HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 02-154RESOLUTION NO. 02-154
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING AN
APPLICATION FOR GRANT FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION OF
LAND IN THE SANTA ROSA AND SAN JACINTO
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL MONUMENT ADOPTED AT THE
REGULAR MEETING ON DECEMBER 12, 2002.
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert (City) is a California municipal
corporation; and
WHEREAS, the City's goal is to acquire and protect land with natural and
cultural resource and recreational values; and
WHEREAS, the acquisition of a portion of Section 19, T5S R6E, SBM
would protect its natural and recreational resource values, including the
Bighorn Sheep critical habitat and would help consolidate public ownership in
the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument; and
WHEREAS, the property has been appraised at $2,800,000 and the
owner desires to sell the property; and
WHEREAS, the City has entered into a purchase agreement with the
seller which divides the property into three parcels, two of which will be
purchased by the City for $2,100,000 and the third by the United States
Bureau of Land Management for $700,000; and
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy
("Conservancy") has the authority pursuant to Public Resources Code
Section 33601(e) to make grants to municipal corporations to further the
purposes of the Conservancy; and
WHEREAS, a grant from the Conservancy would cover costs associated
with the acquisition as well as the actual purchase price; and
WHEREAS, the grant procedures established by the Conservancy require
the Grantee to certify by resolution the approval of any application for grant
funds; and
WHEREAS, the Grantee will enter into a contract with the State of
California for the subject project; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Palm Desert, California, does hereby:
1. Approves the filing of an application for a local assistance grant for
the above project; and
2. Certifies that Grantee understands the assurances and certification
of the application form; and
3. Certifies that Grantee has or will have sufficient funds to meet its
obligations under the terms of the Grant Agreement; and
4. Certifies that Grantee has reviewed and understands the provisions
contained in the contract to be entered into between the Grantee
and the Conservancy, and agrees that if there is a sale or
conveyance of any interest in the real property acquired with the
grant funds, the grantee shall reimburse the Conservancy for the full
amount of the grant sum Tess costs incurred by the grantee arising
from the sale or conveyance, unless the funds received from the sale
or conveyance are Tess than the amount of the grant, whereupon the
grantee shall provide the Conservancy all funds obtained from the
sale or conveyance, Tess costs incurred by the grantee arising from
the sale or conveyance; and
5. Appoints Carlos Ortega as agent to conduct all negotiations, execute
and submit all documents including, but not limited to all
applications, agreements, payment requests and so on, which may
be necessary for the completion of the aforementioned project.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, held on this 12th day of
December , 2002, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, FERGUSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, BENSON
6 AB
ABSENT:
NOES: NONE
NONE
STAIN:
NONE
ATTEST:
tAl
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RACHELLE D. KLASSE , City Clerk
City of Palm Desert, California
BENSON, MAYOR
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