R-025-18 Endorse and Support Proposition 68, Formerly known as Senate Bill (SB) 5, The CA Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for all Act of 2018 as Put Before the Voters by the State of CA

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I RESOLUTION NO. R-25-18 2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLTON TO 3 ENDORSE AND SUPPORT PROPOSITION 68, FORMERLY KNOWN AS 4 SENATE BILL (SB) 5, THE "CALIFORNIA DROUGHT, WATER, PARKS, CLIMATE, COASTAL PROTECTION, AND OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR ALL ACT 5 OF 2018" AS PUT BEFORE THE VOTERS BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 6 WHEREAS, the Legislature adopted and governor signed SB 5, a $4 Billion General Obligation Bond to be placed on the June 5, 2018 ballot entitled the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018, now designated as 8 Proposition 68; and 9 WHEREAS, parks infrastructure across California is sorely in need of funding and has not benefitted from a dedicated parks bond since 2002; and 10 WHEREAS, investments in California's urban, suburban and rural park and resources - 11 related landscapes promote the notion of community and provide health, environmental and 12 aesthetic benefits; and 13 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 invests no less than $1 billion in California's most economically challenged communities, eradicating blight, promoting greater access to the outdoors by 14 providing funding for parks, water, and climate and environmental programs; and 15 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 invests $725 million in grants for the creation and expansion of safe neighborhood parks in park -poor neighborhoods under the Statewide Park Development 16 and Community Revitalization Act of 2008; and 17 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 contains $200 million in per capita funding to assist all of 18 California's communities in underwriting priority park -related improvements; and 19 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 includes an additional $15 million for grants to cities and districts in urbanized counties providing park and recreation services within jurisdictions of 20 200,000 or less in population; and 21 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 contains an additional $40 million shall be available in block 22 grant awards for communities that self -tax for park related improvements; and 23 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 underwrites $250 million in investments in improving local water systems, and providing safe and reliable drinking water to all Californians; and 24 WHEREAS, Proposition 68 spends $80 million in competitive grants for treatment and 25 remediation to promote access to safe drinking water in some of California's most economically 26 challenged communities. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Colton does hereby: Section 1: Endorse and support the "California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal 28 Protection, and Outdoor Access for All Act of 2018", as put to the voters by the State of California.