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D RAFT D RAFT D RAFT D RAFT 1.A - 3 NOT I:N PRINT ...-- VERY Draft Language of Proposed Enabling Legisla~ion for The San Mateo Countywide Park Spe,~ial District Last Amended/printed: 3/3/2004 2:56 PM The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. The Legislature hereby finds and declares all of the following: . (a) Throughout the County of San Mateo, there are concerns about the adequacy of the existing park and recreation systems to serve the population of the Coun~y and its cities, including deferred maintenance problems, on- going maintenance and operations shortfalls, needed capital improvements, and missed opportunities for potential additions to city and county parks. (b) Formation of a park and recreation district in the County of San Mateo is critical to address these unresolved concerns and to provide safe and accessible park and recreation facilities for current and future generations. SEC. 2. Section 5506.13 is added to the Public Resources Code, to read: 5506.13. (a) A proceeding for the formation of a regional district in San Mateo County may be initiated by resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, adopted after a hearing noticed in accordance with Section 6064 of the Government Code, in lieu of the petition and related proceedings specified in this article. (b) The resolution shall do all of the following: (1) Name the proposed regional district and state the reasons for forming it. (2) Specify that the proposed regional district shall be governed by members as specified in the district formation measure to be placed before the voters. (3) Specify the territory to be included in the proposed regional district. The territory of the proposed regional district may include all or part of the territory within San Mateo County, and may include incorporated cities within that territory. (4) Describe the methods by which the proposed regional district will be financed. (5) Call, and give notice of, an election to be held in the proposed regional district pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 5514. (6) Prescribe any other matters necessary to the formation of the proposed regional district. (c) .For purposes of this section, "regional district" means a district formed pursuant to this section that contains all or part of the territory within San Mateo County, and may include all incorporated cities within that territory. (d) The formation of the regional district is not subject to Section 5517.1 or to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Re~ganization Act of 2000 (Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5 of the Government Code).