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AGENDA TITLE: Siting of University of California Campus at.Lake Yosemite,
Merced
MEETING DATE: January 18, 1995
SUBMITTED BY: City Manager
RECOMMENDED ACTION: That the City Council adopt Resolution No. 95-10, " A
Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lodi .
Supporting the Merced Lake Yosemite Site for the Tenth
Campus of the University of California.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The Board of Regents of the University of California
is in the final stages of the selection of the newest
site for a campus of the University. According to
information received from the City of Merced, the
number of potential sites has been reduced to three. One is the Merced Lake
Yosemite site. The other two are closer to the Fresno area. Geographically,
the Merced site is the one closest to the City of Lodi. All of the cities in
the Central Valley Division of the League of California Cities have been asked
by the City of Merced to support the siting in the Merced area by the adoption
of a resolution (Exhibit A).
FUNDING: None required
Respectfully submitted
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Thomas A. Peterson
City Manager
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RESOLUTION NO. 95-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTING THE MERCED LAKE YOSEMITE SITE
FOR THE TENTH CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, the Regents of the University of California have
narrowed the site selection process to three potential sites for the
tenth campus of the University; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi is interested in
having a site selected that will ensure geographic accessibility to the
students of this community; and
WHEREAS, it is important that the site selected be not only
accessible, but also environmentally appropriate and economically
feasible; and
WHEREAS, the draft environmental impact report acknowledges the
environmental appropriateness of the Merced Lake Yosemite site; and
WHEREAS, the land upon which the university would be constructed
at Lake Yosemite has been offered free to the Regents, and would
further benefit an educational trust for scholarships; and
WHEREAS, the Merced Lake Yosemite site is not located on prime
agricultural soils;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Lodi that the Merced Lake Yosemite site is the best location for
meeting the higher educational needs of citizens of this community; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi
supports the Merced Lake Yosemite site for the tenth campus of the
University of California.
Dated: January 18, 1995
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I hereby certify that Resolution No. 95-10 was passed and adopted
by the Lodi City Council in a regular meeting held January 18, 1995 by
the following vote:
Ayes: Council Members - Pennino, Sieglock, Warner and
Mann (Mayor)
Noes: Council Members - Davenport
Absent: Council Members - None
Jnifer Perrin
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