CC Resolution 2003-121 RESOLUTION NO. 2003-121
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA
QUINTA, CALIFORNIA, suPPORTING THE .DESERT
COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT'S BOND CAMPAIGN AND
BOND MEASURE SCHEDULED FOR THE MARCH 2, 2004
CONSOLIDATED ELECTION
wHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Ouinta has determined that the
Desert Community College District (the District) needs to acquire, construct,
improve and equip certain properties and equipment within the District in order to
enable the District to maintain College of the Desert as a valuable community
resource, to train and re-train local residents for higher-paying and skilled jobs,
particularly nurses and public safety personnel., and to enhance the educational
opportunities of the students in the District who desire to transfer to four-year
colleges and universities; and
"- WHEREAS, due to the rapid growth of the District's service area, including
~' the eastern and western Coachella Valley, thousands of new students are entering
' college each year and College of the Desert desires to respond to such growth by
expanding its campuses and constructing new facilities; and
WHEREAS, the District, in collaboration with staff and community, has
prepared a Facilities Master Plan which outlines the District's facility needs through
2015; and
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WHEREAS, in the judgment of the District's Board of Trustees, it~is advisable
to provided additional funding for such facility, technOlogy and safety needs by
means of a $346.5 million general obligation bond to be place don the March 2,
2004 consolidated election ballOt; and
WHEREAS, the District and the College of the Desert administration have
demonstrated responsible stewardship in the allocation and use of funds received
from the federal and state goVernment and private donors over· the past forty years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT' RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of La
Quinta, California, as follows:
ReSolution No. 2003-121
College of the Desert Bond Measure
Adopted: December 16, 2003
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lbo City Council of tho City of i.a Quinta does hereby .reSOlve to endorse and
support the Desert Community College'District's bond campaign and bond
measure scheduled for the March 2, 2004 consolidated election.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La
(~Uinta City Council held on this 16th day of December, 2003, by the following
vote to wit:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Osborne, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None ~ ~
DO~ ADOI~PH, .M~yor
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
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J[~NE ~;. GREEK, CMC, ~it¢ Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
(City Seal)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:.
City of La Ouinta, Ca/ifornia