2001/01/23 City Council Resolution (4)RESOLUTION NO. 2001 — 22
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A GRANT APPLICATION TO REPLACE AGED PLAYGROUND
EQUIPMENT AT ALICIA PARK
WHEREAS, the City of Rohnert Park provides parks and recreation facilities for the enjoyment
of its citizens, and
WHEREAS, the City has recently made a concerted effort to renovate the playgrounds of older
parks to improve safety, accessibility, and play value, and
WHEREAS, Alicia Park is the city's oldest park, with original playground equipment in need of
replacement and handicap accessibility, and
WHEREAS, the City is looking for ways to finance the needed playground equipment
replacement to make tax dollars stretch as far as possible, and
WHEREAS, the voters of California passed the Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean
Air, and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2000, and
WHEREAS, this Act authorized the California Integrated Waste Management Board to establish
a grant program to: 1. assist local agencies in meeting the state and federal accessibility standards relating
to public playgrounds; and 2. conserve resources and develop markets for recycled- content materials and
equipment, and
WHEREAS, the California Integrated Waste Management Board has been delegated the
responsibility for the administration of the program within the State, setting up necessary procedures
governing application by local agencies, businesses and non - profit organizations under the program, and
WHEREAS, said procedures established by the California Integrated Waste Management Board
require the applicant to certify by resolution approval of the application before submission of said
application to the State, and
WHEREAS, if awarded a grant, the applicant will enter into an agreement with the State of
California for development of the project.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rohnert Park
authorizes the submittal of an application to the California Integrated Waste Management Board for a
00/01 Park Playground Accessibility and Recycling Grant Program. the City Manager of the City of
Rohnert Park is hereby authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Rohnert Park all
necessary applications, contracts, agreements, amendments and payment requests hereto for the purposes
of securing grant funds and to implement and carry out the purposes specified in the grant application.
DULY & REGULARLY ADOPTED this 23`d day of January, 2001.
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ROHNERT PARK CITY COUNCIL
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