RESOLUTION NO. 23-__
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE ORIGINAL DEED RESTRICTION RELATED TO THE CITY OF COMMERCE TREE PLANTING PROJECT AWARDED BY THE OFFICE OF FORMER SUPERVISOR HILDA L. SOLIS IN THE REQUESTED GRANT AMOUNT OF $200,000.00, THROUGH THE LA CONSERVATION CORPS.
WHEREAS, On July 27, 2016, the City of Commerce provided a letter to the LA Conservation Corps in support of their efforts to help beautify, and green parks in our City. The LA Conservation Corps submitted the required application for the 2016-17 Competitive Tree Planting Program; WHEREAS, The City granted permission for the LA Conservation Corps to plant trees in our City and in our parks as a part of this grant; WHEREAS, On December 15, 2016, the LA Conservation Corps was awarded the funding for the grant requested amount of $200,000; WHEREAS, On April 4, 2017, the City Council approved the following two documents to allow the City to work in conjunction with the LA Conservation Corps in the planting and preservation of new trees in our community; Assignment and Assumption of Grant Agreement (between the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District; the Los Angeles Conservation Corps; and the City of Commerce Deed Restriction
WHEREAS, the Owner entered into that certain Deed Restriction dated as of August 20, 2020 (the "Original Deed Restriction"), recorded on March 11, 2021 as Instrument No. 20210395417 in the Official Records of Los Angeles County, California, in connection with the District's conditional approval of Grant No. 58M1-17-2656 for the planting and maintaining of trees on certain real property described in the Original Deed Restriction; WHEREAS, simultaneously with this First Amendment, the Owner will cease to own the Existing Park Property and will become the owner of that certain adjacent property described in Exhibit B attached hereto (the "New Park Property"); and WHEREAS, the undersigned parties desire to (i) release the Existing Park Property from the Original Deed Restriction, and (ii) in lieu thereof, subject the New Park Property to terms and the conditions of the Original Deed Restriction.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COMMERCE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Commerce hereby finds and declares that the foregoing recitals are true and correct, and incorporates them herein as findings and as a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. City Council approves the first amendment to the original deed restriction related to the City of Commerce Tree Planting project.
Section 3. Authorize the Mayor to execute the Resolution for and on behalf of the City of Commerce.
Section 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
Section 5. This Resolution shall take full force and effect immediately upon adoption by the City Council.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 12th day of September, 2023.
Hugo A. Argumedo, Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway, City Clerk