HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 85-015RESOLUTION N0. 85-15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, RECOMMENDING TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
AND THE CALIFORNIA YOUTH AND CORRECTIONAL AGENCY THE LOCATION
AIVD DEVELOPMENT OF A CORRECTIONAL FACILITY IN THE BLYTHE AREA.
WHEREAS, the State and the Agency showed interest in July of 1984 in
Blythe as a site for the Riverside County Correctional Facility; and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 1984, the Agency announced the priority site
list naming the Blythe Sixth Avenue Site as number one (1) priority and the
Blythe Airport Site as number two (2) priority; and
WHEREAS, the water rights issue may preclude the use of the Blythe
Airport Site; and
WHEREAS, six hundred and fifty (650) acres of the Sixth Avenue Site is
within the Palo Verde Irrigation District and has undisputable water rights
and is the number one priority site;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California,
HEREBY RESOLVES AND SUPPORTS the location and development of a Correctional
Facility in the Blythe area.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, this 28th day of February
following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES:
BENSON, JACKSON, KELLY, WILSON AND SNYDER
NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
, 1985, by the
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WALTER H. SNYDER, MAY
ATTEST:
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�SHEILA R. GI GAN, CI,. CLERK
CI'IY OF PALM DESERT, .0 IFORNIA