HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 93-014RESOLUTION NO. 93-14
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING CONGRESSIONAL
APPROPRIATION OF LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS TO
BLM FOR ACQUISITION OF LANDS IN THE SANTA
ROSA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA AND
MORONGO CANYON ACEC.
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior established the Santa
Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area on May 5, 1990, in recognition
of its scenic, natural, and cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Land Management has designated the
Morongo Canyon area as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern;
and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert supports the Coachella Valley
Mountains Conservancy which was established by the State of
California on September 17, 1990, to acquire and hold in open
space, mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley, and
which is working to do so through a public/private, local, state,
and federal government partnership; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area and Morongo Canyon ACEC
provide critical habitat for diverse wildlife species, including
the peninsular bighorn sheep and numerous other sensitive, rare,
threatened, and endangered species; and �
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area is of great economic
importance to the citizens and communities of the Coachella Valley
in providing the scenic backdrop which is a viral component of the
attraction of the Coachella Valley to visitors from all over the
world; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides valuable
recreational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Coachella
Valley residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, absent acquisitions and protection of lands within
the Nationai Scenic Area and Moronqo Canyon ACEC, regional
development pressures have the potential to adversely impact
natural, scenic, and cultural resources.
RESOLUTION NO. 93-14
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Palm Desert, California, DOES HEREBY URGE Congress to
appropriate $6 million for FY '94 to the Bureau of Land Management
for acquisition of lands within the Santa Rosa Mountains National
Scenic Area and $500,000 for lands in Morongo Canyon ACEC.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Palm Desert, California, this 25th day of February, 1993, by the
following, vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
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JEAN . BENSON, MAYOR
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SHEILA R:��LLI� CITY CLERK
CITY OF P LM DE , CALIFORNIA