HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-09-28; City Council; Resolution 2004-3071
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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-307
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING GRANT REQUESTS
FROM THE CARLTAS COMPANY FOR RESEARCH PROJECTS
FLOWER FIELDS AT CARLSBAD RANCH.
CASE NAME: FLOWER FIELDS GRANT ALLOCATIONS
The City Council of the City of Carlsbad, California, does hereby resolve as
INTENDED TO ENSURE LONG-TERM PRODUCTIVITY OF THE
follows:
WHEREAS, Carltas Company, as property owner and on behalf of the Flower
Fields grower, has filed a request for two grants; and
WHEREAS, Grant No. 1 requests $32,000 to research alternatives to Methyl
Bromide fumigation; and
WHEREAS, Grant No. 2 requests $29,000 to continue seed selection research;
and
WHEREAS, staff has reviewed and recommends that each grant is consistent
with the purpose stipulated in the agreement between the City of Carlsbad and the California
Coastal Conservancy and with reasonable and customary costs associated with the scope of
work covered in each grant request; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Director has determined that the projects covered by
the grant requests are categorically exempt from environmental review pursuant to Section
15301 (Existing Facilities) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and
WHEREAS, there are sufficient funds in the Flower Fields special revenue
account to cover the two grant requests for $61,000, plus the City’s administrative costs of
$6,100 based on 10% of the combined grant requests, since the amount of accrued interest
currently is approximately $1 38,000; and
WHEREAS, the Finance Director is authorized to disburse the $61,000 in grant
requests from the Flower Field fund, and to transfer the administrative fee of $6,100 from the
Flower Field fund into the City’s General Fund.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: 3
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
1. That the foregoing recitations are true and correct.
2. That the Flower Fields Grants are approved and appropriations in the amount
of $61,000, plus an additional $6,100 for administrative charges, are hereby authorized subject
to the following:
Conditions:
1. Upon each project's completion, the grant recipient shall submit a report to the Planning
Director, detailing and/or summarizing how the project met the intended objectives, as well
as disclosure of all related actual project costs.
2. The Planning Director, or designee, will review the submitted accounting and project detail
submittals to determine validity of the costs. If the actual grant is determined to be more
than the validated costs, the applicant shall refund the said difference to the City within 30
days of written City notification.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Carlsbad on the 28th day of September 2004, by the following vote,
to wit:
AYES: Council Members Lewis, F'imilla, Kulchin, Hall and Packard.
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: fl
LORRAINPM. WOOD, City Clerk
(SEAL)
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