fMITA RAILROAD MUSEUM*
existence sinc
WHEREAS, of directors; e 1967 and
the Lomita Railroad Museum has been in and
is owned by the city of Lomita and op erated by the board
' n will helP.f und expansion of the museum, adding
w�IEREA5, the approPriatio ace, and integrated outdoor space;
facilities, community meetng sp
additional education
and
WHEREAS, the city of Lomita
has already raised $200,000.00 in private
contributions; and visitors per year,
currently draws 6,000 to 7,000 and
w�IEREA5, the museum including school children parents
serving the greater South Bay community
embers of the Lomita.Historical Society; an
m uests from
t space is too small to accommodate requests with the
WHEREAS, the Curren p
school groups wanting to using
the museum for instructional field trips a lgn
Standards in California history; and
State Education Content source to residents
Railroad Museum is a valuable re WHEREAS, the Lomita
throughout the South Bay and exp ansion would allow the museum to serve a ire to
number of community members and accommodate the needs of schools that
museum to meet education goals; and
use the urges
NOW THEREFORE9 BE IT RIESG.*VED, the city of Carson hereby the
appropriations in the amount of one Million
dollars to the city of L omita for
federal
expansion of the Lomita.Railroad Museum.
P
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of April, 2006•
MAYOR JIM DEAR
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK ifEtVN I FW AGOE
APPROVED AS TO FORMO 1W 01 CI ATT6R11EY
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoeq City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the whole
number of members of the City Council is five; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 06-042
was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly and regularly held on the 4th day
of April, 2006, and that the same was passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Ruiz-Raber, Santarina5 Williams, and Gipson
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk, City of Ca son, C ifornia