HomeMy WebLinkAbout82-65 - Proposition 9 - Peripheral Canal MeasureRESOLUTION NO. 82 -65
. A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 9 AND
URGING A "YES" VOTE ON THE PERIPHERAL CANAL
MEASURE APPEARING ON THE JUNE 8, 1982 BALLOT
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court has ruled that by 1985,
Southern California's supply of water from the Colorado River
will be cut in half; and
WHEREAS, the increasing possibility of serious water
shortages within the next decade is a source of continuing
concern to all residents and businesses in the City of Newport
Beach and Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the State Water Project furnishes water to
more than 15 million people in the South San Francisco Bay area
and Southern California, and to hundreds of thousands of acres of
agricultural land in the San Joaquin Valley; and
WHEREAS, after 1985 the State Water Project will be the
largest single source of water supply for Southern California;
and
WHEREAS, the Peripheral Canal has been found to be the
most economical, efficient and environmentally acceptable method
of moving water across the Sacramento -San Joaquin Delta; and
WHEREAS, both the United States Fish and Wildlife
Commission and the California Department of Fish and Game agree
that the Peripheral Canal is "the soundest method of transporting
water over the Delta "; and
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WHEREAS, a referendum on the issue of the Peripheral
Canal (Proposition 9) has been set for June 9, 1982;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach, does hereby support the Peripheral
Canal Project and does urge all voters to support Proposition 9
and the Peripheral Canal;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Orange and all cities within the County, are
hereby urged to go on record in strong support of ratification of
the Peripheral Canal Referendum;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City
of Newport Beach is directed to send a copy of this Resolution to
the appropriate local government entities and counties, water
districts, representatives of the State Senate and Assembly and
Governor Brown's office.
ADOPTED this 10th day of May , 1982.
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City Clerk
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AYES COUNCIL MEMBERS Maurer, Hart, Heather,
Plutmner, Cox
NOES,COUNCIL MEMBERS Hummel, Strauss
ABSENT COUNCIL MEMBERS None