Resolution 2003-19
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Resolution No. 2003-19
RESOLUTION NO. 2003-19
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY
CERTIFYING PROJECT BUDGET, LOCAL FUNDING COMMITMENT,
SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDS AND PUBLIC LIBRARY OPERATION; AND
AUTHORIZING THE SECOND SUBMITTAL OF AN APPLICATION
UNDER THE CALIFORNIA READING AND LITERACY IMPROVEMENT
AND PUBLIC LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION AND RENOVATION BOND
ACT OF 2000 FOR A LOCAL LIBRARY CONSTRUCTION GRANT.
WHEREAS, the voters of California on March 7, 2000, passed Proposition
14, the California Reading and Literacy Improvement and Public Library
Construction and Renovation Bond Act of 2000 ("Bond Act"), authorizing a bond
issue of Three Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($350,000,000) ("Fund") for
appropriation to the State Librarian to provide funds for the construction and
renovation of public library facilities; and
WHEREAS, the Bond Act provides that sixty-five percent (65%) of the
costs of selected library construction or renovation projects, up to a maximum of
Twenty Million Dollars ($20,000,000) per project, shall be provided through
allocations from the Fund, and the grant applicant must provide matching funds
from an available source ("Matching Funds") in an amount equal to thirty-five
percent (35%) of the costs of the project; and
WHEREAS, the California Office of Library Construction ("OLC") is a
division of the California State Library and has been delegated the responsibility
for the administration of the program under the Bond Act within the State and
promulgating regulations establishing procedures governing program
applications; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy ("City") desires to apply to the OLC for
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funding under the Bond Act to construct a new public library facility ("Project");
and
WHEREAS, the regulations established by the California OLC require the
City, as an applicant for funding under the Bond Act and prior to the submittal of
an application for funding of its Project, to certify by resolution enumerated
commitments by the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF GILROY THAT THE CITY CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
(A) That the City is committed to providing the Local Match amount
identified in the Library Project Budget (Six Million Eight Hundred
Twenty-two Thousand Six Hundred Thirty-six Dollars ($6,822,636)), as
required by California Education Code section 19995 (a), including
amounts stated in the Multipurpose Project Budget to be credited (Two
Million One Hundred Seventy-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Thirty
Dollars ($2,178,830)) to Local Match funds pursuant to California
Education Code section 19995 (c) and (d).
(B) That the City is committed to providing supplemental funds as
necessary to complete the Project at the level stated in the Project
budget (Seven Hundred Sixty-seven Thousand Dollars ($767,000)).
(e) That the Local Match and supplemental funds specified in the Project
budget are available and will be available when the funds are needed
to meet cash flow requirements for the Project.
(D) The Project budget contained in the Library Project Budget section of
the Application Form.
(E) The accuracy and truthfulness of all information submitted in the
Application Form and the required supporting documents.
(F) That the Santa Clara County Library Joint Powers Authority shall
operate the completed public library facility and provide public library
direct service pursuant to an agreement with the City.
(G)That the City is committed that the facility shall be dedicated to public
library direct service use for a period of forty (40) years following
completion of the Project, regardless of any operating agreements the
City may have with other jurisdictions or parties.
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(H) That the City commits that the City will abide by all requirements of the
Bond Act and the Final (Codified) Title 5 Library Bond Act Regulations;
Effective Date: January 4, 2002.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Gilroy
hereby authorizes the submittal of an application to the California Office of
Library Construction for a grant of funds for the construction of its library
construction Project as authorized pursuant to the Bond Act. The City
Administrator or his authorized designee of the City is hereby authorized and
empowered to execute in the name of the City of Gilroy all necessary
applications, contracts, agreements, amendments, payment requests and other
documents for the purposes of securing grant funds and to implement and carry
out the purposes specified in the grant application.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of March, 2003, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Arellano, Dillon, Gartman, Morales,
Pinheiro, Velasco, and Springer.
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None.
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
None.
APPROVED:
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Thomas W. Springe~
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of
I, RHONDA PELLIN, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certity that the attached
Resolution No. 2003-19 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of
Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 17th day of March, 2003, at which meeting
a quorum was present.
the City of Gilroy this 20th day of March, 2003.
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