SR-14-A (2)
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COUnCl f Mtg. febru 23, 1982
sa~onica, Ca11fornia
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fEB 2 3 1982
TO:
Mayor and Counci 1 Hembers
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SUBJECT :
Christine Reed
Occidental Petroleum E.I.R. on 011 Drilli~g in Paclfic
Palisades and in Santa Monica Canyo~
In 1976 the Santa Monica City Council took a very strong position in
oppositlon to Occldental Oil's request to drill for oil lmmediate1y north
of our borders.
The reasons for our ooposition were as follows:
1. Great concern for the potent1al for oil spills lnto the ocean
and onto the beaches of the wost intensely used publlC recreation
area in Southern California.
2. Concern for the degredatlon of the air quallty in Santa flonica.
3. Adverse noise impacts for Santa Monica residents on the northwest
canyon rim (Adelalde Dr., etc.)
4, Concern for the impact on Santa ~onica resldents and part of the
Santa Monica water sUDoly if the "first cholce" plpeline route
(south on Seventh Street and east on San Vicente) 1S used,
(You should note that one of the alternate pipeline routes feeds
into the Shell plpeline under 26th Street).
I think this City Councll should endorse the ~osltion of previous Clty
Councils and cont1nue our opposition to any attempts to drill for oil ln
such envlronmentally sensitive areas as the ones outlined 1n the
Occidental E.I.R.
I urge that the staff be directed to review the Draft
E.I.R. and prepare conments which embody the points of concern outllned
above.
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FEB 2 3 1982
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13-H: OF?SHORE DRILLI~G/~~RI~ SANC~U~~I~~. P . d _
request OF C " - ~ -.,. resen_e was t"e
- ~ ounc~.l.Iilember Zane for cons~deration of a o'""onosed"
resolut~on opDos~ng OfFsho~" dr~ 17 i -g i C l' - . ~.-
C~.ot c....; -- - -- __..I.. H n a .l.ro=:1~a and su~oo.,.t;1"'c
-.. e __on o~ ;nar:Lne sa:-c""a"" "'S C~unc- ':n=~b Z - - - _H_
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discUSS:Lcn. Council:nember Zane moved to aut~or:Lze the ~ayo= ~o
write a letter to be sen~ pr:Lor to July 31st to the Sec=eta=~ 0=
the rnter:Lor. other relevant agencies and the Callifornia
delegation, oppos1ng the sale of any tracts for o=fshore d=:Llli~q
off the coast of California and to assure the protectlon of 7a=~~e
sanc~uaries, in par~lcular In tGe C~annel Islands area ~== ~he
coast near Santa Barbara as well as throughout the lease s~le area
of= the Santa Monica coast; f~rt~er that the letter be s~gned by
ail Counc:Llmembers who wish to do so. Second by Counc:Ll~e:nber
Reed. A=ter discussion, the ~ction was approved by t~e fo:low:Lng
vote:
council Vote:
unanL~ously approved i-O
CITY COU~CIL MI~UTES - JULY 21, 1981
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