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RESOLUTION APPROVING APPLICATION FOR
AN URBAN STREAM RESTORATION GRANT
FOR TREE PLANTING ALONG THE KERN
RIVER IN CONJUNCTION WITH CALLOWAY
BRIDGE.
WHEREAS, this resolution endorses application for an Urban Streams
Restoration Grant and determines appropriate environmental impact document, conditionally
accepts grant if offered, and designates contract manager and fiscal agent; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Water Resources, Division of Local
Assistance, Urban Streams Restoration Program has announced the availability of funds for
grants; and
WHEREAS, said grants are intended to help solve flooding and erosion problems
in a way that provides environmental enhancement; and
WHEREAS, the Kern River Parkway Foundation has proposed to cosponsor a
grant application with City of Bakersfield; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield will be constructing a bridge over the Kern
River and Cross Valley Canal in 1995 which requires landscaping, revegetation and slope
stabilization along the Kern River; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield proposes to use said grant funds to restore
and enhance the banks of the Kern River to achieve soils stabilization and beautification along
Calloway Bridge as shown on attached Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, we have concluded the project proposed for funding with the grant
funds would be environmentally beneficial and we have adopted a Negative Declaration; and
WHEREAS, we consider the prospects of receiving such a grant to be reasonably
likely.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the above Recitals, incorporated
herein, are true and correct.
We, the City of Bakersfield, approve the joint application with Kern River
Parkway Foundation for an Urban Steams Restoration Program grant.
If offered such a grant, we authorize Raul Rojas, Public Works Director, or his
designate, to accept the grant and sign any contract for administration of the grant funds,
Jacques LaRochelie, Design Engineer, or his designate, to develop a work plan for the project,
and Raul Rojas, Public Works Director or his designate, to submit invoices to the Department of
Water Resources for activities carried out under the work plan for the grant contract.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
~IAN I~ ~ ~ , by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS DEMOND, CARSON, SMITH, MCDERMOIT, ROWLES, CHOW, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILME~3ERS NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBEItS NONE
/~SENT: COUNCILMEMBERS NONE
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
JAN 3 5 ~
APPROVED
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
JUDY SKOUSEN
CITY ATTORNEY
Assistant City Attorney
JE:pjt
January 11, 1995
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CALLOWAY BRIDGE TREE PLANTING
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CALLOWAY DRIVE RIGHT-OF-WAY
DISTUR
240"
AREA ~BANCIr
~ FUTURE
· ~-.T- REVE(]ETATION
V." ' '-I AREA
FLOOOPLAIN I' :
PRIMARY
FL OODPLAIN
B/CYCLE
PATH
PLANTING
(ALSO ~JfURE
REVEGETA170N AREA)
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EXHIBIT A