HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5366 RESOLUTION NO. 5366
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH URGING A COOPERATIVE EFFORT REL-
ATIVE TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA'S WATER SUPPLY AND
DEMAND
WHEREAS, future water demand in Orange County and Southern
California will require the development of additional water re-
sources to ensure that a dependable and reliable water supply
is maintained; and
The Supreme Court has ruled that Southern California' s water
supply from the Colorado River will be significantly reduced in
1985; and
The Governor of the State of California, recognizing the
critical need for effective management , distribution and develop-
ment of California's water supply, identified seven water goals
in his 1984 State-of-the-State Address ; including:
Water conservation and salvaging of wasted water
Protection of water quality
Additional facilities to store surplus water under-
ground and in offstream reservoirs
Interconnecting water systems
Fish and wildlife protection
Respecting areas-of-origin water rights; and
Developing technology to expand water supplies.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that it hereby urges cooperation among
the seven Southern California counties of Imperial, Los Angeles ,
Orange , Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego and Ventura; cities
within such counties; businesses and water agencies to declare
their commitment to the same seven goals in order to achieve a
cooperative effort designed to develop a positive regional pro-
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gram to address Southern California's water supply and demand
requirement , develop a positive regional program to promote ad-
ditional water supplies into Southern California, and assist in
the development of a statewide consensus as to management and
distribution of California' s water.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd
day of April 1984 .
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Res. No. 5366
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is 'seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day
of April 19 84 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Pattinson, MacAllister, Thomas, Kelly, Finley, Bailey, Mandic
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
None
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California