HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 168-08 Wildlife Shoreline BondRESOLUTION NO. 168 - 08
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
ENDORSING EAST BAY REGIONAL PARK DISTRICT'S
PROPOSED EXTENSION OF REGIONAL OPEN SPACE,
WILDLIFE, SHORELINE AND PARKS BOND
WHEREAS, the City of Dublin and the East Bay Regional Park District are public agencies
jointly responsible for providing important public services to our resident constituents; and
WHEREAS, the East Bay Regional Park District has expanded by more than 34,000 acres of
parkland and shoreline in the last 20 years, largely as a result of funding provided by the 1988 voter
approved bond measure AA which also provided $60 million in funding for local parks and recreation
projects; and
WHEREAS, in response to continuing community interest, the East Bay Regional Park District
Board of Directors has approved placing a bond measure on the November 2008 ballot to extend the
Measure AA program; and
WHEREAS, the proposed measure would replicate and extend the successful $225 million
Measure AA bond passed in 1988; and
WHEREAS, the specifics of the Park District's proposed park bond extension measure are as
follows:
• The proposed issuance of bonds is structured to retain the property tax rate at or below the
existing tax rate of $10 per $100,000 of property value for property owners.
• The $500 million bond initiative must be approved by two-thirds of voters in Alameda and
Contra Costa counties in November 2008.
• $125 million (25%) of the bond proceeds will fund local park and recreation projects on a
per-capita grant program to Cities and other local agencies.
• The City of Dublin would receive $2,145,118 in funding from the bond extension measure.
• $375 million (75%) of the bond proceeds will fund regional park acquisitions, open space
preservation, park development, habitat restoration and an emergency reserve.
• A detailed project list has been complied which is available to the public.
• The Park District Board of Directors will conduct annual public hearings on projects to be
selected and funded by the Measure.
• EBRPD's Park Advisory Committee provides oversight review.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Dublin does
hereby endorse the East Bay Regional Park District's Proposed Extension of Regional Open Space,
Wildlife, Shoreline and Parks Bond which will be placed on the November 4, 2008 ballot in Alameda and
Contra Costa Counties.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of September, 2008, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Hildenbrand, Oravetz, and Sbranti, and Mayor Lockhart
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilmember Scholz
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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