HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 9668 N.C.S. 02/07/1983' • "-n "'~'1°~ .~ ~. .;.. r ~ ' ., ~
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of the .City-of-Petaluma, CaTifornia
" 1~ESOLUTIO;N. OF THE CITY: COUNGIL ENDORSING AND
- . SUR,PORTIN;G TH~E, ACQ:U:ISITI;QN BY TH-E SONOIVI•A
~ C'OU..N.TY .COMMUNIT'Y CO.LI.EGE DI~STRICT
~ OF A PERMANENT SITE _IN THE P~ETA~'LUMA AREA.
WHEREAS, the Board' :of Trustees of the Sorioma County Community
_ College District in A Feasibil'ity Study for a Permarient 'Off-Campus 5ite in
Petaluma, dated June 14, 1982, recognized that,
. 1) The Santa 'Rosa .campus of the Junior College cannot accommodate
. ', new facilities to provide for any growth in enrollments after
~ 1990, and ~
2) The second major population center in Sonoma County is located
in the Petaluma Valley - Planning Ar:ea with a current population of
approximately 70, OOD that is expected to grow by 20., 000 in the
nexf 20 year, and
3) The alternati~es to b"uying a permanent 'site including programs
~ provided by Sonoma State University; iricreasing evening
progr.ams in junior and senior hig~h sch'ooL classroom space;
increasin'g •small off-=camp.u_s~+centers; joint ventures with the
~ Indian Valley Colleges~:; or increasirig the size of the. current
Petal_uma Center; are not aeceptable long=term solutions; and,
W.HEREAS`, the Sonoma Distr.i~ct cur.rently ~ has th'e resources ava'ilable' to;
purchase such a permanent site and. has! expressed the d'esire to purchase
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such a site. in the Petaluma ar,ea; and, ~ ~
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WHEREAS, the Petaluma City Council recognizes that the quality of life
:in our community is fundamentally dependent on the quality of the
educational opportunities available to our citizens;
NOW, THEREFORE:, BE IT RESOLVED that , the Petaluma City Council
endorses and supports the acquisition by the Gollege of a permanent site in
the Petaluma area; and~,
. BE IT FURTHER. RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma shall provide
whatever assistance; tlie City can offer to expedite the College's efforts to
locate a suitable site.
Under the.:power and authority conferred upon this Council by- the Charter of said City.
I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was;nitroduced and adopted by the Approved.as to
.Council~of the City of Petalwma at a(Regular) (~~j,14~(~~x~~~i6X) :meeting fO~
.on•the;~-- Zth_.__........ day of .--- Feb-ru~-r~' ..... ......................... is..83, by the
. following vote:
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~ City Attorney
aYES: BaTs.haw, Batta'glia, Bond, Cavanagh, Perry, Mayor Mattei
rroES; None
: ABS~rrT: Harberson:. .
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