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City Council Office CER:clf
Council Meeting of August 11, 1937
Santa Monica, California
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AUG 1 1 1987
TO:
Mayor and Council Members
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SUBJECT:
Council 11ember Chnstine E. Reed
Department of Interior Offshore Oil Lease Sale 95
The Department of Interlor has started the legal clock ticking
to sell rights' to drill for oil offshore of Southern California. Included
in lease Sale 95 are tracts .i!!.. Santa r10nica Bay. (The Map will be at
the Council t1eeting). The Department of Interior call for Information and
Nomlnations deadline 15 August 21.
A movement has started to "negatively nomlnate" certain tracts in
order to have them removed from the lease sale. The Local Govern~ent
Coordinating Committee has printed up postcards for citizens to "negatively
nominate" the entire lease sale. The Energy and Environment Committee at
SCAG directed the SCAG staff to negatlvely nomlnate all the tracts that
were covered by the Congressional t1oratoria. I recoJ11l1Jend that we do the
same. I will have additional information at the meeting.
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U.S. CEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
January 1986
CALL FOR rNFOR~AT!ON AND NOMINATIONS
WHAT IT IS
o The Can for Information and Nominations is the flrst step in the
oes leasing process,
o The Call for Information and Nomlnations is strictly an
information-gathering step.
o It is the first formal opportunity for the public to become lnvolved
in the lease sale planning process.
o It invites potential b7dders to indicate areas and levels of
interest in leasing.
o It sol kits cOllll1ents from States and all lnterested parties on any
enVironmental effects and use conflicts as well as coastal zone
conslstency concerns.
o States and others have the opportunity to comment on areas or~topics
of concern that should be considered ln planning the lease sale,
o It is the flrst of 11 steps in the process which may lead.to a sale
and the awarding of leases.
WHAT IT ISN'T
o It is not a flnal decision to hold a lease sale.
o It does not Identify the definltlve bloCKS which may be offered for
1 ease. --n: requests comments on broad arf'as; based on comments
recelved, the Department beglns to focus it's sale plannlng on the
most promlsing acreage for the discovery of 011 and gas.
o It is not the only opportunlty for the public to partlcipate ln the
DCS leaslng process.
o It does ~ mean that the onset of drll11ng lS immlnent.
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CALL F()R INFORMATIO~: ftND NOMINATIONS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Q. Where does the Call for Information and Nom1nations fit into the leasing process?
A. The Call is the first step taken by the Interior Department in the two-year process
of considering a specific area for oil and gas leasing. All interested
parties--industry, state and local governl'1ents, organizations and prwate
individua1s--are invited to submit the1r responses within 45 days from publication
of the Call in the Federal Register. The1r response W11l guide the Secretary of
the Interipr in making declsions about the proposed sale at all subsequent stages
of the prelease process.
Publication of the Call does not mean that a leasing decision has bepn made. It lS
merely the first, critical, Tn-tormation-gathering step 1n a process that may lead
to a sale, The Department needs to be made aware of all potential conflicts among
all concerned parties as early as possible in the pre1ease process, so that those
conflicts can be resolvpd at the earl1est opportunity.
With the aim of conducting a productive, safe, and informed DCS leasing program,
the Department uses the public's responses in the following ways:
a. To identify areas of potential oil and gas development.
b. To identify pOSSible ervironmenta1 impacts.
c. To iritiate issue identification for the Environmental Impact Statement.
d. To develop 1 ee se terms and condit1ons that assure safe offshore opera t, ons,
e. To help develop mpasures to mitiqate or avoid conflicts between offshore
enerGY development and existing coastal zone manaqement programs.
O. Fhat becomes o-F the cOrr1ll"ents submitted in response to the Call? Who spes them?
A. The public's responses to the Call are ana1yzed by MMS personnel, who identify all
specifically expressed concerns and facts relevant to the proposed lease sale. All
documents rece1ved become part of the MMS's permanent record of the proposed sale.
