Resolution No. 6671RESOLUTION NO 6671
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, ACTING IN ITS CAPACITY AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF
DIRECTORS OF THE CYPRESS RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT
ACCEPTING THE DONATION OF APPROXIMATELY NINE ACRES
OF LAND FOR PUBLIC PARK PURPOSES
WHEREAS, Cypress GC, LLC (the 'Owner") owns approximately 35.7 acres of
land on which the northern portion of the former Cypress Golf Club was located (the 'Golf
Course Property"); and
WHEREAS, the Owner desires to donate approximately nine acres of the Golf
Course Property (the 'Donated Land") to the Cypress Recreation and Park District
("District") for a public park; and
WHEREAS, the Donated Land is located at the southwest corner of Cerritos
Avenue and Lexington Drive, as more particularly described in the Agreement for
Donation of Parkland Property and Joint Escrow Instructions (the 'Donation
Agreement"); and
WHEREAS, the District intends to utilize the Donated Land as a public park; and
WHEREAS, the City Council now therefore desires to formally accept the Donated
Land for the District for public park purposes.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CYPRESS CITY COUNCIL
ACTING AS THE GOVERNING BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CYPRESS
RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 Recitals. All of the above -stated recitals are true and correct and
incorporated herein by reference.
Section 2. CEQA Exemption. The City Council hereby finds and determines that the
acceptance of the Donated Land is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3)
of the CEQA Guidelines.
Section 3. Acceptance. Based upon the forgoing, the Cypress City Council, as the
governing board of the District and on behalf of the District, hereby accepts the offer of
donation of the Donated Land from the Owner for public park purposes, and this
acceptance is subject to the terms and conditions more particularly described in the
Donation Agreement.
Section 4. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the
District, to execute all documents necessary and appropriate to carry out and implement
this Resolution and to administer the District's obligations, responsibilities and duties to
be performed under the deeds transferring the Donated Land. This includes, but is not
limited to, the execution of any Certificate of Acceptance pursuant to Government Code
§ 27281 as contemplated by the Donation Agreement.
Section 5. The City Clerk, acting as the secretary of the District's governing body is
hereby authorized and directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress, at a regular
meeting held on the 29111 day of May 2018.
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held
on the 29th day of May, 2018, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Johnson, Morales, Yarc, Berry and Peat
NOES 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS