HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 00-011 RESOLUTION NO..o 0-0 ~ 1
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 13, THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN
WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION, AND FLOOD PROTECTION BOND
ACT OF 2000
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has placed Proposition 13 on the March 7,
2000 ballot, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 would provide $1.97 billion for a safe drinking
water, water quality, flood protection and water reliability program, and
WHEREAS, recognizing the importance of these programs, Proposition 13
received overwhelming bi-partisan support from the State Legislature, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 helps meet safe drinking water standards to
protect public health, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 fights pollution in lakes and rivers along our
coast, protects water quality from pesticides and agricultural drainage, improves
water treatment plants, cleans up urban streams and controls seawater intrusion
into clean water supplies, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 provides new water through conservation,
recycling, underground storage and better use of reservoirs, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 supports flood protection programs that will
protect lives and avert billions of dollars in property damage, using floodplain
management techniques that also protect agriculture and preserve habitat, and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 does not raise taxes, does limit administrative
costs, and does qualify California for new federal funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Saratoga City Council
supports the passage of the Safe Drinking Water, Clean Water, Watershed
Protection, and Flood Protection Bond Act on the March 7, 2000 ballot and
encourages California voters to approve this act.
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Resolution No. 0 o - o 1 ~
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Saratoga on the 1st day of March 2000 by the following vote:
AYES: WALTONSMITH, BAKER, STREIT, MEHAFFEY, BOGOSIAN
NOES: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Stan B~Mayor
ATTEST:
Carol Butler, CMC, City Clerk
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