CC RES 1981-015 RESOLUTION NO. 81-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES ENDORSING THE PRIORITY PLAN FOR EXPENDITURE FOR JURIS-
DICTIONS 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 pur-
poses; 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 50 percent of the juris-
dictions representing more than 50 percent of the population agreed that the ex-
penditure 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 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 the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes hereby approves the priority plan for expenditure for Los Angeles County
as approved at the December 4, 1980 meeting:
Section 1. Population estimates by the State Department of Finance for
January 1, 1980 will be the basis on which funds under provisionsof 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 pri-
ority 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 unincorporated areas.
Section 2. Cities in Los Angeles County with a population of 6,575 or less
will receive a minimum allocation of $20,000.
Section 3. The remaining funds will be allocated to cities within Los
Angeles County on a per capital 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 17th day - . ary, 1 1.
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Mr' MAYOR
ATTEST:
DONALD F. GULUZZY, CITY CLERK &
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 81-15 passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes at a meeting thereof held on the 17th day of February, 1981.
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