HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-08-24 - RESOLUTIONS - WITHDRAW LACO PUBLIC LIBRARY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 10-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, TO WITHDRAW THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA FROM THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY FREE LIBRARY SYSTEM
AND ASSUME THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE PROVISION OF LIBRARY SERVICES
WITHIN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, AND TAKING
OTHER ACTIONS RELATED THERETO
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita is within the service area of the County of
Los Angeles Free Library System; and
WHEREAS, Section 19116(a) of the California Education Code, authorizes a city whose
jurisdiction is within in the County of Los Angeles to withdraw from the County Free Library
System and assume responsibility for providing public library services by providing the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County notification that the city no longer desires to be a Part of the
County Free Library System; and
WHEREAS, Section 19106 of the California Education Code requires that before a city
council gives notice of withdrawal from the County Free Library System, the city council shall
publish at least once a week for two successive weeks prior to the giving of notice, in a
newspaper designated by city council and circulating throughout the city, notice of the
contemplated action, giving the date and the place of the meeting at which the contemplated
action is proposed to be taken; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing duly noticed in accordance with the requirements of Section
19106 of the California Education Code was conducted on August 24, 2010; and
WHEREAS, Section 19116(c) of the California Education Code provides that if there are
one or more county library facilities within the territorial boundaries of the withdrawing city at
the time the withdrawing city provides notice that the city no longer desires to be a part of the
County Free Library System, the withdrawing city shall have the right to acquire any or all of
those facilities from the county and the county shall, no later than July 1 of the base year ("base
year" being the fiscal year commencing on the July 1 following the December 2 following the
date of the notice given pursuant to Section 19116(a) of the California Government Code
indicating that the city no longer desires to be a part of the County Free Library System), transfer
to the withdrawing city each facility to be acquired and the personal property therein related to
the provision of library services; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of Section 19116(d) of the California Education
Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles may require as a condition of
transferring a library facility pursuant to Section 19116(c) of the California Education Code that
the library services provided by the City of Santa Clarita to its residents also be available on the
same basis to the residents of the surrounding jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita desires to withdraw from the
Los Angeles County Free Library System effective July 1, 2011, and to acquire library facilities
and/orpersonal property therein related located within the City of Santa Clarita pursuant to the
provisions of Sections 19116(a) and 19116(c), respectively, of the California Education Code.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and the City Council hereby so
finds and determines.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 9116(a) of the California Education
Code, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita hereby determines, and notifies the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County, that the City of Santa Clarita no longer desires to be part of
the Los Angeles County Free Library System and that the City of Santa Clarita will assume
responsibility for the delivery of public library services within the City of Santa Clarita effective
July 1, 2011.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Santa Clarita hereby determines, and
notifies the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County, that the City of Santa Clarita intends to
acquire property pursuant to the provisions of Section 19116(c) of the California Education
Code, specifically: the Newhall Library facility, parking area.:.and the personal property therein
related; the Valencia Library facility, parking area and the personal property therein related; and
the personal property therein related to the Canyon Country Jo Anne Darcy Library.
SECTION 4. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 19116(d) of the California Education
Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles may require, as a condition of
transferring the Valencia Library facility, that the library services provided by the City of Santa
Clarita to its residents also be available on the same basis to the residents of the surrounding
jurisdictions.
SECTION 5. The City Manager, Assistant City Manager, Deputy City Manager, City
Attorney, City Clerk and/or their designees are hereby authorized to take such actions as the City
Manager deems necessary to carry out, effectuate, implement, and fulfill the actions taken and
authorized by the City Council pursuant to this resolution.
SECTION 6. Fund 309 (Public Library Fund) is hereby created. The amount of
two -hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby loaned from the General Fund Capital Projects
Reserve to the Public Library Fund (Fund 309) and is hereby appropriated for the purpose of
implementing the actions herein taken and authorized by this resolution. Said loan shall accrue
interest a rate equal to the rate of return on investments of the City's cash and investment
portfolio and said loan shall be repaid at such time as possible by the Public Library Fund.
SECTION 7. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
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SECTION 8. The City Clerk 'is"hereby directed to transmit a certified copy of this
resolution*to the Board of Supervisors of Los Angeles County.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of August, 2010.
ATTEST:
CITY CLE-.RK,,.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 24th day of August, 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: McLean, Ferry, Ender, Weste
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Kellar
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, , City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby
certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. '1 Q-71, adopted by the
City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, California on August 24, 10.10,.'which-is .novv, on file in
my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, th's--day,of 20
City Clerk
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Deputy City Clerk
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