HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES CC 2018 3697 2018 0418 RESOLUTION NO. 2018-3697
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MOORPARK, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING PROPOSITION
68 ON THE JUNE 2018 BALLOT
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature adopted, and Governor Brown
signed, SB 5, a $4 billion general obligation bond to be placed on the June 2018 ballot
entitled the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor
Access for All Act of 2018; and
WHEREAS, the general obligation bond on the June 2018 ballot has been
enumerated as Proposition 68; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 represents the first legislatively authorized debt
instrument for parks, resources, and environmental improvements since 2002; and
WHEREAS, investments in California's urban, suburban, and rural park and
resources-related landscapes promote the notion of community and provide health,
environmental, and aesthetic benefits; and
WHEREAS, cities are eligible for at least $1.69 billion in funding for parks, water,
climate, and environmental programs; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 contains $200 million in per capita funding to
assist all of California's communities in underwriting priority park-related improvements;
and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 includes an additional $15 million for grants to
cities and districts in urbanized counties providing park and recreation services within
jurisdictions of 200,000 or less in population; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 contains an additional $40 million to be made
available in block grant awards for communities that self-tax for park-related
improvements; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 invests $725 million in grants for the creation
and expansion of safe neighborhood parks in park-poor neighborhoods under the
Statewide Park Development and Community Revitalization Act of 2008; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 invests no less than $1 billion in California's
most economically challenged communities, eradicating blight and promoting greater
access to the outdoors and health-related pursuits; and
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WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 expends $200 million on California's State Park
system, addressing a greater than $1 billion backlog in deferred maintenance, which will
translate into greater tourism and visitorship opportunities in adjacent communities; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 invests $30 million in trail network
improvements promoting non-motorized recreational and commuter opportunities
throughout the state; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 invests hundreds of millions of dollars on other
important investments in resource-related infrastructure including California's rivers,
coastline, and other waterways; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 invests hundreds of millions of dollars toward
combatting global warming through investments in urban greening projects and
promoting healthy forests and carbon farming applications; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 underwrites $250 million in investments to
improve local water systems and provide safe and reliable drinking water to all
Californians; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 spends $80 million in competitive grants for
treatment and remediation to promote access to safe drinking water in some of
California's most economically challenged communities; and
WHEREAS, SB 5/Proposition 68 underwrites improvements in the state flood
management systems, armoring the state against calamities that beset the state, such
as the Oroville Dam Spillway Failure in 2017.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MOORPARK
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Moorpark hereby supports
Proposition 68 on the June 2018 ballot to cause the State of California to issue bonds in
the amount of $4 billion for drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and
outdoor access purposes; and
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this resolution and
shall cause a certified resolution to be filed in the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 18th day of April, 2018.
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Janice S. Parvin, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF VENTURA ) ss.
CITY OF MOORPARK )
I, Maureen Benson, City Clerk of the City of Moorpark, California, do hereby
certify under penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 2018-3697 was
adopted by the City Council of the City of Moorpark at a regular meeting held on the
18th day of April, 2018, and that the same was adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Mikos, Pollock, Simons, Van Dam, and Mayor Parvin
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 20th day of April, 2018.
Maureen Benson, City Clerk
(seal)
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