A report detailing the analysis of the comments 1s delivered to Interinr Department
officials responsible for making dec1sions on the Federal proposal.
Q. How much impact do these comments really have on decisionmaking?
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The Department re'ips heavily on the info~ation provided by all
part1es. There have been numerous instances where proposed sales
postponed, cancelled. deferred or the conf1guration changed because
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:E~O:'UTION NO.
2359
(CI'r'Y CmmCIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY counCIL OF THE CIl''!
OF SANTA !<IOUICA RECITING THE FACT OF THE
ELECT:!:ON :ELD IN SAID CITY OF SAtjT,'l. F'!ONICA
ON TIE 23rd DAY OF AUGUS'l', 196-:), DECLARI?lG
THE RESULT THEREOF A:i.~'D SUCH OTPZR HATTERS
AS ARE PROVIDED BY LA H .
WHEREAS, a special municipal election was held and
conducted in the City of Sar~a Monica, County of Los Angeles,
State of California, O~ Tuesday, the 23rd day of August, 1960,
as required by 1at'1l; and
w1ffiREAS, it appea~ing ~otice of said election was given
duly and regularly in time, form and manner as provided by la\'1;_
that voting precincts properly were established; that election
officers we~e appointed and election supplies furnished and that
in all respects said election was held and conducted and the votes
cast thereat, received and canvassed and the returns made and de-
c1ared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of
the Elections Code of the StaGe of Calirorn~a for the holding of
elections in seneral law cities ~n3orar as the sane are not in
conflict with the Charter of the City of Santa Monica; and
~HERE~S, on the 30th Gay of AUbUst, 1960, at the hour
of 4:00 p.m., the City Council has duly assembled at its usual
place of meeting and haa canvassed the returns of said election
and as a result of which, the City Council finds that the number
ot votes cast to be as stated hereinafter;
NOW, THEREFO::m, THE CITY COu1{CIL OF Tllli CITY OF SANTA
MONICA DOES }tgSOLVE AS FOLLOlofS:
SECTION 1. That there were 160 voting precincts
established within the boundaries of the c~ty of Santa Monica
tor the purpose of holding said election consisting of the regular
election preCincts tor the City of Santa Monica as established by
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the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles tor the
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State and County elections.
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SECTION 2.
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That the total nunber o~ ballots cast was
435
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absentee ballots.
SECTIon 3. That the "Totes cast ::'or the Proposition
Shall the ordlna~ce subrr~tted by an i~ltiative petition, declaring
it to be lawful to dr~ll and prospect for oil, gas or other hydro-
carbon substances or to perform any other operation incident
thereto, provided such drilling or operation is carried on at
least one statute mile seaward of the 1921 mean high tide line
and such operations are conducted under contract with or permit
from the City, be adopted?~ was:: Yes ~.6,5-a7- No 12,411
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SECTION 4. That the record of the total number of votes
cast is attached hereto, entitled 'statement of the City Clerk"
marked Exhibit A and by reference thereto is incorporated herein
and though fully set forth herein and hereat.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk 1s directed to enter forth-
with on the records of the City Council the results of said
election, which statenent ~ust show:
A. The uhole nU<"1ber of votes cast.
B. The proposition voted '.lpon.
C. The nu\'nber of votes g:"v9n at each precinct.
D. The total ni.L'Uber of' a.bsentee votes.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
ot this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the s~~e shall
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ADOPTED and APPROVED
30th
this _____ day of August, 1960.
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certify that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Monica at an
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meeting thereof, held on the
, 1960, 1)y the f'ollo1Jing vote of the Caur-ell:
of
August
AYES:
Cour;c.llr.lsr:: Drobnick, Bohn, McCarthy,
Thornbury, Mills
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Co~cilmen: None
ABSENT:
Councilmen: Frantz, Minter
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Approved as to form this
day of August, 1960.
