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TO: HONORABLE MAYOR
AND MEMBERS
ROSEMEAD CITY COUNCIL
FROM: FRANK G. TRIPEPI, CITY MANAGER /L~7
DATE: FEBRUARY 19, 1998
RE: USER FEES ON FEDERAL LANDS
This item was placed on the agenda by Councilmember Clark. In 1996, Congress authorized the
U.S. Forest Service and other U.S. agencies to begin a three-year test to determine if Americans
would willingly pay fees to access public lands. The House Subcommittee on National Parks and
Public Lands has scheduled a public hearing for Thursday February 26, 1998 to consider'making the
user fees permanent. That hearing, in effect, moves the time frame up for public comment from the
previous target of September 1999. Accordingly, should the Council choose to comment on this
matter, it should before the February 26 subcommitee hearing on the matter.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Should the Council choose to comment on this matter, it is recommended that the City Council sign
and forward the attached correspondence to the House Subcommittee on National Parks and Public
Lands.
FFEB CIL. AGENDA
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Councilmember Vasquez stated that he favors Alternative 2 also.
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MOTION BY COUNCII.,MENIBER TAYLOR, SECOND BY COUNCILMEMBER
VASQ'UEZ that the Council approve Alternative 2 - New Street Lights within Downtown Area
only with Decorative Pedestrian Lighting. Vote resulted:
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