By Daily Press staff
(Editor’s note: This is part of an ongoing series that tracks expenditures on the Santa Monica City Council consent agenda. Consent agenda items are routinely passed with little or no discussion, though many of the items have been discussed in the past).
By Daily Press staff
COUNCIL CHAMBERS — The City Council isn’t scheduled to spend any money tonight, but it does plan to accept more than a half million dollars from the state to keep the beach clean and improve the parks.
City Council members are expected to take steps that would allow City Hall to accept the money — $387,000 under Proposition 40 and $238,292 under the Roberti-Z’Berg-Harris Block Grant Program. Once the contracts are executed, City Hall will be able to submit individual project applications to the state department of parks and recreation for approval.
The Safe Neighborhood Parks, Clean Water, Clean Air and Coastal Bond Act of 2002, also known as Prop. 40, was developed to respond to the state’s recreational and open space needs as the population continues to increase and urban areas expand. It’s intended to revive state stewardship of natural resources by investing in neighborhood and state parks, clean water protection and coastal beaches and scenic areas.
The other program is designed to meet the need for safe, open, and accessible park and recreational facilities. City Hall’s use of the funds will be considered for capital improvement programs beginning in 2004.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on December 16, 2003. Read the original PDF.