HomeMy WebLinkAbout7405 - Planning of Upper Newport BayRESOLUTION NO. 7405
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH REAFFIRMING ITS INTENTION TO
PARTICIPATE IN COOPERATIVE AND COMPREHENSIVE
PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE OF UPPER NEWPORT BAY
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach
initiated a cooperative and comprehensive planning study for
Upper Newport Bay by Resolution 7137 of 9 February, 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Orange agreed unanimously to participate by a resolution of
17 March 1970; and
WHEREAS, The Irvine Company likewise agreed to parti-
cipate; and
WHEREAS, the pooled efforts of the City of Newport
Beach, the County of Orange and The Irvine Company have been
greatly enhanced through regular participation and advice from
State Departments under cognizance of the California Secretary
for Resources and from staff personnel of the Los Angeles
District of the U,S. Corps of Engineers; and
WHEREAS, the foregoing combination of local, state
and federal agencies and the private sector is an innovative
and productive approach to preserving and enhancing the environ-
ment of the City and the County of Orange, and an interim report
is now being prepared to guide our next steps; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of
• Orange has recently adopted resolutions emphasizing its concern
with preservation and enhancement of the environment in general
and Upper Newport Bay in particular; and
WHEREAS, the future of Upper Newport Bay is one of the
most compelling environmental problems facing the City at this
time;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Newport Beach as follows:
That the City Council reaffirms and reemphasizes its
desire to cooperate with the County of Orange and other appro-
priate agencies and institutions, as guided by the interim report
now being prepared by the Upper Newport Bay Cooperative Planning
Project, in order to arrive at the best possible plan for the
preservation and enhancement of Upper Newport Bay.
ADOPTED this 12th day of April, 1971
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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