HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 90-06RESOLUTION NO. 90 - 6
SUPPORTING STATE ,OF_CALIFORNIA $200 MILLION
BOND ISSUE ON THE 1990 BALLOT (ASSEMBLY BILL 1312)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
$200 MILLION BOND ISSUE ON THE 1990 BALLOT
(ASSEMBLY BILL 1312) TO PROVIDE GRANTS AND
LONG-TERM LOANS TO PUBLIC ENTITIES DESIRING
TO DEVELOP WATER RECLAMATION PROJECTS
WHEREAS, availability of potable water supplies in
California continues to be subject to drought conditions,
imported water and legal challenges; and,
WHEREAS, population growth in Diamond Bar and all
of California continues to place even greater demands on potable
water supplies; and,
WHEREAS, the technology and economic feasibility
of water reclamation have made the reuse of water a viable
alternative for nonpotable purposes such as landscape and
agricultural irrigation; and,
WHEREAS, development of residential areas with
greenbelts and the increase in recreational facilities such as
golf courses are increasing the potential market for reclaimed
water; and,
WHEREAS, the State Water Resources Control Board,
State Health Department and local health agencies approve, with
appropriate safeguards, the use of reclaimed water; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Diamond Bar and other public
entities have already established a record of successfully
producing and distributing reclaimed water; and,
WHEREAS, public opinion polls have shown that in
the last five years California overwhelmingly support the use of
reclaimed water for irrigation and other nonpotable purposes;
and,
WHEREAS, public entities throughout the state the
use reclaimed water for greenbelt and park irrigation already
have reclaimed water projects in conceptual planning, design and
construction phases which will produce 686,105 acre-feet of
reclaimed water, replacing 530,970 acre-feet of potable water now
used, enough to supply water to more than two million California
residents; and,
WHEREAS, the cost of the reclaimed water projects
in conceptual planning, design and construction phases total
$12.5 million; and,
WHEREAS, there is still the need for financial
assistance for all or a portion of these projects in conceptual
planning, design and construction phases.
Diamond Bar
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of
DO HEREBY RESOLVE, DETERMINE AND ORDERS
Section 1. That the City of Diamond Bar do
hereby declare their support of the State of California $200
million bond issue on the 1990 ballot (Assembly Bill 1312,
attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and made a part of this resolution)
to provide grants and long-term loans to public entities desiring
to develop water reclamation projects; and,
Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby
authorized and directed to mail copies of this resolution to
appropriate State Legislators.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting
held January 16, 1990. �2
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Mayor Pro Tem
I, LYNDA BURGESS, City Clerk of the City of Diamond
Bar, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City
of Diamond Bar held on the 16th of January, 1990, and was finally
passed at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Diamond Bar held on the 16th day of January, 1990, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERB - Forbing, Miller and
Mayor Pro Tem Horcher
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS - Werner and Maycrr -Papen
Ci Clerk of thy_)
City of Diamond Bar-
COUNSELS DIGEST
BILL NUMBER: AB 1312
LAST AY-LF%DED DATE: 05216/$9
AS 1312, a,� amended, rilante. Water reclamation: state bonds.
Under existing law, various bond acts have been approved by the voters to
Providp Tundg for the plann.ing, research, development_, and construction cf
treatmeT:t works and water rec?amation facilities.
Thia bill would enact the Water Reclamation Bond Law of 1990 whi.:h, if
adapted, would authorize, for Durposes of financing a water reclamation
program rhe issuance, pursuant to the State C3eneral Qb.l.igation Bond Law, of
bonds in the amount of $200,000,000.
The bill would provide for submission of the bond act to the voters at the
next statewide election in accordance with specif,ed law.
Vote: 2/3. Appropriation: no. Fiscal Committee: yes. State --mandated
local ;grogram: no.