ROBERT D. OGr.E
Assistant CitY'Attorney
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~SOLUTION NO. 2)07
(CITY COUl~CIL SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COIDiCIL OF THE
CITY OF SAliTA MOllICA Ai'l!ElIDING SECTION 2
OF RESOLUTION NO. 2296 (ccs).
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SA..1iTA HONICA rOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That section 2 or Resolution No. 2296
(ees) is hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION 2. That upon the ballots
to be used in said special election and
1n addition to the other matters required
by law there shall be printed the following
proposition!
'SHALL THE ORDIIDUICE, SUBMITTED
BY AN INITIATIVE PETITION, DECLARING IT
TO BE LAWFUL TO DRILL AND PROSPECT FOR
OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES
OR TO PERFORM ANY OTHER OPERATION INCIDENT
THERETO, PROVIDED SUCH DRILLING OR OPERATION
IS CAR..tmm ON AT LEAST ONE STATU'l'E rULE SEA-
\'lARD OF THE 1921 I~N HIGH TIDE LINE AND
SUCH OPERATIONS ARE CONDUCTED UNDER CONTRACT
WITH OR PERlUT FROM THE CITY, BE ADOPTED? I"
SECTION 2. The Citl' Clerk shall certify to the
adoption ot this resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the
same shall be in full torce and effect.
30th June
ADOPTED and APPROVED this _day ot
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1960.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was
the City or Santa r.lonloa at"":' ' ....
30th
meeting thereot, held on the day ot
duly adopted by the City Council ot
n adjourned regular
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:::Otllicil!:l.en: Drabnick, Frantz_ McCarthy,
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COl.l."!clln:er.: Mills
I I ,Approved as to form this
24th day of June, 1960.
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ISSrS~lti-Attorney
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RKSon1rION NO. 2296
(CITY' COUBClL SSJUJr!)
A USOLV'nOW (11 !RK Clft COtJNCtL oP 'ft[E ern
OP Sltl'l'J. JIONICA CALLING A SJ'EC'I.U E!~EC'l"ION TO
. RXtJ) OK 'l'UESDAY, 'l'BB 231"C1 DAY OF ltJOUST,
1960. IN 'l'lm CIn or !AJn'A JOfI Cl, CALIJ'ORWtA,
POR '}'II'R PURPOSE r. SUll1lI'l"!'IMa AJt OR'DIJlA.HC'S,
rROP05ED BY' 1JtI' lNI'f'IA'rIV'I PftI'!'IOM f lJllDmINO
ORDIlfANa NO. 703 (Co.u:.sSIONDB SDlES) 'l'O
PftWlU& 'l'Dtt DRIL:.INI :roK OIr~. GAS, A.1m orBKft
lltDROCAJmOJr SttBS'rAIfCSS S8ALL 111 UJn.AVYlJ'.. WITHIN
'!'HB COftPORA':rK LIJtt'rS ~ 'fIlE CI!'! 07 SA,"", JDfICA
UCKPT ON 'fIlZ OR StlUSRGID LAMDS, rROVIDD '!'HZ
'DRIL~IWa, P'ftOSI'ZC1'IHO AJID P!lODOC'l'I.ON UK !.0CA'l"El)
A 2' L1tlS't OHB $'fA tvm Inr.. SBVARD or ftE 1921
MEAN KIOR TIDE LI1l& A)l!) AD CON'DUC'fII) tJN'DltR
CtlNTRACT \lI'l'R OR PKJUat' PI\OII TB!t CIft' ANt)
AtmfOR!ZING 1'HK CIn CLDX 'l'O lUBLIStI ALL Mt-
Qtl!Jt1m 1II0fICXS AND 0JrfAI1f !IlK NKCKSSARY SUP-
PI.tES AND BQUIPJIIIJI'! 01f 'I'D OPEN MlR1CE'1' 'tilTH.
Otl'l' CALLING l'OR EM.
THE ern COUNCIL 07 THE CI'n' OP 5.lJrrA II>>7I CA DOES RESO"'I..:n AS ~: j~OW'! I
S'!C'1'I~ I.. A .peolal .I.otter- 1a hereb)- oa~ led to be
he~d in the City or .!anU Montoa, C.~lt01"n1.&, on -ru.aday. the 23~
day of ''''swat, 19(0, tOf" 1:he p",rpOlle of au.blUt't1t'1C to th4t qual1('tei1
electora or .a14 City an ...n4ment propoe.d b~ an !nttiatlve petltton
rUed v1. th the City Clerk OIl the 31'll day or J\lne. :'9(0, wh:'oh pet1t.lrm
propo... the ...~nt .r Ordlnano. RO. 703 (Co..rt..lone~ Serle.).
The ordln&n48 propo.ed by ..14 lnttlat1ve ~tttlon to be .u~ltted
t'oJ" adoption OJ" reJ.atton U ... tollowa I
OftDIJfA?fCZ NO.
AN ORnIJI'AlICJ. OP 'fill ern 0' SA.M'l 1II>>crCA.,
CALIJ'ORNU. AJIZt'DIJl'O OlU)'IHAWCX NO. 705 rg
5AID CI'l'Y !N'rIT'[.'KDt AN OftMJilAllCB MC!..ARINO
'rO Bit A PlJISAHCE "lID lROllIBI'nNO 'l'B! DRILLIllO
1I'OR OI!., au Oft 0ftIER 1I'!'DR000RBOtI SUBS'l'ANCB
OR 1'D PlDU'OJUIlNCB OJ' AJIY OJ'UA'l'ION INCID&N't
TIIKRETO VI'l'HIW TIll 0I'l'Y OF UN"fA JIIOMICA AJ.."
PROVIMNt'J PUALTI!t! JOR !HI VIOLATI01C 'ftI'!REOF
SO AS fa PERJlI2' SuaK Dftlr.LI!'JO AJm PK1U'ORMANCX
OP OPttHA'l'IONS INCIDIN'f ~ IN 'l'IDIt 1""
St.J1!!lllK.RQKD !.AK'DS JI'ftOI( 8VRJ1lAClt '''CIUTIKS LO-
CA'I'ED AT t.U!1' ONE Jll!LK SUWAJU) OV THE MUN
HIOR "l'Intt LIMR OF 1921 UNDER COW'l'ftAC'r '!lITH
OR nRMIT P'ftOM ftK ctT!'.
WHEREAS, On pebruary 28, 1939, Ord1r~. ~o. 703 .nt~tledl
AN tmMKAJlCZ DKCLAltI'RO "rO . A JnJISANCS n1) PRO.
lI'IBI'1'ING TIll DRlr.UWG J'OK OIL, GAS OR OTHER HYDRO
CARBON SDlSttANCE OR '!'lIB nuoftMJfCK or An OPSRA-
'n0lC INCIDP'f 'NItM'fO WIftI1f "ftl1t CI'l'Y 0. 3AJtI'l'A
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MONICA AND PROVIDING PDAL'l'IIS JI'OR 1U
VIOa'rION "l'If!RKOP.
_. sub!aatu to tM .,ote" ot tM CIty or Santa Mon1ea by the
C 1 ty Couno 11 the.....or ~ On 1.. own .on 011 and reo.t ve'" a -J 01'1 ty
ot the vot.. "aat at such. tectlOr. and wall .naClte4 accordlnslYI
llOll, thtl~f'ON, the People ot the Cay of Santa Mon1ca,
caltfornta, ao orda~n .. foll0W8!
