R-10263Council Meeting: December 4, 2007 Attachment A
10263
RESOLUTION NUMBER (CCS)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT AND
AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION FOR PRESERVE
AMERICA GRANT FUNDS FOR A SANTA MONICA STATE BEACH
CULTURAL MAPPING PROJECT
WHEREAS, Preserve America is a White House Initiative developed in
cooperation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, the U.S.
Department of the Interior, and other federal agencies to support communities
that have demonstrated a commitment to recognizing, designating, and
protecting local cultural resources: and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica was designated a Preserve
America Community in February 2005, making the City eligible to apply for a
Preserve America grant; and
WHEREAS, the City Council supports an application of a Preserve
America Grant to obtain funding for a cultural mapping project to be located at
the historic Marion Davies Estate on Santa Monica State Beach that will
highlight Santa Monica's critical and colorful role in southern California beach
history; and the Council commits to providing the requisite dollar-for-dollar
matching funds; and
WHEREAS, procedures applicable to the Preserve America grant
application requires a local government entity to certify, by resolution, the
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support. and approval of the jurisdiction's governing authority for submittal of a
grant application to the National Park Service.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE:
SECTION 1. That the Santa Monica City Council authorizes the
submission of an application for a Preserve America Grant.
SECTION 2. That the Santa Monica City Council's intent is to accept
the Preserve America Grant if awarded.
SECTION 3. That the City Manager or his/her designee is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute in the name of the City of Santa Monica
all necessary grant related documents, including but not limited to, applications,
agreements, and amendments necessary for the purpose of securing grant
funds to implement and carry out the program(s) specified in the grant
application.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
Resolution, and thenceforth the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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M sha Jon s outrie, Ci Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 4th day of December, 2007.
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Richard Bloom, Mayor
I, Maria Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 10263(CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 4th day of December, 2007, by the following vote:
Ayes: Council members: Genser, Holbrook, McKeown, O'Connor, Shriver
Mayor Bloom, Mayor Pro Tem Katz
Noes: Council members: None
Abstain: Council members: None
Absent: Council members: None
ATTEST:
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Maria Stewart, City C rk