Res 19-009RESOLUTION NO. 19-009
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
POWAY, CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING ENTERING INTO A
GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
BOARD AND AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF ALL OF
ASSESSOR'S PARCEL NUMBERS 316-020-04, 316-020-05, 316-
020-20, AND 316-020-21 TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 162.31
ACRES IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY
WHEREAS, the owner of four parcels totaling approximately 162.31 acres has offered to sell
the property to the Trust for Public Lands (TPL) for open space purposes;
WHEREAS, the property is part of the Van Dam Cornerstone and identified in the Poway
Subarea Habitat Conservation Plan as a resource protection area of high preservation value;
WHEREAS, TPL is in negotiations with the property ownerto purchase the propertyfor open
space purposes;
WHEREAS, TPL has applied on the City's behalf for a Section 6 grant from the California
Wildlife Conservation Board (WCB) in the amount of $1,000,000;
WHEREAS, the City will purchase the property from TPL using grant funds; and
WHEREAS, the WCB is scheduled to consider award of the grant at their March 7, 2019
meeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Poway hereby:
Section 1: FINDS that acquisition of the identified property is exempt from the provisions
of the California Environmental Quality Act;
Section 2: FINDS that the identified property possesses high ecological and habitat
value;
Section 3: FINDS that the use of referenced grant funds for acquisition of the identified
property is an appropriate expenditure;
Section 4: ADOPTS the staff report and recommendation for this item;
Section 5: AUTHORIZES the execution of California Wildlife Conservation Board Grant
Agreement for Acquisition of Fee Interest number SG1802SS and the acceptance of grant funds
from the listed agencies for the purpose of acquisition of the identified property;
Section 6: AUTHORIZES the acceptance of fee title to the identified property; and
Section 7: AUTHORIZES the City Managerto do any and all acts necessaryto carry out
this resolution and any recommendations made by the Governing Board.
Resolution No. 19-009
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PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the City Council of the City of Poway, California,
at a regular meeting this 19th day of February 2019.
Steve Vaus, Mayor
ATTEST:
ay Vi son, terim City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
I, A. Kay Vinson, Interim City Clerk of the City of Poway, California, do hereby certify under
penalty of perjury that the foregoing Resolution No. 19- 009 was duly adopted by the City Council at
a meeting of said City Council held on the 19th day of February 2019, and that it was so adopted by
the following vote:
AYES: MULLIN, LEONARD, FRANK, GROSCH, VAUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
DISQUALIFIED: NONE
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