Section 1. That .ateS Ordinance No. 703. and aU S.ct1or II
the :-eat' ~ amencled to read .. t'o 11. OWl! f
AN OftM'NAMC!: D'!C~ARI.NO TO BE A FtJISAlfCE "'1> PRO-
HIlJI'l'Iy.;O THE DJIlI~I.IHG POR OI:..,~ o.tS OR 0'l'BJl HYDRO-
CAfll!lO)I SUB!'l'ANClt 01\ '!'lIE PERJPOltMNCZ OP l).!"Y OPERA.-
TION IlICIDEJft' 'rHIRB!"O WI'lHIN '!Hit eI'n OP SANTA
MORICA ltXCEPl' IJf '!'IDE A)fl) SlD!MltRGED I.ANDS 7ROM
Slm7ACX J'ACILI'l'ISS LOCATED AT LBAS'fOfE MIlE SEA.
-liARD or THB JIDN HIOB TIDX !.In OF 1921 ~R
COImtAC"I' iII!H Oft PDJI[1' I'ftOM lftIZ Ctft AlfD PRO.
VI1)I'NO PDAL'l"IE3 J'Oft '1'HB VIOU'fION THERZOP.
The 'oople or the Clty ot San" Mantaa, Calltornla, do
ord&l n .. tollOWllI
Sec1;.1on 1. It. 1. ba"l>>y dHlare<:l t.o be a nulaanc. arId
1t .hall be unla"f'W. tor an}' ,..non, tt,... 01" OOl"POl'atlon. to
dM 11 tot" OIl, ... Or otM1' hldJ"OOaJ"b6r; eUHtano., or to -
proJlpeClt rOJ" 011, .., 01" otMr 1\y41"'M&rbon au'b.tan... or to
perroN any other operat.lon lneid.n~ tUPeto. wi.thlr the 401"-
pora~e 11a1~. of 'he City of Santa *-'10& (beN1.na1'te.,. ...-
tl... Nrerre4 to.. City), .xeept .. pJ'Olrlde4 1n tMs
ordinance.
s.~t1.on 2. 1'be dr1111nll an4 Pt"O*pect1n& tor and prod\Mtlon
of 011. p_ and oth4tr b7c1rooaZOObOn .UNtano.. trea tide and ault-
-rsed lands Which the 01 \y hOlcla in t1"Wl~ p","uant to State.
1917, eh. 78. .. .-nde" b) !Ita". 1~9, C1\. 616, or .. here-
arter ...nd.d, "hall be lawful only Itl
a. The aurrace faol11t1.. tor sucb drill1n&. p~pect1n&
and produotlon &J'II 100&"4 at l...t OM statute .U. s.award
of the ..an h1&h t1de ~1r.e o~ 19'2:. and.
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b. 3\lCh operations aN oor.d:ueted W'"4.r contract 1f~ th Or
perm:t troa the Ctty.
S.ot1ol~ 3. Any penon, t1N or oorponUOI'. .,tOl-atl,..
any or the prov'Utona Ot' ~b.1a ord.lnance aNk11 M 4eeMd. 1U1lty
of . JaLld...anor and ~on oOl1Vutlen tMNof aha.ll lie pun-
Ubable by . t1 M .r not .ore than $500.00 CU' by 1".UOf'IINr.t
In the 01 ty Jat ~ tOr a period of I:ot 1I01"lt than s1x IIOntha OT
by both .uoh tlne and ll1lp1"1.........t. Each swab ))e~on, f1 nil or
aO!'poraUor. aAall be cle-...4 SU11ty or . ..pa,.,. orr.na. tor
."ery d&,y dur1.na &n7 portion .t _tell ~ violation ot any
prov1aton of thia ordtnanc. .h oo.a1.tte4, cOn\ln\>>4 or ~l'WlIn.<l
by .uoh peNon, fira or 0011>~'ion, and .hall be puniahable
tMNfor .. p1"OV141tCl 1n thU ol'llll'l&tlOe.
