HomeMy WebLinkAbout1990-05-22 - AGENDA REPORTS - PROP 117 WILD LIFE PROTECTION (2)AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval
Item to be presented b
NEW BUSINESS Ken Pulskamp
DATE: May 22, 1990
SUBJECT: PROPOSITION 11
DEPARTMENT: City Mana
BACKGROUND
This item is on the agenda to register the City of Santa Clarita' s support for
The California Wildlife Protection Initiative, Proposition 117.
This measure would list the mountain lion as a protected species and prohibit
the sale, possession or sport hunting of the mountain lion.
Additionally, this measure will also establish the Habitat Conservation Fund, to
be administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board and financed through an
annual appropriations of $30 million over the next 30 years. The majority of
the funds would come from existing appropriations for habitat programs and from
various special funds.
The Act establishes. minimum allocations from the Habitat Conservation Fund to
various areas for the acquisition of land for rare and endangered species
including mountain lions, deer, native oaks, as well as the creation of wildlife
areas. Half of the $30 million in funds will be expended in Southern California
and half in Northern California. This proposition will specifically assist our
region by providing $10 million over a 10-year.period for our local proposed
6,000 -acre Santa Clarita Woodlands Park.
RECOMMENDATION
That the City Council authorize staff to draft letters of support for Prop 117
for the Mayor's signature.
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