1 City Council Meeting May 23, 2023 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER 11528 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR THE LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUND MEMORIAL PARK EXPANSION PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Congress under Public Law 88-578 has authorized the establishment of a federal Land and Water Conservation Fund Grant-In-Aid program, providing matching funds to the State of California and its political subdivisions for acquiring lands and developing Facilities for public outdoor recreation purposes; and WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks and Recreation is responsible for administration of the program in the State, setting up necessary rules and procedures governing applications by local agencies under the program; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica (City) must certify by resolution the approval of the application and the availability of eligible matching funds prior to submission of the application to the State.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council approves the filing of an application for Land and Water Conservation Fund assistance for the proposed Memorial Park Expansion Project (Project).
SECTION 2. The City has reviewed, understands, and agrees to the General Provisions contained in the contract shown in the Grant Administration Guide.
DocuSign Envelope ID: D4A628F3-BACB-492B-8E08-1EF1576E386A 2 SECTION 3. The City to abide by 54 U.S.C. §200305(f)(3) which requires, “No property acquired or developed with assistance under this section shall, without the approval of the National Secretary of the Interior (Secretary), be converted to other than public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such conversion only if they find it to be in accord with the then existing comprehensive statewide outdoor recreation plan and only upon such conditions as he deems necessary to assure the substitution of other recreation properties of at least equal fair market value and of reasonably equivalent usefulness and location.”
SECTION 4. The City certifies that the City has matching funds from eligible source(s) and can finance 100 percent of the project, which up to half may be reimbursed SECTION 5. The City agrees to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, regulations and guidelines for the Project.
SECTION 6. The City Appoints authorizes the City Manager, or designee, as the City’s agent to conduct all negotiations and execute and submit all documents, including, but not limited to, applications, contracts, amendments, payment requests, and compliance with all applicable current state and federal laws which may be necessary for the completion of the Project.
SECTION 7.The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Douglas Sloan, City Attorney
DocuSign Envelope ID: D4A628F3-BACB-492B-8E08-1EF1576E386A Adopted and approved this 23rd day of May 2023.
Gleam Davis, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 11528 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 23rd day of May 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Zwick, Parra, Brock, Torosis, de la Torre Mayor Davis
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Negrete
ATTEST:
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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