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3KCTION 2. Tbat upon ttM balloU to be u$ed in sa~~
ilp.&c1al .le~tlon and in addl t10t. to the other IIUltters requ!!"(td b
.aw the~ aha d 'be pr1 r.t-.:1 the t"ol..i.owlna; propolSl t1on~
SMA:: THE ORDHlANCg. SUBMITTED BY Ai-' rl:1'l'74TIV<::
PliTI TIO}' 1 rlEC:.ARI):Q IT 1'0 ~ LAlIIYU'. Ul-'o.'!R CB:R'1'AH'
CIRCUMS'I'AKc-~ TO DRILL AN]) PROSPEC'l' POR or. GAS
OR OTHER HYDROCARBOtl gUBSTARCE~ OR TO P?RFOiU- #ony
()Tl{Kll OPZRA'r!OJll INCrmnlT '1'HERS"l'O. P'ROV'II>-:.""'D SUCH
DRILLING OR OPERATIOl.; IS CARRIED ON AT ~.F.A:;T ONS
Kr :2 SEA ",AR.D 07 '1'BE MEAN HI QH '1'1' IE LI'Ii!:. 'BE
ADOP'1"!U)-
SECTIOt' 3. 'l'be C1ty Clerk 1. author1Md to pUbl!.h a: 1
Nql.ll Nd notic.. tr. acooniar.ce vl th law ard obtair' all 1~.e..$.rJ
suppltea and eG.u1pment. on ttw open _r~t WIthout cal~:r-e t'or 'bId..
5EC'l'lON 4. The c: tJ Ci.erk ahaL L oertify to ~h. adopt' on
of thte rtuolut:on, and thencerorth and thel...fter th. a... ehall
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ADOPTED and APPROVED thi. _~ day ot
June
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"-! MJ'eby cerf.l ty ~hat ~he foregoing roe.olut1on .... du.ly
adopt~ bJ the 01~1 Cow~!. ot the City ot Sarta Mon1ca at .
regular __.__. ...t~n. thltt"eot. held on the _ 14th. day or
June , L <f' (). hi t.he
A ysr~ I Counc 11IMn t
following yote of the Council:
'rant., MoCarthY, Killa,
Kinter, Thornbury, Barnard
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ABSEl~T: Coune~ ~_J"l'
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A~prov.d a. to ro~ this
,~t.h day ot June, 19'-C,.
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~ RESOL-;]l'ICN OF T!E CI~ COlmC!~ OP THE CI7Y
OF SANTA MONICA CAL~lNa ~1E A~iTIO~ CF ~~
CITY COlJ"NCIL OF' Tr:E CITY Ot' LOS t,NGEL3.:3 TO
3.a.NT.\ W)NICA ORDDIA1JCE NO. -~ <, (com-rrSSrmlliRS'
.3ER:ES) , WHICH Ofu,pjANCS PP..OHIBITS D?ILI,:TJG
:::N SANTA HONICA.
WHEEAS, it nas come ':0 tf'e attention of the Ci~y Council
of the City of Santa Monica that the City Councll of the City of
Los Angeles will, or. September 2, 1959, hold a public hearing on
the establishment of an oil dr11ling d:strict in the Bre~twood area;
and
WHEREAS, this City Counei] is further advisea that the
proposed drilling site will be very close to the City limit line of
the City of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, it is not the intention of the City C8uncl1 of
the City of Santa Monica to in any way :nterfere with the internal
affairs of the City of Los Angeies, but the City Council is aesiro\l8
of protecting the integrity of its ordi~arces.
NOW, TH=:REFORE. TrlE cn."'? COln';C:::::' OF' THE CITY OF SAN':'A romcA
DOES RESOLVE AS POLLOWS'
SECTION 1 ~
Gaunet: of the C t, of L08 Angeles is
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create an oil dri~~:r.~ district i~ t~e 3~ent-
wood area, trat it attach restricti~n3 ~~8nloiti,-g slant drill~ng
into the City of Santa Monica.
