HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 15038 (Land and Water Conservation Fund Application for Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project)RESOLUTION NO. 15038
RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE
APPLICATION FOR LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND FOR THE
PICKLEWEED PARK ENHANCEMENT 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 wishes to apply for Land and Water Conservation Fund assistance
for the proposed Pickleweed Park Enhancement Project; and
WHEREAS, the applicant 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 BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby:
1. Approves the filing of an Application for Land and Water Conservation
Fund assistance for the proposed Pickleweed Park Enhancement
Project;
2. Agrees to abide by Section 6(f)(3) of Public Law 88-578 which states “No property
acquired or developed with assistance under this section shall, without the
approval of the National Secretary of the Interior, be converted to other than
public outdoor recreation uses. The Secretary shall approve such conversion only
if he finds 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.”
3. Certifies that said agency has matching funds from eligible source(s) and
can finance 100 percent of the Project, up to half of which may be
reimbursed; and
4. Appoints the City Manager as agent of the City 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
aforementioned Project.
I, LINDSAY LARA, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the
City Council of the City of San Rafael, held on Tuesday, the 22nd day of February 2022,
by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bushey, Hill, Kertz, Llorens Gulati & Mayor Kate
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
Lindsay Lara, City Clerk