HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 6613RESOLUTION NO.
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF-,fH~ CITY OF PALO ALTO
OPPOSING ACTION ON AB 1710 (COSTA) UNTIL COMPLETION OF
STATEWIDE WATER POLICY CONSENSUS
WHEREAS, water is cal i fornia' s most prec to us and sought-after
natural resource1 and
WHEREAS, california's water resources must be managed in an
environmentally safe and economical! y sound manner in which. some
regions of the state are not unfairly benefited to the detriment
of other regions, and
WHEREAS, AB 1710 (Costa) addresses, in part, some of the
negative impacts of the current water transport system but,
nevertheless, is intended to increase the supply of Del ta water
exported south without providing adequate protections for the san
Francisco Bay/ Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta estuary; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto believes there should be no
increase in the current annual level of exp:>rt out of the Delta
until the following protections and safeguards have beeri enacted
and are in place:
1. statuto:·y protection for the San Francisco Bay-Delta
estuary~
2. issuance of new water quality st&ndards for the Bay and
Del ta by ';he State Water Resoucces COn trol Boan),
3. initiation of an adequate, comprehensive program to
reconstruct and 111aintain Delta levees1
4. negotiation of contractual obligations for restoration of
the fisheries 1
s. implementation of water banking; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palo Alto is willing to have the
consensus-building process conti~ue, seeing it as the most
effective and efficient way long-term to resolve California's
water prohle•s and to ateet the state's water needs1
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of
Palo Alto urges the Speaker of the Asseably Willie L. Brown, Jr.
and Asseablyaan John Vasconcellos, Chairm3n of the Assembly
r.oamittee on Nays & Means, to withhold acti?n on AB 1710 as passed
by the Assembly roarnittee on water, Parks & Wildlife on May 6,
19871 and
B~ IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the council of the City of Palo
Alto urges the lead""rship and members of the california Legisla-
ture to support a continuation of the consensus process to resolve
California• s water problems.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 1, 1987
AYES: Bechtel, Cobb, Fletcher, Klein, Levy, Patitucci, Renzel, Sutorius
NOES:
ABSTENTIONS:
ABSEPT: WOolley
APPROVED:
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