SECTION 2. Santa Monica Ordin~nce No. 70j (C~331~ngr5'
Series) reads as follows:
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Ai'ID ?RCiliElITIN<l ~ DP.ILLI~lQ FOR OIL, ;::'~3
OR C~iE'R h'!L:ROOJUmml StlD3TAj~CE C'a ~ ;:ER-
PCRl''''l~Ci!: 0' ANY :PERA"!'I::-U nWI:rnNT 'I'SERET'J
tIT !:'lU~ ~ CI7'! CP SANTA l-1QITCA 1\~u no-
'lIIIING P~,1\LTIE3 rc;l. 1:!E ."YOUT:::3N ~fu;-{E.OJ'"
1'HE P'EOPLE 07 TEE CITY OF SA'f;~A 1~C.' :'0 G!IDA::-I J.:,,-n S}JACT ;\S FOLLOWS;
Section 1. It 13 here~y declar~d to 0~ 3 nul~anoe and ~t
~~ll ~ ~,lawrul fC4 ~ny person. ~i~ or cc~o~ti~nj ~0 Grill for
oil. gas, or cth~r hydrocarbon 3uo3tsncc. O~ ~o prcsnect fn7 ci1,
baa. or other nydrocar~On substance, Ok tc perfc~ any cthur operation
incident thereto. wi~hin t~e corporate 11~t3 c! the C~ty ct S~'ta
Monica.
Section 2, Ar.y person, firm or cOTPora~lcn. ,iaInting any
or tr~ provisior.s or this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and upon conviction thereof sr~ll be p~!shable ~y a fine ~
of not more than $500.C~ or b~ Impriso~~nt ~n the Ci~y Jail for a
periOd of not more than six months or by both Buch fine and imprison- -
ment. Each such perBo",. r~rm or corporation shall be deeMed guilty
of a separate offense for every day dUri~g any portion of which any
violation of any proviSion of this ordinance is committed. ccntlnu@d
or permitted by such person. firM or corporatiOn, and shall be pun-
ishable therefor as prOVided in this ordinance. 'I
SECTION 3. The City Clerk 1s directed to fcrt~with forward
a certified copy of this resolution to the Cjty Clerk of the City or
Los Angeles.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certIfy to the adopt1on
of this resolution and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be
in full force and effect,
ADOP~~ and APP?OVZD th~s 25tb day of
Aug\Jst
. 1959.
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the
fc~eSc~~g re3ol~t~~~ ~as duly
adopted OJ the City Council of the City of Senta Monica a'C a
i'egular
meeting thereof. held on the
2 ,>I"h day of
Auguat
, 1959. by the follo~~ng vote of the Co;~.cil:
AYES:
Co~~cilmen: D~obniok, Fran~lr ~oC~rt~y, ~i~le,
Mlcter. !hornbur7, B~~nara
NOES:
Councilmen: Mone
ABSENT :
Counc:l~en: None
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CI ty Attorney
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ORDINANCE NO. 763
(CITY COU~CIL SLRIES)
AN ORDDlANCE Or-' TiE CITY COUNCIL OF TII~ CITY OIi'
SAi~TA rW;,lICA FOR THE PU.~POSE OP SUErUTTING TO THE
ELECTORS ON THE COUNCIL'S 0' 'N i'lOTION AN OHDD!AnCE
DECLARHla THE DRILLING AND PROSpr;CTII1G 1<'011 OIL,
GAS llND OTH:l:,{ HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCE::> IS LA' 'FUL
UNDER CEaTAIN CONDITIONS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE
NO. 703 (CO: EUSSIONERS I SEi1IES)
THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY 01<' SANTA rJONICA DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLm:S:
SECTION 1. The follo,'line:, initiative ordinance hereby is
proposed to be subiai tted to the qualifiecJ electors of the C1 ty
of Santa Monica by the City Council of the City of Santa t10nica
on its Dun motion for adoption or rejection at a special
lnunicipal election to be held in said city and said proposed
initiative ordinance to be subm1tted as a separate proposition
ano '\!hich said ordinance 1G in \IOL'ds and fi2,ures as follo.1I3,
to-"'it:
"AN OiWINANCE OI' THE CITY COUNCIL 0Ii' THE
CITY OF SANTA 1l0lUCA DECLARIHG 'rEAT THE
D.'ULLIHG Aim PilO::;PECTING FOR OIL, GAS
AND OTHErl HYDROCARBOn SUBSTANCES IS LA"-
FUL Ui'lDER c.cRT.i\IN CONDITIons, AHD ilE-
PEALING ORDINAi>l'CE NO. '703 (COIIT'iISSIONZR.3'
S.c:_iIES)
TH2 CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES
ORDAIN AS FOLLOVS:
SECTION 1. Offshore Area. Dr~lling and/or
production sites for the recovery or production of oil, gas
or other hydrocarbon substances are prohibited in the
offshore area, which offshore area shall include all property
in the City of Santa Monica which is between the mean high
tide line and the outer~ost seaward city boundary.
