2011-038 - Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization

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RESOLUTION NO. 201 1-038 Iss6/9/201 1 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR STATEWIDE PARK DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION PROGRAM GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE SAFE DRINKING WATER BOND ACT OF 2006 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1 . The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: A. In November 2006, the people of the State of California passed Proposition 84: The Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Coastal Protection Bond Act; and B_ One component of Proposition 84, the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program of 2008 ("Statewide Park Program), funds grants for the creation of new parks and recreation facilities in critically underserved communities throughout California; and C. The State Department of Parks and Recreation has been delegated the responsibility for the administration of the Statewide Park Program, setting up necessary procedures governing the Program; and D. Said procedures established by the State Department of Parks and Recreation require the applicant to certify by resolution the approval of application(s) before submission of said application(s) to the State; and E. If selected, the City of Santa Ana will enter into a contract with the State of California to complete the grant project; Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the filing of an application for Five Million Dollars ($5,000,000) under the Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Program for Roosevelt and Walker Joint Use Recreational Site Improvements, and (a) Certifies that said applicant has or will have available, prior to commencement of any work on the project included in this application, sufficient funds to complete the project; and, Resolution No. 201 1 -038 Page 1 of 3