HomeMy WebLinkAbout17650 - RESOLUTIONS - 9/18/1991 RESOLUTION NO. 17650 •�
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, URGING CONGRESS '10
APPROPRIATE $2 , 000, O0O FOR FISCAL YEAR
1991-1992 TO THE BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE-
MENT FOR ACQUISITION OF LANDS WITHIN
THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL SCENIC
AREA.
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior established. the Santa Rosa
Mountains National Scenic Area on May 5, 1990, in recognition of
its scenic, natural, and cultural resources, and directed that the
National Scenic Area be administered by the Bureau of Land
Management; and
WHEREAS, the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy was established
by the State of California on September 17, 1990, to acquire and
hold in open space, mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella
Valley, including the National Scenic Area, thereby expressing the
state's recognition of the significance of this area and its desire
to work in partnership with federal agencies in the acquisition and
protection of lands within the National Scenic Area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Palm Springs; is represented on the Board of
Directors of the Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy and also
recognizes the importance of the National Scenic Area; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area is of great economic importance
to the citizens and communities of the Coachella Valley in '
providing the scenic backdrop which is a vital component of the
attraction of the Coachella Valley to visitors from all over the
world; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides critical habitat for
diverse wildlife species, including the peninsular bighorn sheep
and numerous other sensitive, rare, threatened, and endangered
species; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides valuable recreational
opportunites for hundreds of thousands of Coachella residents and
visitors; and +
WHEREAS, the Santa Rosa Mountains Wilderness Study Area within the
National Scenic Area has been recommended for Wilderness
designation; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic_ Area is a resource of national and ;
international significance, attracting visitors from all over the
world, and having been nominated for designation as a United
Nations Biosphere Reserve; and
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WHEREAS, absent acquisition and protection of lands within the
National Scenic Area, regional development pressures have the
potential to adversely impact natural, scenic, and cultural
resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved in regular session of the City
Council of the City of Palm Springs, that the City urges Congress
to appropriate $2, 000, 000 for Fiscal Year 1991-1992 to the Bureau
of Land Management for acquisition of land within the Santa Rosa
t Mountains National Scenic Area.
+ ADOPTED this 1Eth day of September 1991.
AYES: Councilmembers Droich, Hodges, flurawski , Neel and Playor Cono
NOES: PIone
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF P S, CALIFORNIA
By
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