BERNSON ASKS CITY TO PAY $225,000.Byline: Rick Orlov Staff Writer Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Councilman Hal Bernson Hal Bernson served as Los Angeles City Councilman for the 12th district. He was chair of the Transportation Committee. Prior to being on the City Council, he served in the Navy. Preceded by Robert M. followed through Friday on a pledge to push the city to pay $225,000 to help pay for a study of San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. secession. Bernson, who was involved in a Valley separation movement some 20 years ago, made the motion and said the city has to provide the money to keep faith with the more than 131,000 voters who signed petitions for Valley Voters Organized Toward Empowerment. ``The people are demanding we do this and we should abide by their wishes,'' Bernson said. The county Board of Supervisors The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. The Board of Supervisors is the body governing counties in the U.S. this week voted to provide $225,000 to help pay for the study, contingent on Adj. 1. contingent on - determined by conditions or circumstances that follow; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress" contingent upon, dependant on, dependant upon, dependent on, dependent upon, depending on, contingent the city putting up an equal amount. The state is paying $1.8 million for the study, provided the city and county come up with matching funds Noun 1. matching funds - funds that will be supplied in an amount matching the funds available from other sources cash in hand, finances, funds, monetary resource, pecuniary resource - assets in the form of money . The state contribution is expected to cover 80 percent of the cost of the study to be conducted by the county's Local Agency Formation Commission. It is not certain what the fate of the city spending proposal will be when it gets before the full City Council. A Daily News survey of council members this week showed a majority had yet to take a position on the issue. Bernson's proposal will be considered by a special City Council committee, chaired by Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski, who said she hopes to have a meeting within two weeks. Miscikowski, who seconded Bernson's motion, said she wants some clarification on how the money will be used and assurances about the type of information that will be developed as a result of the city's outlay. ``I want to make sure that this is not just what the city would routinely provide,'' she said, ``and if we will be reimbursed for any extraordinary costs the city will face.'' |
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