HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 6040 2010-08-09RESOLUTION NUMBER 6040
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL IN
SUPPORT OF THE SAFE, CLEAN, AND RELIABLE DRINKING
WATER SUPPLY ACT OF 2010
WHEREAS, California's water system is outdated and straining to meet
the needs of its residents, farms, businesses and environment. Designed 30
years ago to serve 16 million residents, our water system now serves more than
38 million; and
WHEREAS, the challenges facing our water system are significant:
severely limited supplies of water; rivers, lakes, streams, groundwater and other
sources of drinking water threatened with contamination; water infrastructure —
including levees, waterways and pipes — aging and at risk of failure; entire
species of fish and wildlife crashing and our environment is at risk; and the Delta
— which provides water to 25 million Californians, 2.5 million acres of farms,
hundreds of miles of manmade levees that transport fresh water, and hundreds
of species of wildlife — is at risk of catastrophic failure; and
WHEREAS, unless action is taken, experts warn that our state will face
continued water shortages, the potential for catastrophic failure of our water
delivery system, and environmental collapse in areas vital to drinking water and
wildlife. The water supply crisis will also continue to harm our state's economy
by slowing job creation, limiting agricultural production, and stalling economic
growth; and
WHEREAS, immediate investments are needed to repair and upgrade our
network of waterways, levees and other water infrastructure, clean up our
sources of drinking water, increase local supplies, expand conservation efforts,
and restore key ecosystems; and
WHEREAS, the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of
2010 is a $11.14 billion bond on the November 2010 ballot that would provide
funding to repair what's broken with California's water system; and
WHEREAS, voter approval of this measure will provide funding for
programs throughout the state to increase water supply and reliability, address
ecological problems in the Delta, add operational flexibility to the state's water
storage and delivery system, and expand water recycling and conservation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach will specifically benefit from this bond
through funding to enhance local water supply and reliability, to clean up
contaminated water supplies, to improve the physical infrastructure of our water
system, and to fund environmental and species restorations and protections.
THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL DOES HEREBY RESOLVE and
formally supports the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of
2010, a proposed constitutional amendment.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
DOES HEREBY authorize the listing of the Seal Beach City Council in support of
the Safe, Clean, and Reliable Drinking Water Supply Act of 2010 on the Clean,
Reliable Water for California website.
Resolution Number 6040
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a
regular meeting held on the 9th day of August , 2010 by the following vote:
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ABSTAIN: Council Members
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I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 6040 on file in
the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the Seal Beach
City Council at a regular meeting held on the 9th day of August , 2010.
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