HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 5810 RESOLUTION NO. 5810
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH IN RESPONSE TO THE CALL FOR
INFORMATION FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OCS LEASE SALE#95.
WHEREAS, the Department of Interior has solicited comments and nominations
from interested parties on their proposed southern California OCS Lease Sale #95
offshore drilling plan; and
Comments and nominations will be accepted by the Department of Interior until
August 21, 1987; and
The City of Huntington Beach relies to a significant degree on a coastal-dependent
economic base which requires a clean and healthy marine environment; and
Local governments statewide consider the nearshore focus of the Lease Sale #95
proposal to be precedent-setting with regard to other proposed federal OCS leasing
actions elsewhere offshore California; and
Coastal-dependent tourism is a mainstay of the local economy in communities
adjacent to the proposed Lease Sale #95 area are regional in nature and likely to
adversely impact socioeconomic conditions in coastal and inland communities; and
The present lack of adequate oilspill response capability indicates that OCS leasing
in the Lease Sale #95 area will pose a high degree of risk to coastal environments; and
Ocean discharge of drilling wastes has cumulative impacts which degrade nearshore
water quality and which have remained unaddressed in the Five-Year OCS Leasing
Program; and
Critical commercial fishery tracts are encompassed by the Lease Sale #95 proposal
and significant conflicts are anticipated between the fishing industry and OCS activities;
and
Offshore oil drilling will require the increased utilization or expansion of existing
onshore facilities and the construction of new facilities. These facilities will have a
significant impact on coastal communities; and
The City of Huntington Beach has repeatedly opposed Federal efforts to allow oil
drilling off our shoreline because of adverse environmental and economic impacts which
would include increased air pollution, desecration of ocean views, and damage to the
beaches and sensitive ecological habitats, should an oil spill reach our shoreline; and
Two energy-related facilities are currently operating in Huntington Beach which
contribute heavily to air pollution in Orange County; and
The eight and one-half miles of beaches within Huntington Beach city limits
provide a major portion of public beach use opportunities for all of Southern California;
and
The Huntington Beach area includes sensitive ecological systems such as the Santa
Ana River mouth, Huntington Beach wetlands, Huntington Beach State Beach Least Tern
Natural Preserve, and the Bolsa Chica Wetlands and Ecological Reserve which provide
critical resources for migratory birds and endangered species; and
Tidal flushing will soon be restored to seventeen acres of the Huntington Beach
wetlands and is expected to be restored to portions of the Bolsa Chica in the future,
thereby increasing the potential for damage to critical ecological resources should an oil
spill reach the shoreline; and
The City of Huntington Beach has already accepted its fair share of the
responsibility and risks associated with the provision of the nation's energy needs; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Huntington Beach does
hereby submit to the Department of Interior NEGATIVE NOMINATIONS for ALL tracts
included in the "Call for Information" for proposed OCS Lease Sale #95; and
(8833d)
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that two identical copies of this resolution shall be
transmitted in a timely fashion to: (1) Regional Supervisor, Office of Leasing and
Environment, Minerals Management Service, Pacific OCS Region, 1340 West Sixth
Street, Los Angeles, CA 90017; and ALSO TO: (2) Chief, Offshore Leasing Management
Division, Minerals Management Service, Mail Stop 4230, 18th and C Streets, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20240 to arrive prior to August 21, 1987, in an envelope labeled
"Comments on the Call for Information and Nominations for Southern California Sale
95"; and
FURTHER, BE IT RESOLVED that an additional copy of this resolution shall be
transmitted in a timely fashion to: Ms. Jananne Sharpless, Secretary of Environmental
Affairs, 1102 Q Street, Sacramento, CA 95814, and to members of the California
Congressional Delegation.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of August, 1987.
Mayor Pro Tempore
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM
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(8833d)
Res. No. 5810
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
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 17th day
of August , 19 87 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Mays, Winchell, Erskine, Green, Bannister
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Finley, Kelly
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California