HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution 80-1952RESOLUTION NO. 80 -1952
RESOLUTION ENDORSING THE PRIORITY PLAN FOR
EXPENDITURE FOR JURISDICTIONS WITHIN THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES FROM THE CALIFORNIA
PARKLANDS ACT OF 1980
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 develop-
ment 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 De-
partment 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 therein more
than 50 percent of the jurisdications 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 and local park responsibilities
and the remaining 75 percent be made available to cities and dis-
tricts on ah 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 park and recreation representatives to a De-
cember 4, 1980 meeting wherein the required priority plan for ex-
penditure was discussed and approved by the majority of those in
attendance.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Temple Ci.ty hereby approves the priority plan for expendi-
ture 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 Park-
lands Act will be allocated to counties by the State.
Cities in and the County of Los Angeles are eligible to re-
ceive $25,410,583. Under the priority plan for expenditure,
twenty -five percent (25`/.,), $6,352,646, of these funds will
be allocated to the County of Los Angeles in recognition of
its regional and local park responsibilities in the unin-
corporated areas.
Resolution No. 80 -1952
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 estima-
ted 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.
ATTEST:
ADOPTED, SIGNED and APPROVED this 16th day of December,
1980.
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MAYOR
Chief Deputy City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
Resolution No. 80 -1952 was duly passed, approved and adopted
by the City Council at a regular meeting held on the 16th day
of December, 1980 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen - Gillanders, Merritt, Tyrell, Atkins
NOES: Councilmen -
ABSENT: Councilmen- Dennis
Chie Deputy City Clerk
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