HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 8682 N.C.S. 09/17/1979iP Oyu , Resolution,No..'---- .....a.682; .N; C. S.
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RESOLUTION EXPRESSING THE CI°TY' OF PETRLUMA` S .
SUPPORT. FOR, CONTINUED CONSTRUCThON 0'F THE
WARM ;SPRINGS" DAM PROJECT-
INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN_.. ___.A[.BERI....L:___RATTMLIA .. . . ................... ................... ............... and
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CONDED BY COUNCILMAN..................�.QH�L Jr!'f._..CA1!ANaGHs s7.&�
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.. � _.._.Meeting of the City Council.
R-egul•ar = of the:.
City of Petaluma, on the __ .-__17th__------------- ---day of._...._...._ ....... mbe_►'_197.9....
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WHEREAS ; - the Ci ty, of Petaluma Water' 'Department s'e':ryes • an. urban popul;ati:on� of
32 D 0 p6o' p l,& and .
WHEREAS the City of Potal,u
, u
ma is :dependent�'on the Russ'a:an -Rives for much of its
supply of water' and
WHREAS;, flows i;n, the Russian River occurr.i`ng nat'u.rally, and,regula ed by Lake
Mendoci dr ears to g y
been the,:
` meet exi p ficial uses .as ,shown b
' g stin e
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y y read throughout, the region and the
recent. doourhtlwh,en rate.on�nn of- 2�5;/ to 40/, was wi des
Department of Water Resources "WaterAction' Plan for the Russian;,River' Service Area '=
August '1978" 'which shbws that, with; :exts't-in,g demands and, existing; projects there is a 7%
chance that significant defi;c.ences will o,:ccur in, a given, year.; and,
"WHERE -AS the def:i c'i ency' 'wi l 1. 'grow"; i n di mens i on and freq.uen ey, gii,ven pendi.n'g re -
'i'' duction p .C4endoc g owth envisioned in the
s+ i n ..Eel River di r,
stream of and
versions •u , � LLake ino
regi;on's .general land use.plans, reachtn.g, a 22%� chance °for. ansrgnificant deficiency within
20 years even assuming 20,000 acre-feet of new gro,und,water is developed and that.water,
cons`ervat on i`s practi ced; and
� . WHEREAS,, the Fina
nc.ial-, social ;and; ,safety 'aspects sof the ,Warm Spri,ngs' Profect have
-di'ed to a., fare t -ell and : no new ' exist t wo � � anger be ,
been st.hee-w data s tha, ul d indi cate a ch,
made.. in public` policy . or'IIsafe.g_ua,rds al: ready being ,uta 1JIzed .during, •the course of construe—
tion;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED tha.t,'the City. of Petaluma 'and its City Council :continues
to support, the. construction and uti1iza`, on; -,of the. Warm Spr`"ings .:Dam.Profect* for.' Sonoma
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County's water supply,_an:d'
E BE, IT
FURTHER RESOLVED that the Petal uma_. Cit Council �. � � y cil does. �urgemosa •
4 strop 1 that the of Peta
N GJrTHE'R
g y5 l uma vote ''no'' on the:ba.l,`lot •measure proposed, for the -
November 6,• 1-979 e,l:ecti;on, which mea;s,ure see',ks to .null i fy the water supply a,,greement; wi th,
the :Federal ;Government
und'I ,,,and authority, conferred, upon this Council by the Charier of said. City.
er'the .powe ,
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IG herely certify that�thet foregoing Resolution wasp dul y a nd regularly introduced and ��� a d�'V
ado ted b . the,Coun, • 17tn.
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p Y � t - the following votes:; A Corney'
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AYES.: Cgun ci l me.o Battagl. a,, Bond Cavanagh, Perry and Mayor Matte
NOES: •.coun,ci'1 men, 'B'al shah and Harberson
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• ., City erk �+�4�w4��..r�►�.Et • . Mayor,
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