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RESOLUTION NO. 6280
RE~OLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO IN SUPPORT OF
ACA 75 (SHER) WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTIONALLY PROTECT WATER RESOURCES
AT THEIR ORIGIN.
WHEREAS, proposals are currently before the State Legislature
which would perr.:it the t:dnsfer of wat~r fr001 ncrthern to southern
California without adequate environmental protections; anu
WHEREAS, the prot~ction, conservation, control, and appropriate
use of waters in the Sdcramento-San Joaquin Delta is essential for
the public good; and
WHEREAS~ water from northern California river systems must not be
exported unless expressly authorized by the electorate or by
two-thirds vote of ~he Legislature; and
WHEREAS, wJter qua lit~· standards must be adopted by the State Water
Resources Control Board for the protection of San Francisco Bay;
and
WHEREAS, The hist:>rical population levels of fi~h and wildlife in
San Francisco Ba.:1 must be restored and maintained; and
WHEREAS, a watershed must not be deprived d;rectly or indirectly
of the prior right to all the water reasonably required to
adequately supply the beneficial needs of the watershed or any of
the inhabitants or property owners therein; and
WHEREAS. the cost of any de1ta facility allocated to the export of
water must be paid by the beneficiaries of the water supply and
not by others; and
WHEREAS, conditions must be established governing the use of state
facilities to transport water to the Federal Central Valley
Project; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Constitutional Pmendment 75 {Ar.A 75), if
enacted, would provide all the foregoing guarantees and
protections for water supply, water rights, water quality, and the
environment; and
WHEREAS, ACA 75, if enacted, would add to the Galifornia State
Constitution the provisions of the Delta Protection Act and the
"county of ori gi n11 and "watershed protection" statutes; and
WHEREAS, THE EFFECT OF THE PROVISIONS OF ACA 75 upon the City of
Pa 1 o Al to and ttie South Bay environment would be si gnifi ca:it 1 y
beneficial;
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NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alt~ does RESOLVE
as follows:
SECTION 1. To urge the members of the Seate Legislature to
approve ACA 75 and place it before tr.a voters of California as
promptly as possible.
SECTION 2. To urge the California electorate to approve ACA 755
when 1t appears on the statewide election ballot.
SECTION 3. To commend Assemblyman Byron Sher for his efforts to
1mpose meaningful and lasting environmental protections on
northern California waters.
SECTION 4. The Cou~cil finds that none Qf the provisions of this
resolution will have a significant environmental impdct.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: July 23, 1984
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Renzel, Sutorius,
Witherspoon, Woolley
NOES: None
ABSTENTIONS: tt>ne
ABSENT: tt>ne
APPROVED AS TO FORM: