Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, February 02, 2021
Consent
SUBJECT:
Title
CONSIDER RESOLUTION 21-011 SUPPORTING AB 78 (O'DONNELL) EXPANDING THE TERRITORY OF THE SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY TO INCLUDE THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL WATERSHED AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
AB 78 would expand the territory of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC) to include the Dominguez Channel watershed and Santa Catalina Island. This action could directly benefit the City of Carson as it may make the City eligible for more grant and bond funding for open space projects. This bill was first proposed in 2019 as AB 1694 and the City Council approved a resolution endorsing it, but the bill did not advance. It was reintroduced in 2020 as AB 2103 but it was held in the Senate Appropriations Committee's Suspense File. Assembly Member O'Donnell, the sponsor of the bill, has reintroduced it in the new session as AB 78.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 21-011 "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING AB 78 (O'DONNELL), EXPANDING THE TERRITORY OF THE SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY TO INCLUDE THE DOMINGUEZ CHANNEL WATERSHED AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND"
2. REQUEST that staff forward a copy of executed Resolution 21-011 to Assembly Member Patrick O'Donnell's Office.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
DO NOT support Resolution 21-011.
IV. BACKGROUND
The RMC is one of 10 conservancies created by the Legislature with the mission of preserving open space and habitat while facilitating public access to California's wilderness and wildlife. The RMC achieves these goals through projects that preserve and restore wildlife habitat, improve watersheds, and provide low-impact recreational and educational uses. The RMC applies for funding from p...
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