HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2009-55 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING GOVERNMENTAL ACTION TO
RESTORE CALIFORNIA'S DELTA AND PROVIDE A RELIABLE WATER SUPPLY
WHEREAS, the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, known as California's
Delta, provides water to an estimated 25 million people throughout the State of California;
and
The Sacramento and San Joaquin River systems, which provide much of the state's
reservoir inflow, were classified as Critically Dry for the 2008 water year; and
A biological opinion issued by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on
December 15, 2008, imposed a 30 percent restriction on water deliveries from the State
Water Project and Central Valley Project to protect Delta smelt; and
State Water Project allowances have now been reduced to 15 percent of requested
deliveries, with many of the allocations for agriculture users reduced to zero; and
In February 2009, Governor Schwarzenegger declared a State Emergency, due to
water supply shortages; and
The Delta is home to more than 750 plants and animals, some of which are unique
to the Delta; and
The Delta Vision Committee drew a fundamental and significant conclusion that
California's Delta must be managed according to two co-equal goals, "Restore the Delta
ecosystem and create a more reliable water supply for California;" and
The Bay Delta Conservation Plan is a collaborative approach to restore the Delta
ecosystem and protect water supplies; and
The Delta Vision and Bay Delta Conservation Plan provide a critical piece of the
comprehensive solution to provide a sustainable and reliable water supply for California,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
hereby resolve as follows:
1. That the City of Huntington Beach supports the co-equal goals of the Delta
Vision and the ongoing Bay Delta Conservation Plan process as valuable in providing a
sustainable water supply for California; and
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2. That the City of Huntington Beach supports further efforts to find a
comprehensive solution for the issues facing California's Delta.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 21 'ST day of September , 2009.
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REVIEW AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN 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 at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on September 21, 2009 by the following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Dwyer, Green, Bohr, Coerper, Hardy, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
y Clerk and ex-offici Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California