HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 514 RESOLUTION NO. 514
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA
OPPOSING SALE OF UNSOLD SWAMP AND OVERFLOWED LANDS TO
PRIVATE PARTIES BY THE STATE LANDS COMMISSION
WHEREAS, the State Lands Courmission recently considered selling a
parcel of "unsold swamp and overflowed lands" of about 3
2 acres located
in the Sunnyvale area to the Leslie Salt Company; and
WHEREAS, the State Legislature has created the Bay Conservation and
Development Commission and has given them jurisdiction over the salt pond
areas; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Conservation and development Commission has carried
out the legislative mandate to prepare a plan for the use of the Bay and the
Baylands and has been further charged by the legislature to identify lands
recommended for public acquisition; and
WHEREAS, the several cities and the County of Santa Clara have individually
and jointly, through the Planning Policy Committee, declared the Bay and its
associated Baylands to be an irreplaceable natural resource; and
WHEREAS~ several of the cities and the County have been or are in the
process of acquiring Baylands for public use,
BE IT, THEREFORE, RESOLVED THAT the State Lands Commission not sell or
transfer title to any of the various submerged lands and the unsold swamp
and overflowed lands in Santa Clara County or any other county fronting on
the Bay, but rather retain title for the State; and, in the event lands are
to be disposed of, the State should first offer such land to public agencies.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT although the sale of the parcel of unsold
swamp and overflowed land at an attractive price may seem an immediate ad-
vantage to the State, the sale at an inflated and unrealistic price may set
a dangerous precedent adversely affecting future State and local public
acquisitions.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced
and passed by the City Council of the City of Saratoga at a regular meeting
held on the 19th day of November, 1969 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Tyler, Dwyer, Robbins, Smith, Sanders
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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