HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 2002-19RESOLUTION NO. 2002- 19
' A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR
IN OPPOSITION TO SB1664 — AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP
OF THE SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS
AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY
WHEREAS, local cities made significant legislative contribution toward the creation of the San Gabriel
and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy (RMC); and
WHEREAS, by extensively lobbying both state legislative houses, cities ensured that the best
representation of local interests was incorporated into the originating legislation, AB1355, which also
established the membership of the governing board; and
WHEREAS, that established board representation reflected the goal and vision that "the member
cities would be equal partners with the RMC"; and
WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 1664 (Romero) would change that representation and, therefore,
weaken the "equal partnership" by adding state level members; and
WHEREAS, the interest of state level members was met by the inclusion of the Secretary for
Environmental Protection, the Secretary of the Resources Agency, and the Director of Finance in the
' originating legislation; and
WHEREAS, the local representatives participating in the current governing structure of the RMC have
had no input into the creation of SB1664 nor dialogue with the author to know the intention behind
adding new state level members; and
WHEREAS, exclusion of the local membership from the process of amending the governance of the
RMC can only serve as an indicator of future exclusionary actions as more state representatives are
appointed to the RMC board.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR DOES RESOLVE,
SECTION 1. SB1664 is not beneficial to the City of Diamond Bar nor the sixty-six (66) cities
included within the jurisdiction of the RMC.
SECTION 2. Land Use decisions must remain close to the people in the hands of local elected
officials and the role of RMC should not be subverted by the State as a means to control local land
use.
SECTION 3. The City Council opposes SB1664, its content, its consequence, and the manner in
it has been drafted without consideration of the "partnership" envisioned in the originating
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SECTION 4. The City Council encourages all elected officials to oppose SB1664.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of the Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of March —12002.
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Mayor Chang
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was passed, approved and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on 5th day of March , 2002, by the following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Herrera, Huff, Zirbes,
MPT/O'Connor, M/Chang
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
ABSTAINED:
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Ly da Burgess, City Clerk
City of Diamond Bar
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