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RESOLUTION NO. 2009-007
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDS UNDER THE ENVIRONMENTAL
ENHANCEMENT AND MITIGATION PROGRAM FOR
URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD FOREST PLANTING
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. The Legislature of the State of California has enacted California Streets
and Highways Code 9164.56, which is intended to provide $10 million
annually for grant funds to local, state and federal agencies and nonprofit
entities for projects to enhance and mitigate the environmental impacts of
modified or new public transportation facilities; and
B. The Resources Agency has established the procedures and criteria for
reviewing grant proposals and is required to submit to the California
Transportation Commission a list of recommended projects from which the
grant recipients will be selected; and
C. The procedures and criteria established by the Resources Agency require
a resolution certifying City Council approval of submission of the
application to the State; and
D. The City will comply with the assurances set forth in the application; and
E. If selected, the City of Santa Ana will enter into an agreement with the
State of California to carry out the environmental enhancement and
mitigation project. - Urban Neighborhood Forest Planting.
Section 2. The City Council hereby approves the filing of an application for the
Environmental Enhancement and Mitigation Program in the amount of $116,000 to fund
the urban neighborhood forest planting project.
Section 3. The City Council certifies that the City of Santa Ana will make
adequate provisions for the operation and maintenance of the project.
Section 4. The City Council appoints the City Manager or the Executive
Director of the Public Works Agency, or their designee(s), as agent of the City of Santa
Ana to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all documents, including but not
limited to applications, agreements, amendments, payment requests and so on, which
may be necessary for the completion of the project.
Resolution No. 2009-007
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Section 5. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by
the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 2nd day of Februarv. 2009.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
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Laura Sheedy
Assistant City At!prney
AYES: Councilmembers: Alvarez. Benavides. Bustamante. Martinez.
Pulido. Sarmiento. Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: None (0)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify the
attached Resolution No. 2009-007 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on Februarv 2. 2009.
Date: c:'<- "1- 09
Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2009-007
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