HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2009-098RESOLUTION NO. 2009-098
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PURSUE A
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP AND OPERATING
AGREEMENT WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE CHULA VISTA
NATURE CENTER FOR OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT
OF THE NATURE CENTER, AND APPROVING TWO
CONCEPTUAL FUNDING PLANS AS A BASIS OF INITIAL
NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE FRIENDS OF THE CHULA
VISTA NATURE CENTER
WHEREAS, The Mayor's Task Force for Creating a Sustainable Chula Vista Nature
Center presented a preliminary report to City Council on April 7, 2009 (Report); and
WHEREAS, the Report made a number of preliminary recommendations related to the
continued operation of the Chula Vista Nature Center; and
WHEREAS, City Council referred those recommendations to staff for further
consideration and development of a preliminary plan to potentially provide for a sustainable
Chula Vista Nature Center; and
WHEREAS, following City Council's direction, staff has developed recommendations as
to how to proceed with operations, management, and oversight of the Chula Vista Nature Center.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Chula
Vista does hereby direct and authorize staff to:
1. Pursue establishing apublic-private partnership and operating agreement between the
City of Chula Vista and a 501(c)3 non-profit entity to operate the Nature Center.
2. Establish a target date of January 1, 2010 to transition the Nature Center operations to
the non-profit.
3. Enter into negotiations with the Friends of the Chula Vista Nature Center as the
desired non-profit entity.
4. Request from the Friends of the Chula Vista Nature Center a financial commitment of
$75,000 by June 1, 2009 as partial funding of the Chula Vista Nature Center during
the transitional period of July 1-December 31, 2009.
5. Request from the Friends of the Chula Vista Nature Center, by June 1, 2009, a Letter
of Intent to enter into negotiations with the City of Chula Vista to establish a public
private partnership and an operating agreement for future operations of the Chula
Vista Nature Center.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does
hereby approve the two conceptual funding plans identified in the Report, which provide options
for City financial support for the Chula Vista Nature Center, to be utilized as a basis for
negotiating an operating agreement with The Friends of the Chula Vista Nature Center.
Presented
Director of Recreation and Nature Center
Approved as to form by
City
C.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 28th day of Apri12009 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Bensoussan, Castaneda, McCann, Ramirez, and Cox
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
ATTEST:
Donna R. Norris, MC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
Cheryl Co a or
I, Donna R. Norris, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2009-098 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 28th day of April 2009.
Executed this 28th day of Apri12009.
Donna R. Norris, MC, City Clerk