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RESOLUTION NO. 98-18
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
,� CALIFORNIA, ENDORSING THE SONNY BONO MEMORIAL SALTON SEA
RESTORATION ACT
WHEREAS, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Newt Gingrich, has stated that he will
personally introduce the nonpartisan "Sonny Bono Memorial Sea Restoration Act"; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert acknowledges the remarkable efforts of the late
Congressman Sonny Bono and his five-member Salton Sea Congressional Task Force in bringing
the tragic condition of the Salton Sea to national attention; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert appreciates and recognizes the Torres-Martinez Band
of Desert Cahuilla Indians' permission to allow the extension of Highway 86 through their sovereign
land; and
WHEREAS, the restoration of the Salton Sea is an investment in regional economic
development benefitting the entire Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, any further delay in committing to the full restoration of the Salton Sea at this
,�.., time may jeopardize the final opportunity to save this tourism asset.
�, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Palm Desert DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE to endorse the House of Representatives' "Sonny Bono Memorial Salton Sea
Restoration Act" and to call upon other Coachella Valley cities to take similar action and thereby
generate greater support for the restoration of the Salton Sea.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, at a regular meeting held on this 26th day of February, 1998, by the following vote, to
wit:
AYES: Crites, Kelly, Spiegel, Benson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Ferguson
ABSTAIN: None
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M. BENSON, MAYOR
SHEILA R. �ILLIGAN, C,I`T,�l CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESER'1";�CALIFORNIA