HomeMy WebLinkAbout24428 RESOLUTION NO. 24428
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, DECLARING ITS
SUPPORT FOR PROPOSITION 68, THE CALIFORNIA
DROUGHT, WATER, PARKS, CLIMATE, COASTAL
PROTECTION, AND OUTDOOR ACCESS FOR ALL ACT OF
2018.
WHEREAS, the Legislature adopted and the governor signed Senate Bill 5 (SB 5),
a$4 billion general obligation bond to be placed on the June 2018 statewide ballot entitled
the California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access
for All Act of 2018; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests in California's urban, suburban, and rural parks and
resources-related landscapes promote the notion of community and provide health,
environmental, and aesthetic benefits; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests in resource-related infrastructure, including California's
rivers, coast, and other waterways, the state's mountainous settings, such as the Sierra,
and wildlife and fish-dependent habitats; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests in combatting global warming through investments in
urban greening projects, promoting healthy forests and carbon farming applications; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests in improving local water systems, promoting access to safe
drinking water in some of California's most economically challenged communities; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests in the state flood managements systems, armoring
against calamities that beset the state including Oroville and elsewhere; and
WHEREAS, SB 5 invests $30 million for capital outlay projects that provide air
quality and habitat benefits and that implements the Natural Resources Agency's Salton
Sea Management Program.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. that the City of Palm Springs hereby supports Proposition 68, The
California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and Outdoor Access for
All Act of 2018.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution and its approval by the City Council and shall cause the
same to be listed in the records of the City.
Resolution No. 24428
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ADOPTED THIS 6M DAY OF JUNE, 2018.
David H. Ready, Esq., Ph
City Manager
ATTEST:
1
A h y J. Meji MM
City Clerk
CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, ANTHONY J. MEJIA, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 24428 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on June 6, 2018, by the following
vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Holstege, Kors, Middleton, Mayor Pro Tern Roberts, and
Mayor Moon
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of Palm Springs, California, this AO day of .tt f
A Hy'J. Mej MMC
City Clerk