HomeMy WebLinkAbout23851 RESOLUTION NO. 23851
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING
WILDERNESS, WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS, NATIONAL
MONUMENTS, NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE
ADDITIONS IN THE CALIFORNIA DESERT
CONSERVATION AND RECREATION ACT OF 2015.
WHEREAS, Senators Dianne Feinstein and Barbara Boxer have introduced the
California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act 2015 (S414) that certain unique,
undeveloped, ecologically and geologically significant, culturally important, and scenic
areas of public land within the California Desert Conservation Area are preserved as
wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national monuments, and National Park and
Preserve additions; and
WHEREAS, the proposed designations will contribute to our region's superior
desert and mountain vistas, air quality, water quality, peaceful soundscapes, and dark
night skies; providing local residents and visitors with opportunities for many
recreational activities including hiking, horseback riding, rock climbing, photography,
camping, off-roading, wildlife viewing, scientific research, and nature study; ensuring
these attributes for future generations; and
WHEREAS, national park and wilderness designations are an important
component of the City of Palm Springs historic, cultural, economic, and social identity,
and generate substantial economic benefit for surrounding area businesses through
local employment; tax revenues; visitor spending; and
WHEREAS, preserving these areas would protect landscapes that encompass
steep mountains, winding canyons, free flowing rivers, and rugged desert landscapes
including the proposed Sand to Snow National Monument; Whitewater Wild and Scenic
River; and additions to Joshua Tree National Park.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE that the City Council of Palm Springs endorses and supports the designation
of wilderness, the designation of wild and scenic rivers, the National Park and Preserve
wilderness additions within the California Desert Conservation Area, and the Sand to
Snow National Monument and the Mojave Trails National Monument, all as proposed
within the California Desert Conservation and Recreation Act 2015 (S414).
ADOPTED THIS 1ST DAY OF JULY, 2015.
ATTEST: David H. Ready, City Ma er
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iss Thompson, City Clerk
Resolution No. 23851
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS )
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 23851 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 the 1st day of July, 2015, by
the following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Foat, Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Lewin, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
mes Thompson, City Clerk a712zf Ze Lev
City of Palm Springs, California