HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-11-09 - AGENDA REPORTS - PROP 12 PARKS WATER AIR BOND (2)CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE:
SUBJECT:
DEPARTMENT:
AGENDA REPORT
November 9, 1999
AUTHORIZATION
City Manager
Item to be presented byt. Rick Putnam
FOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION FOR
PROPOSITION 12, "THE SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS, CLEAN
WATER, CLEAN AIR AND COASTAL PROTECTION BOND"
Parks, Recreation and Community Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Appropriate $20,000 from the City Council Contingency Account No. 1210-7401 to Account
No. 7310-8110 to coordinate an effort to educate local voters on the importance of the Bond
and provide support to the development of project eligibility and application criteria
guidelines for the "Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal
Protection Bond."
BACKGROUND
On September 21, 1999, Governor Gray Davis signed Assembly Bill (AB 18), ensuring that
the $2.1 billion bond measure will be on the ballot in March 2000. The measure will be
Proposition 12 on that ballot.
If the bond is approved by a majority (fifty percent plus one) of California voters, the City of
Santa Clarita will receive up to $1.9 million in per capita funds for acquisition or
development of City parks. Another $1 million would be allocated for the acquisition and
development of land in the Santa Clara River Watershed area. The Bond Act also provides
for multiple categories and hundreds of millions of dollars in competitive grant funds.
Staff recommends the following:
1. The City will be proactive in developing funding policy and application criteria for
local Park and Open Space Projects by working with agencies and non-profit groups.
2. Coordinate an effort to educate voters as to the local importance of the bond act. The
"Get Out The Vote" campaign will consist of brochures or flyers, local public access
channel programming, and direct marketing to specific user groups. The Bond could
assist in funding additional phases of the Sports Complex, Central Park, and sports
fields throughout the city.
Cost: $20,000 educational campaign
Staff time and travel expenses
Consultant fees for brochure information development
Other expenses as approved by City Manager
While public funds may not be used in supporting a particular legislative action,
allocation of funds designed to educate citizens about the ballot measure is permitted
under state law. Likewise, participation on the policy committee, including reasonable
financial participation is permitted.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION
Appropriate a reduced amount for the City's campaign effort to educate its voters on the
Bond issue.
Do not support the City's participation in the "Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water,
Clean Air and Coastal Protection Bond"
FISCAL IMPACT
The fiscal impact to the City's general Fund is $20,000. The current balance in the City
Council Contingency fund is $1,016,000.
ATTACHMENTS
AB 18: The March 2000 Park Bond Fact Sheet
REP/TR/SAM:cmh
S:/pr/council/agnrepts/1999/parkbond.doc
7971 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA -
95832.9701
916/66rr2777
FAX 9161665-9149
www.cprs.org
Contact. '
Jane H. Adams,
Executive Director
9161665-2777
jane0cpmorg
FACT SHEET
AB 18: The March 2000_ park bond
Governor Gray Davis signed AS 18 on Tuesday, September 21 in Los Angeles. Citizens will
vote AS 18, the "Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Protection
Bond," on the March 2000 ballot. It requires a simple majority to pass (i.e., 50%+ 1). This
$2.1 billion bond' act, the largest park bond in U.S. history, includes the following:
Per capita I program $338 million'
Provides funds to local jurisdictions for the acquisition, development, rehabilitation or
restoration of real property for park purposes -60% of the funds are allocated to cities
and districts; with a minimum. allocation of $30,000.40% is allocated to counties and
regional districts. The minimum to regional districts and counties will be $150,000.
cities/districts: $6.29 per capita - counties $4.00 per capita
Per capita 11 program $50 million
citiesldistricts: $2.70 per capita'
Roberti-Z'berg-Harris program $200 million
R -Z -H funds (1) rehabilitation or refurbishing performed annually or infrequently; excludes
capital improvements and other routine maintenance work; special major maintenance
projects include energy efficiency for lands and facilities (i.e., irrigation systems, replace-
ment or rep& of indoor facility or resurfacing parking lots. (2) innovative recreation
programs that respond to unique and otherwise unmet recreation needs of special urban
populations; can fund transportation to facilitate access to programs and facilities. R -Z -H
requires a match of 30% of project costs. Funds are distributed on following formula:
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69% block grants for urbanized areas
60% cities and districts $3.33' per capita
40% counties and regional districts $1.75 per capita
14% block grants to heavily urbanized areas
60% large cities $1.86 per capita
40% large counties and regional districts $ .49 per capita
170/6 competitive grants - $33,490,000
88% non -urbanized jurisdictions
12% urbanized, not including heavily urbanized
Other funding programs local agencies may compete for funds:
v CPRS provides
Riparian/river/aquatics habitat $10 million Trails, nonmotorized $10 million
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Low incomelat risk youth $100 million Urban/cultural centers/ $71.5 million
Regional youth soccer facilities $15 million zoos/wildlife education
to odVQACe the
Playground replacement $7 million CA Heritage Fund 510 million
Urban forestation proj. $10 million ' Local Conservation Corps $12.5 million
positive Impact
State parks administered by local agencies $20 million
The full text of AS 18 is available on the CPRS website legislative page:
and Value 0f
www.cprs.org/legislative. 9/99
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' State Department of Parks & Recreation will administer, less than 1.5% of total allocation is for grant
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administration.
z Provides funds to cities and districts with populations of 200,000 or less within urbanized counties with a
population greater than 200,000
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The allocations given here are estimates developed by the Department of Parks & Recreation