HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 99-41RESOLUTION NO. 99- 41
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SUPPORTING
LEGISLATIVE EFFORTS TO ACCOMPLISH
GROUNDWATER CLEAN-UP IN THE
SAN GABRIEL BASIN
WHEREAS, the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin is the principle source of drinldng
water for about 1.4 million people who live in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the economy of the San Gabriel Valley is dependent upon the availability
of a safe, reliable source of water for the residents and businesses in the region; and
WHEREAS, the contamination of the San Gabriel Basin's water supply was discovered
in 1979, causing the loss of a vital, important local resource in several areas; and
WHEREAS, the groundwater supply in the San Gabriel Basin is contaminated by both
volatile organic compounds and inorganic chemicals, including perchlorate, that may be
dangerous to human health; and
WHEREAS, the restoration of the groundwater supply in the San Gabriel Basin will
provide benefits to the health and welfare of the residents and the environment; and
WHEREAS, the burden of funding the clean-up program would cause undue financial
hardship on the San Gabriel Valley.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL THAT:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar supports AB 1420 to
appropriate $10,000,000 to assist in the funding of groundwater cleanup projects in the San
Gabriel Basin.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar supports AB 1217 to
provide a sales tax exemption for the purchase of equipment and facilities for the clean-up of
the contamination in the San Gabriel Groundwater Basin.
SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Diamond Bar supports SJR 8 which
memorializes the President and Congress of the United States to enact legislation to make
available necessary funds to implement groundwater redemption in the San Gabriel
Groundwater Basin.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 1st day of ,lune , 1999.
Mayor
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 the 1 st day of June 1999, by the
following Roll Call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ansar_i, Herrera, Huff,
MPT/O'Connor, M/Chang
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CI Y CLERK of the
City of Diamond Bar
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