R-8734
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RESOLUTION NO. 8734
(CITY COUNCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA MONICA TO APPROVE THE SANTA MONICA BAY
RESTORATION PLAN
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is an econom~c resource for
the reg~on, contribut~ng to the ambiance which draws over 25
m~ll~on tour~sts annually to Los Angeles County and thereby
supports more than 392,000 full and part-t~me jobs; and.
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay lS a recreatlonal.
environmental and educatlonal resource for the people who live in
the communltles around lt which recelves more than 50,000,000
Huser vlsits" (local and tourlst} annually, includlng school
groups; and,
WHEREAS, Santa Mon1ca Bay ~s adJacent to one of the most
populous, urban~zed coastal metropolitan areas in the unlted
States and 1S used for a varlety of purposes that can degrade the
Bay includlng the d~scharge of treated mun1c1pal and industrlal
wastewater. urban and stormwater runoff, beach 11tter, marlne
debr1s, 011 and hazardous sp~lls, and aerial fallout of
pollutants; and,
WHEREAS, through a serles of raw sewage dlscharges 1n
the m~d-1980s and through the publ~c~ty surroundlng a study on
flSh contaminatlon ~n the Bay the attention of the publ~c and of
local elected offlcials was focused on the state of the health of
Santa Monlca Bay caus~ng them to come together wlth state and
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federal regulators to form the Santa Monlca Bay ProJect wlth the
Southern Callfornla Assoclation of Governments; and,
WHEREAS, by an Act of Congress, Santa Monica Bay was
added to the National Estuary Program ln 1988 and the state,
federal, and local governments along with business lnterests,
envlronmental organlzatlons and the general publlc JOlned to form
the Santa Monica Restoratlon ProJect to further assess the health
of Santa Monlea Bay and devlse a Comprehenslve Conservation and
Management plan (CCMP) for the restoratlon of the Bay, whlch plan
lS to address four key lssues of overridlng concern to the public:
How safe lS lt to SWlm ln the Bay? How safe lS It to eat seafood
taken from the Bay? How well is the Bay ecosystem protected? How
well are marlne habitats protected? and,
WHEREAS, since the creation of the Santa Monica Bay
Restoratlon proJect, signlficant progress has been made in
reducing pollutant lnputs to the Bay; and,
WHEREAS, the Santa Monlca Bay Restoratlon ProJect has
recently released the CCMP, called the Santa Monlca Bay
Restoration plan, whlch lS the culmlnatlon of flve years of
scientlflc assessment, policy discusSlons and negotlatlons among
and between local government offlcials, federal and state
regulators, and prlvate sector lnterests, and whlch ldentlfles
speciflc actlons to restore the health of Santa Monica Bay and
identlfles key areas of concern for pollutlon reduction; and,
WHEREAS, the Clty of Santa Monica greatly values the
varled resources of Santa Monlea Bay, our cltlzens use and enjoy
the Bay, the Bay is a valued asset and contributes to the econOffilC
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health of our Region, and the quallty of l~fe available to our
chlldren and grandchlldren depends upon the restoratlon of the
health of the Bay;
NOW. THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. To support the Santa Mon~ca Bay Restoratlon
Plan: A ComprehenSlve Conservat~on and Management Plan for the
Bay, and to acknowledge the flve years of cooperative effort that
produced thlS plan, which effort included signiflcant
contributlons from the staff of the Clty; and,
SECTION 2. To Join lTI a partnershlp of local, state,
and federal government to obtaln funding for the Plan's
lmplementatlon; and to actively pursue funds to implement the
Plan; and,
SECTION 3. To urge lts federal and state
representatives to support the Plan, and to urge the Governor of
California and the USEPA Adminlstrator to approve the Plan and to
contlnue support for lts implementatlon.
SECTION 4. The Clty CLerk shall certlfy to the adoptlon
of this Resolutlon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall
be ln full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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MARSHA JON~ MOUTRIE
Clty Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 22nd day of March, 1994,
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolunon No. 8734 (CCS) was duly adopted at a
meeting of the City Council held on the 22nd day of March, 1994 by the followmg vote:
Ayes:
CouncIlmembers:
Abdo, Genser, Greenberg, Olsen, Rosenstein, Vazquez
Noes Councilmembers
Abstain' Councilmembers
Absent
Councilmembers:
Holbrook
ATTEST:
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City ClerK