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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01-135~ ~i •'0~ ~ O . a' ~ '~ ~~~ ~'e,~,~ :~ .*. • •~ +~~ :~ '~~ 0` ~~ BOARD OF SUPERV150RS COUNTY OF BUTr'E, STATE OF CALIFORNIA Rcsolufion No. of-iss RESOLUTION SUPERCEDING RESOLUTION NO. OI-125, CALLING FOR AN ELECTION REGARDING THE FORMATION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT. WHEREAS, on April 10, 2001, the Butte County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolutian No. 01-040 requesting that the Butte County Local Agency Formation Commission conduct proceedings for the formation of a resource conservation district to be known as the Butte County Resource Conservation District pursuant to Government Code Section 9167; and WHEREAS, the Butte County Local Agency Formation Commission adopted Resolution No. 08 2001102 making determinations and approving the establishment of territory designated as 01-08 Formation of the Butte County Resource Conservation District; and WHEREAS, the Butte County Local Agency Formation Commission's Resolution No. 08 2001102 directed the Butte County Board of Supervisors, pursuant to Government Code Section 57007 and Public Resources Code Sections 9181 through 9189, to call for, and give notice of, an election to be held in the proposed district; and WHEREAS, on October 23, 2001, the Butte County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolutian No. 01-125 calling for an election regarding the formation of a Resource Conservation District. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Butte, State of California, as follows: 1. The Board hereby calls an election to be held within the proposed district on March 5, 2002. 2. That the proposed election be consolidated with the Statewide Primary election to be held on March 5, 2002. 3. Said election shall be held and conducted pursuant to the procedures specified in Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code commencing at Section 10400. 4. The name of the proposed district shall be the Butte County Resource Conservation District. 5. The purpose of the district shall be: to obtain grants and other funding from public and private sources; to address soil and water conservation issues including the prevention of soil erosion and erosion stabilization in open areas, agricultural areas, wildlife areas, watershed areas, timberlands and other non-urban lands where these functions are not presently being addressed by another local agency or where a collaborative agreement has been reached with an affected local agency to manage an identified need; and to control water run-off and sedimentation of natural waterways, provided such projects do not conflict with existing water reclamation or irrigation facilities operated by an existing local agency unless a cooperative agreement is approved by all affected agencies. The district, in exercising its functions, shall also coordinate and consult with the appropriate mosquito abatement districts. 6. The approval is expressly conditioned upon the County providing adequate financial and in-kind support to the district to assure the continuing fiscal solvency of the district for at least five years, including at least the following: A. A commitment of at least $b,000 per _year for ,general expenses of the district for five years. $. A contract between the district and the County providing the district with the following for a least five years: [nsurance coverage for district activities. 2. Staffing, office assistance, and meeting space. 7. The boundaries of the district shall be the boundaries of the County of Butte, including all the unincorporated areas therein, but excluding all the territory within the Vina Resource Conservation District and all incorporated areas; and 8. In accordance with Elections Code Section 13247, the County Clerk is authorized to abbreviate the above measure t~ be submitted only to the voters of the proposed district to read as follows: FORMATION OF THE BUTTE COUNTY RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICT Sha11 the proposed Butte County Resource Conservation District be formed in only the unincorporated territory of the County excluding the area encompassing the Vina Resource Conservation District to obtain grants and other funding from public and private sources to address soil and water conservation issues? YES [ ] NO [ ] 9. Following the approval of the electorate and the filing of the Certificate of Completion by the LAFCo Executive Officer, the Board of Supervisors shall appoint the district directors according to the following formula: a total of five (5) directors shall be appointed, one from each supervisorial district. PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of November, 2001, by the following vote: AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Dolan, Houx, Yamaguchi and Chair Josiassen NOES: None ABSENT: None NOT VOTING: None --- '~ Curt osiassen, Chair $uIt County Board of Supervisors ATTEST: Clerk of the Board of Su rvisors B ~~ , . D uty