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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.
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Resolution No. 2006-330
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Presented by
Approved as in form by
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Conservation and Environmental
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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
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ATTEST:
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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.
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r",susan Bigelow,'MMC, City Clerk
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