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