CC RES 1994-050. RESOLUTION NO. 94 -50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES SUPPORTING THE SANTA
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MONICA BAY RESTORATION PLAN.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE. CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES
HEREBY FINDS, DETERMINES, RESOLVES AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS Santa* 0
anta0 Monica Bay is an economic resource for the
region, contributing to the ambiance which draws over 25 million
tourists annually to Los Angeles County and which actively supports
more than 392,000 full and part -time jobs; and,
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is a recreational,
environmental and educational resource-for the people who live in
the communities around it and receives more than 50,000,000 "user
visits" (local and toulqist) annually, including school groups; and,
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is adjacent to one of the most
populous, urbanized, coastal metropolitan areas in the United States
and is used for a'variety of purposes that can degrade the Bay
including the discharge of 'treated 'municipal and industrial
wastewater, urban and.. stormwater -runoff, breach litter, marine
debris, oil and hazardous spills, and aerial fallout of pollutants;
and,
WHEREAS, through a series- of raw-sewage discharges in the
mid- 1980's and through the publicity surrounding a study on fish
contamination in the Bay the attention of the public and of local
elected officials was 'focused on the state of the health of Santa
Monica Bay causing them to come, together with state and federal
regulators to form the Santa Monica Bay Project with the Southern
California Association of Governments; and,
WHEREAS -, the Santa Monica Bay Project received funding
from the State and* local governments to: -do an initial assessment of
the health of Santa Monica 'Bay and released their report, "The
State of the Bay," in. 1988, which indicated that much needed to be
done to clean -up the Bay; and;
WHEREAS, by an Act -of Congress, Santa Monica Bay was
added to the National Estuary Program in 1988 and the .state,
federal and local governments along, with business interests,
environmental organizations and the general public joined to form
the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project to further assess
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the health of Santa Monica Bay and devise a Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for the restoration of the
Bay, which Plan is to address four key issues of overriding concern
to the public: How saf a is it to swim in the- Bay? How saf e is it to
eat seafood taken from the Bay? How well is the Bay ecosystem
protected? How well are marine habitats protected? and,
WHEREAS, since the creation of the Santa Monica Bay
Restoration Project, much progress has been made in reducing
pollutant inputs to the Bay; and,.
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project has
recently released the CCMP, called the Santa Monica Bay Restoration
Plan, the culmination of five years of scientific assessment,
policy discussions and negotiations among and between local
government officials, federal and state regulators, and private
sector interests, which Plan identifies specific actions to restore
the health of Santa Monica Bay; and which Plan identifies key areas
of concern for pollution reduction: and,
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes greatly values
the varied resources of Santa Monica Bay, that our citizens use and
enjoy the Bay, that the Bay is a valued asset and contributes to
the economic health of our Region, and that the quality of life of
our children and grandchildren depends upon the restoration of the
health of the Bay;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of does hereby receive and agree to support appropriate
portions of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan: a Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan for the Bay, and acknowledges the
five years of cooperative effort that produced this plan, which
effort included contributions and input from the City; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
Verdes joins in a partnership
government to obtain funding for
where the City Council feels it a]
funds to implement the Plan; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
Verdes urges the Governor of
Administrator to approve the Plan
implementation.
that the City of Rancho Palos
of local, state, and federal
the Plan's implementation; and
ppropriate, will actively pursue
that the City of Rancho Palos
California and the US EPA
and to continue support for its
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RESOL. NO. 94 -50
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on July 5, 1994.
MAYOR-
ATTEST: .
CITY CLERK
S ATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, } SS
CIYT OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES }
I, JO PURCELL, City'Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes,
do hereby certify that the the above Resolution No. 94-50 was duly
and regularly passed and .adopted by the said City Council at a
regular meeting held on July 5, 19940
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