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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2006-330 e e e RESOLUTION NO. 2006-330 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA APPROVING SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION TO THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY & FIRE PROTECTION FOR A $212,875 "GREEN TREES FOR THE GOLDEN STATE" GRANT TO PLANT 1,275 SHADE TREES ALONG PUBLIC P ARKW A YS AND RIGHTS- OF-WAY, CERTIFYING THAT THE CITY HAS SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT BY MARCH 31, 2009, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONJUNCTION WITH SUBMITTING THE APPLICATION WHEREAS, trees can enhance the quality of life for City of Chula Vista residents by improving local air and water quality, creating wildlife habitat, providing shade that reduces the Urban Heat Island Effect and by beautifying the City streets; and WHEREAS, trees are an important tool for reducing energy consumption as highlighted in the City's Carbon Dioxide (C02) Reduction Plan and its 2006 General Plan Update; and WHEREAS, the State of California has enacted Proposition 12 which provides funds for urban forestry programs and the Department of Forestry & Fire Protection has been delegated the administrative responsibility for those funds through its "Green Trees for the Golden State" program; and WHEREAS, the Department of Forestry & Fire Protection requires grant applicants to certify by resolution the approval of their application before submission; and WHEREAS, the City, if awarded a grant, will enter into an agreement with the State of California to carry out the proposed planting of 1,275 shade trees in public rights-of-ways and parkways. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby: 1. Approve the submittal of an application to the California Department of Forestry & Fire Protection for a "Green Trees for the Golden State" grant in the amount of$212,875, and 2. Certify that it has or will have sufficient funds to implement and complete the project by March 31, 2009, and 3. Appoints the City Manager, or hislher designee, as agent of the City of Chula Vista to conduct all negotiations and to execute and submit all necessary documents for the 'Green Trees for the Golden State' program. of' Resolution No. 2006-330 Page 2 Presented by Approved as in form by -, '!I~\rrx,,) '2 COIvv~h~~ Mich~"l T M"~~h~,,, Conservation and Environmental Services Director ~w}\~~}.l , Ann Moore City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 7th day of November 2006 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Castaneda, Chavez, McCann, Rindone, and Padilla NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None dt-~- ATTEST: -. III~ I J/t;,~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certifY that the foregoing Resolution No. 2006-330 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 7th day of November 2006. Executed this 7th day of November 2006. J~ /y;~ r",susan Bigelow,'MMC, City Clerk -