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RESOLUTION NO. 99-11
A RES LUTIQN OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT,
- CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION OF LAND
AND WATER CONSERVATION FUNDS TO THE BUREAU OF LAND
MANAGEMENT FOR ACQUISITION OF LANDS WITHIN THE SANTA ROSA
MOUNTAINS NATIONAL SCENIC AREA
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior established the Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area
on May S, 1990, in recognition of its scenic, natural, and cultural resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert is a member agency of 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 publidprivate, local, state, and federal government partnership; 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 vital component of the
attraction of the Coachella Valley to visitors from all over the world; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides valuable recreational opporcunities for hundreds of
thousands of Coachella Valley residents and visitors; and
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WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides critical habitat for diverse wildlife species, including
the peninsular bighorn sheep and numerous other sensitive, rare, threatened, and endangered species.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, urges Congress to appropriate $2.5 million for FY 2000 to the Bureau of Land Management for
acquisition of lands from willing sellers within the Santa Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
this 28th day of nua , 1999, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Benson, Crites, Ferguson, Kelly, Spiegel
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ROBERT A. S IE EL, OR
•-°-- ATTEST:
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SHEILA R. GiL LIGAN, CI' 'X CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, dI,IFORNIA