HomeMy WebLinkAbout17702 - RESOLUTIONS - 12/4/1991 RESOLUTION NO. 17702
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM
SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING ANY EXPANSION OF
THE SPHERE OF INFLUENCE OF AND PROPOSED
ANNEXATION BY DESERT HOT SPRINGS AS PROPOSED
IN LAFCO CASE #91-42-4 .
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs has made public its intentions of
working with various interested property owners including wind
energy development in an area outside any current sphere of
influence of any jurisdiction as well as areas within the spheres
of Desert Hot Springs and Cathedral City; and
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs has been underway with
environmental studies since early in 1991 to fully document all
pertinent environmental issues effecting an identified study area
including existing sphere of influence of Palm Springs, Desert Hot
Springs and Cathedral City as well as areas not within any approved y
sphere of influence; and +
WHEREAS only a complete Environmental Impact Report for a planning
effort of this scope will provide decision makers with the
background necessary to make informed decisions; and
WHEREAS the City of Desert Hot Springs has attempted to circumvent
this study without preparing any detailed studies to support a
change to its General Plan, and without the support of significant
property interests; and r
WHEREAS the City of Palm Springs is expending significant resources
in its effort to fully apprise LAFCO, property owners, residents,
registered voters and the general public of the issues involved
with annexation.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Palm Springs,
California, is requesting that LAFCO reject the sphere of influence
amendment applications and proposed annexation by the City of
Desert Hot Springs as premature and without the necessary basis of
environmental and other planning studies that may support or rebut
the application.
ADOPTED this 4th day of December , 1991.
AYES: Councilmembers Broich, Hodges, Murawski , Neel and Mayor Bono ,
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST: CITY OF PALM SPP:h�NGS,� C LIFORNIA
' -- City Clerk City M nager +
REVIEWED & APPROVED: