HomeMy WebLinkAbout20247 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/19/2001 RESOLUTION NO. 20247
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, AUTHORIZING A $500,000 ADVANCE TO BE
REPAID AT $100,000 ANNUALLY FROM MEASURE Y
ALLOCATIONS AND/OR DONATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION OF
THE PALM SPRINGS SKATE PARK AND SWIM CENTER
PROJECT.
WHEREAS Ordinance No. 1454, Chapter 3.32 of the Palm Springs Municipal Code
reinstated the Utility Users Tax (UUT) effective September 30, 1993; and
WHEREAS the UUT rate was established at 5% of electric, gas, and telephone usage; and
WHEREAS, on September 1, 1998, the City Council reduced the UUT collection rate to
4.5%; and
WHEREAS, on March 15,2000,the City Council established the collection rate be set at 5%
according to Ordinance No. 1454; and
WHEREAS, in November 1999, the voters of Palm Springs approved an advisory ballot
measure to annually allocate $400,000 of the collections from the UUT for improvements
to City parks, leisure and recreational activities;
WHEREAS, the $400,000 allocation will be apportioned each year, with $133,000 going to
the Palm Springs Library and the remaining $267,000 going to the Parks and Recreation
Division for facility improvements,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm Springs that
a $500,000 loan is authorized for construction of the Palm Springs Skate Park and Swim
Center project, to be repaid annually at $100,000 from Measure Y Utility User Tax
allocations and/or donations over a five-year period.
ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2001.
AYES: Members Mills, Oden, Reller-Spurgin and Mayor Kleindienst
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
�AT—TEST: CITY OF PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
City Clerk City Manager
REVIEWED & APPROVED AS TO FORM
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