HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO7412RESOLUTION NO. 7412
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
IN SUPPORT OF THE SAN FRANCISQUITO CREEK WATERSHED
COORDINATED RESOURCES MANAGEMENT AND PLANNING
PROCESS
WHEREAS, the protection, management and control of San
Francisquito Creek, its watershed, and the bay into which the Creek
flows are natural resources which are of keen concern and interest
to the City of Palo Alto and many other local, regional, state, and
federal agencies and non -governmental organizations; and
WHEREAS, the federal and state agencies have adopted and
promoted a Coordinated Resource Management Planning (CRMP) approach
to watershed management; and
WHEREAS, the Peninsula Conservation Center has led the City
of Palo Alto and others in discussions of the diverse concerns and
mandates affecting the San Francisquito Creek watershed and the.
active roles that the affected communities and organizations may
play in the development of a CRMP plan and process;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Palo Alto will participate and
cooperate with other governmental agencies and non -governmental
organizations in. a Coordinated Resource Management and Planning
process to develop a watershed management plan for the San
Francisquito Creek watershed. City resources, including the
services of City staff, plans, and studies, will be made available
to the efforts directed by the Peninsula Conservation Center, the
lead agency for the Coordinated Resource Management and Planning
process, as may be deemed appropriate by the City Manager.
SECTION 2. The City Manager, on behalf of the City of Palo
Alto, is authorized to contribute not more than one thousand
dollars ($1,000) during each fiscal year that the City of Palo Alto
is a participant in the process administered by the Peninsula
Conservation Center.
SECTION 3. The Council finds that the action taken herein
does not constitute a project under the California Environmental
Quality Act, and no environmental assessment is necessary.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: November 14, 1994
AYES: ANDERSEN, FAZZINO, HUBER, KNISS, MCCOWN, ROSENBAUM, SCHNEIDER, SIMITIAN,
WHEELER
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ABSENT:
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ABSTENTIONS:.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Senior Asst. City Attorney
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