Resolution - 6248A
OOLUTION NO. •
6248
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 Park-
lands 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 60 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 50 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 and local
park responsibilities and the remaining 75 percent be made
available to cities and districts on an equal per capita basis
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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
• December 4, 1980 meeting wherein the required priority plan for
expenditure was discussed and approved by the majority of those
in attendance;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
West Covina 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 the County of Los Angeles are eligible
to receive $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 un-
incorporated areas.
II. Cities in Los Angeles County with a population of
6,575 or less will receive a minimum allocation of
$20,000.
II -I. 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
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each city would be allocated about $3.04 per capita.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 22nd day of. December , 1980
Mayor'
ATTESTED TO BY:
CITY —CLERK /
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution No.
was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of West Covina
at .a regular meeting thereof held on the 22nd day of December-,
1980', by the following vote of the City Council:
AYES: Councilmen: Bacon, Tennant, Chappell, Tice, Shearer
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT : Councilmen: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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