HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,507RESOLUTION NO. 12,507
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY APPROVING
THE BLOCK GRANT APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS UNDER
THE URBAN OPEN -SPACE AND RECREATION PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California
has enacted the Urban Open -Space and Recreation Program, which
provides funds to certain political subdivisions of the State
of California for acquiring lands and for developing facilities
within urban areas to meet urban recreation needs, and
WHEREAS, the State Department of Parks and Recreation
has been delegated the responsibility for the administration
of the program, setting up necessary procedures governing
application by local agencies under the program, and
WHEREAS, said procedures established by the State
Department of Parks and Recreation require the applicant to
certify by resolution the approval of applications prior to
submission of said applications to the state, and
WHEREAS, said applications contain a certification
that the applicant will comply with all federal, state, and
local environmental, public health, relocation, affirmative
action, and clearinghouse requirements and all other appropriate
codes, laws and regulations prior to the expenditure of the
grant funds, and
WHEREAS, the project(s) applied for under this
program must be of a high priority and satisfy the most urgent
park and recreation needs with emphasis on unmet needs in the
most heavily populated areas;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
hereby:
1. Approves the filing of an application for Block
Grant funding under the Urban Open -Space and
Recreation Program, and -
2. Certifies that said agency understands the general
provisions of the agreement, and
3. Certifies that said agency has or will have
sufficient funds to operate and maintain
project(s) funded under this program, and
4. Certifies that said agency has or will have
available prior to commencement of any work on
the project(s) included in this application
matching money from a nonstate source, and
5. Certifies that the project(s) included in this
application conform to the recreation element
of the applicable city or county general plan,
and
6. Appoints Ronald L. Ballard, Assistant to the
City Manager, as agent of the City to conduct
all negotiations, execute and submit all
documents including but not limited to applica-
tions, agreements, amendments, payment requests,
and so on which may be necessary for the
completion of the aforementioned project(s),
and
7. Appoints Donald F. McLean, Jr. as legal counsel
for said agency with authorization to sign the
certification on page 4 of this application.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of October, 1977.
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