HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 07-20RESOLUTION NO. 07-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THE
SALTON SEA AUTHORITY PLAN FOR MULTI -PURPOSE PROJECT
THE CITY OF PLAM DESERT DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, by the City Council
of Palm Desert, California, as follows:
WHEREAS, the Salton Sea Authority is a Joint Powers Authority formed under
the laws of the State of California by a Joint Powers Agreement dated 1993 and is the
Regional Agency for identifying and implementing corrective measures to preserve the
beneficial uses of the Sea, and
WHEREAS, the Salton Sea Authority has conducted extensive research and
scientific investigation of the Salton Sea and has studied numerous alternative
measures to restore and revitalize the Sea, and
WHEREAS, on June 29, 2006, the Board of Directors of the Salton Sea Authority
voted unanimously to adopt the Executive Summary of the Salton Sea Authority
conceptual plan, and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Desert finds that the Salton Sea Conceptual Plan
best meets the needs to provide wildlife habitats, improve water quality, and protect air
quality in our region, and
WHEREAS, the Salton Sea Conceptual Plan also creates major recreational and
economic development opportunities in the Coachella and Valley, and
WHEREAS, the Salton Sea Authority Conceptual Plan best meets the needs of
the City of Palm Desert, its constituents, and those living and working in the Coachella
and Valley, and
WHEREAS, the Salton Sea Authority Conceptual Plan is superior to other
alternatives that the State of California and the U.S. Department of the interior, Bureau
of Reclamation, are considering during their programmatic Environmental Impact Report
and alternative study, and
WHEREAS, prior to the formal adoption or implementation of any restoration
plan, the Salton Sea Authority will cause any project to undergo a thorough and
environmental analysis pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
RESOLUTION NO. 07-20
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF PALM DESERT, as
follows:
(1) The City of Palm Desert hereby supports the "Salton Sea Authority
Conceptual Plan for Multi -Purpose Project as" the preferred plan for
restoration and revitalization of the Salton Sea, and
(2)
(3)
The City of Palm Desert encourages the State of California and the
Department of the Interior to select the Salton Sea Authority
Conceptual Plan as their preferred alternative for Salton Sea
restoration and revitalization, and
The City of Palm Desert encourages cities and counties and other
entities to join with it in support of the Salton Sea Authority
Conceptual Plan.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, on this 22nd day of March 2007, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, FERGUSON, FINERTY, SPIEGEL, and KELLY
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
RA HELLE B . KLASSE , , CITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
RICHARD S. KELLY, MAY07
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