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RESOLUTION NO. 2007-005
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCil OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR
GRANT FUNDS FOR THE lOCAL AGENCY GRANT
PROGRAM FY2007-2008 UNDER THE HABITAT
CONSERVATION FUND PROGRAM OF THE CALlFONIA
WilDLIFE PROTECTION ACT OF1990 FOR THE
CIENEGA DE LAS RANAS HABITAT RESTORATION
PROJECT AT THORNTON PARK
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 people of the State of California have enacted the California Wildlife
Protection Act of 1990, which provides funds to the State of California for grants to local
agencies to acquire and/or develop facilities for public recreational and fish and wildlife
habitat protection purposes; and
B. The State Department of Parks and Recreation has been delegated the
responsibility for the administration of the program within the State, setting up
necessary procedures governing project application under the program; and
C. Said procedures established by the State Department of Parks and
Recreation require the City to certify by resolution the approval of application(s) before
submission of said application(s) to the State; and
D.
with; and
Said application(s) contain assurances that the applicant must comply
E. The City will enter into an agreement with the State of California for
development of the project.
Section 2. The City Council approves the filing of an application for the Habitat
Conservation Fund Grant Program under the California Wildlife Protection Act of 1990
State grant assistance in the amount of $60,000 to re-create the historic ecological
conditions of the site by removing non-native exotic grasses and replanting native plants
and installation of interpretive signage; and
Section 3. The City Council certifies that it understands the assurances and
certifications in the application form and will have sufficient funds to operate and maintain
the project(s); and
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Section 4. The City Council certifies that the City has or will have available
prior to commencement of any work on the project(s) included in this application, the
required match; and
Section 5. The City Council appoints the City Manager, or the Executive
Director of the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Agency or his designee, as
agent for the City of Santa Ana to conduct all negotiations, execute and submit all
documents, including but not limited to applications, agreements, amendments and
payment requests which may be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned
project.
ADOPTED this 20d day of Januarv, 2007.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
By'. . . ,. I.
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Laura Sheedy
Assistant City Attorney
AYES Councilmembers Alvarez, Benavides, Bustamante, Martinez,
Pulido, Tinaiero, (6)
NOES: Councilmembers None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers None (0)
CERTIFICATION OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and
attached Resolution No. 2007-005 to be the original resolution adopted
Council of the City of Santa Ana on Januarv 2, 2007.
Date:
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Patricia E. Healy
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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