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RESOLUTION NO, '.>841 -----
RESOLUTION OP THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OP PALO ALTO
ENDORSING THE REFERENDUM TO STOP THE PERIPHERAL CANAL
AND SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 8 ON THE t«:>VEMBER BALLOT
WHEREAS, the Legislature enacted and the Governor signed into law
SB 200, which authorized the construction of the $5 billion, 43-mile
long, 400-foot wide, 30-foot deep Peripheral Canal1 and
WHEREAS, the Canal has the capacity to direct 70 percent of the
flow of the Sacramento River around the eastern end of the
Sacramento-San Joaquin Del ta and into the California Aqueduct system,
to be pumped to the Central Valley and over the 1110untains to Southern
California1 and
WHEREAS, the south part of the Bay, at Palo Alto's doorstep, could
become a 9iant stagnant pond if the Peripheral Canal deprives the Ray
of tha fresh water needed to perform the flushing action required to
keep the Bay healthy1 and
WHEREAS, SB 1361, a companion bill to SB 200, would have required
conservation efforts and groundwater manage•ent programs in the Valley
and Southern California, but is currently being held in the Senate
Agricultural and Water Resources committee: and
WHEREAS, a referendum effort is currently underway to reverse SB
200 and the authorization of the Peripheral Canal~ and
WHEREAS, Proposition 8, a constitutional amendment on the November
ballot, proposes to provide some safeguards for the Delta and Northern
California rivers.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto RESOLVES as
follows:
SECTION 1. The City of Palo Alto opposes the c:x>nstruction of the
Peripheral Canal and goes on record in support of the referendUM which
p\aces before the voters of the State of California the whole issue of
tfte construction of the Peripheral Canal.
SECTION 2. That the City of Palo Alto goes on record in support
of Proposition 8, ·the constitutional amendment on the November ballot.
SECTION 3. Copies of this resolution be sent to the Governor of
the State of California and appropriate State Legislators.
INT'RODUCBD AND PASSED: October 20 • 1980
AYES: Brenner, Eyerly, Fazzino, Flet:cher, Henderson, Levy, Renzel, Sher
NOES: NQne
ABSElt'l' : W1 therspoan
A!JSTDTIOHS : None
APP:ROVED:
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SECTION 1. The Council of the City of Palo Alto supports the
passage of Proposition One on the November 1980 ballot.
IN'l'RODOCED AND PASSED: October 20, 1980
AYES: Brenner, Eyerly, Fazzino, Fletcher, Henderson, Levy, Ren:o:el, Sher
NOES: 0
ABSTENTIONS: Witherspoon
ABSENT: 0
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