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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 99-22RESOLUTION NO. 99-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A PLANNING GRANT FROM THE GREAT VALLEY CENTER'S LEGACI PROGRAM FOR OPEN SPACE/AGRICULTURAL LAND PRESERVATION EFFORTS WHEREAS, the Great Valley Center is a non-profit corporation created to support activities and organizations that promote the economic well being of California's Central Valley, and through a grant supporting projects and programs in the areas of Land Use, Economic Development, Growth, Agriculture, Conservation, and Investment (LEGACI); and WHEREAS, the City of Lodi intends to implement general plan policies and goals aimed at more actively preserving agricultural land surrounding the City; and WHEREAS, in order to proceed with the processes of 1) gathering consensus within the community regarding open space, 2) identifying lands most suitable for preservation efforts, and 3) evaluating options for maintaining land in its pre -urbanized state, including purchasing conservation easements, transfer of development rights program, and modifying growth management criteria, the City is seeking a policy/planning grant to augment staff. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi does hereby approve the filing of an application for funding from the LEGACI Program. Funds, if awarded, will be used to evaluate and implement options for conserving agricultural lands south of Lodi, between Lodi and North Stockton. Dated: February 3, 1999 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 99-22 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a regular meeting held February 3, 1999, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hitchcock, Mann, Nakanishi, Pennino and Land (Mayor) NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS — None V )L ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk 99-22