HomeMy WebLinkAbout9550 - Assembly Bill 951RESOLUTION NO. 95,50
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRES13ING ITS SUPPORT FOR
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 951
WHEREAS, the State of California has invested
approximately $4.6 million in the acquisition, preservation
and enhancement of the Upper Newport Bay and the State Depart-
ment of Fish and Game manages it as an ecological reserve
thereby recognizing its significance and value as a habitat
for fish and wildlife including several rare or endangered
species; and
WHEREAS, the influx of sediment into Upper Newport
Bay poses a major immediate danger to this valuable resource;
and
WHEREAS, the structural solutions in the form of down-
stream sil retention basins and upstream on -site siltation reten-
tion methods are required to prevent the influx of siltation into
Newport Bay; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 951 has been introduced by
Assemblywoman Marian Bergeson, 74th Assembly District, which
provides funding for the immediate study of downstream structural
solutions to the Upper Newport Bay siltation problem with the
intent that, based upon the results of such studies, further
funding would be sought the following year for design and
construction of specific downstream desiltating facilities; and
WHEREAS, the bill should also include funds for study
of on -site silt retention; and
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WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 951 has been set aside for
hearing by the Committee on Water, Parks, and Wildlife on
April 25, 1979,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach does hereby resolve, determine, and order as
follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach hereby expresses its support for Assembly Bill
No. 951, provided that the bill include funds for the study
of upstream siltation sources for the purpose of establishing
means of on -site silt control; and
SECTION 2. That a certified copy of this resolution
be transmitted to each member of the Committee on Water, Parks,
and Wildlife prior to the date set: for hearing thereon and to
Assemblywoman Bergeson and Senator John G. Schmitz.
ADOPTED this 23rd day of April , 1979.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CE TifIED AS THE "IGINAL
C TY CLERK OF THE CITY OF N.`; C:vf EC H
APR 2 p 1979
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