R-9505
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City Council Meeting 4-11-00
Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 9505 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING SUPPORT
FOR THE HERITAGE FORESTS CAMPAIGN
WHEREAS, the people of the City of Santa Monica place a high value on the
recreational, environmental and aesthetic benefits of wild forests; and
WHEREAS, these benefits hinge on the preservation of intact and undamaged
pristine wilderness areas; and
WHEREAS, California is fortunate to have some of our nation's most impressive
national forests; and
WHEREAS, the public is legitimately concerned about continued road building,
logging, mining and other destructive practices in our last remaining forest wildernesses;
and
WHEREAS, road less areas help recharge aquifers and are often in the headwaters
of municipal watersheds; and
WHEREAS, these unlogged and unroaded areas protect private property from
landslides and flood damage; and
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WHEREAS, protecting scenic wilderness areas also makes sound economic sense
in that the projected economic impact in the year 2000 of national forest recreation will be
$110 billion, compared to $3.5 billion for logging; and
WHEREAS, preserving pristine wilderness areas will in the long run lead to more
public wealth than consuming them for extractive purposes; and
WHEREAS, the public interest is best served by a strong forest preservation policy
protecting wilderness areas from logging, road building, mining, commodity development
and other destructive practices; and
WHEREAS, the public interest also requires affording reasonable access, consistent
with wilderness preservation and protection, to the public, including those with limited
mobility,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. A policy protecting road less areas in our national forests is of benefit
to the people of the City of Santa Monica and the State of California.
SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Santa Monica calls upon the United
States Forest Service to adopt the Heritage Forests Campaign protection policy, which
preserves all roadless areas of 1,000 acres or more in our national forests.
SECTION 3. The City of Santa Monica also calls upon the United States Forest
Service to ensure that any access opportunities to wilderness areas are also made
available to those with limited mobility.
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SECTION 4. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded to the United States
Forest Service Chief Michael Dombeck and to all federal representatives of the City of
Santa Monica, including the President of the United States.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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Adopted and approved this 11thof April, 2000.
I, Maria M. Stewart, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution 9505 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting
of the Santa Monica City Council held on the 11th of April, 2000, by the following
vote:
Ayes: Council members:
Holbrook, Rosenstein, McKeown,
Feinstein, Bloom, Mayor Pro Tern
O'Connor, Mayor Genser
Noes: Councilmembeffi:
None
Abstain: Council members:
None
Absent: Council members:
None
ATTEST:
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Maria M. Stewart