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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to request the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District to transfer $582,175 in Proposition A residual funds from the Baker Street and Golden Avenue Project to the Drake-Chavez Greenbelt Park Acquisition Project to acquire property at 620 San Francisco Avenue; and execute all documents necessary to implement and administer the project; and
Increase appropriations in the Capital Projects Fund (CP) in the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (PR) by $850,000.
(District 1)
DISCUSSION
Los Angeles County (Proposition A) Funds:
In 1992, the voters of Los Angeles County approved an assessment (Proposition A) to fund $540 million in projects for the acquisition and preservation of endangered wilderness lands, and to rehabilitate and improve dozens of park and recreational facilities throughout Los Angeles County. The proposition also created the Los Angeles County Regional Park and Open Space District (District) to manage the funds. In 1996, voters approved an increase of $319 million for additional projects. Through the two park bond measures, the City received millions of dollars to fund a wide variety of local park projects.
As a part of the park bond measures, the Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) received funds for the benefit of the lower Los Angeles River. The City of Long Beach is the largest city in the lower Los Angeles River area; therefore, the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine (Department) initiated a funding request to the MRCA to assign $2 million in funds for the acquisition of two parcels of land in Wrigley Heights. As a result of the assignment, the City acquired the Baker Avenue and Golden Avenue (Baker/Golden) parcels in Wrigley Heights. After the acquisition was complete, $582,175 in funding remained. Subsequently, the City requested and the MRCA approved the transfer of funding from the Baker/Golden Project to acquire a parcel...
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