Production of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon substances
from the subsurface of the offshore area may be perQitted
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frOM dril1i~g and/o~ production sites located in the
uplands area of the city.
SECTION 2. vplar.ds Area. Drllli~g and/or
productlon sites for the recovery or production of eil,
gas or othe~ hydrocarbon substances shall be pe~~itted
only on lndustrially zoned land in the uplands a~ea,
which uplands area shall include all property in the City
of Santa Monica not included in the offshore area. Drill-
ing and/or production sites on industrially zoned lands
in the uplands area shall be established pursuant to the
issuance of a permit therefor approved specifically by the
City Council in compliance with the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 3. Mini~um Operatlhg standards.
Operations upon drilling and/or production sites shall be
conducted in such a manner as to protect the public health,
safety, convenience and general welfare of the inhabitants
of the city. The owner or occupant of the drilling and/or
production slte shall no~ s~ffer or perTi~ any activity,
operation or i:1Stallation on such ,ute ~:hich i::. obnoxious
or offensive or cre2tes a nuisance to the occupants or
conmerclal visitors of adjacent buildings or prenises by
reason of the e~ission of dust, fUGes~ glare, heat, llquids~
noise, odor, smoke, steam, vibration or simllar objection-
able occurrences.
A. Lights, spotlights, floodlights,
reflectors and other means of illu~ination shall be shielded
or equipped with speclal lenses in such a manner as to
prevent any glare or direct illumination on any public street
or adjacent property.
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B. The nOlse or sound ~hich is continuously
or recurrently generated or produced by any activity,
operation or installation shall not exceed seventy-five (75)
decibels at any point on the property line of the prenises
upon -.-hich the noise or sound is generated or produced,
C. Every activity or operation shall be
conducted In such a manner that ground vibration generated
or produced on the premises is not perceptlble at any point
on the property line of said prenises without the use of a ~
special measuring instrunent.
D. Every activity or operation shall be
conducted in such a nanner that odors generated Or produce~
on the premises shall not be obnoxious or objectionable to
a person of ordinary perceptivlty and sensibil1ty at any
point on the property 11ne of said premises. All activities,
operations or equ1pment installations which produce or may
produce air pOllutants ~hall also conply with the regula-
t10ns of the Los Angeles County Ai~ Pollution Control
District.
E. Every activity or operation shall be
conducted in such a ~anner that any crude petroleu~, reflned
petroleum, engine oil, or any by-product or waste naterial
or substance fro~ such activity or operation shall not be
deposited directly or be in any manner transferred or
carried to any beach, tideland, or submerged land or into
or upon the waters of Santa Monica Bay or into the
underground domestic water production basin of the City of
Santa 1'10n1ca.
F. All activities and operations, including
the storage of materials and equipment, shall be screened
from view from any pub12c street and from adjacent property
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by a ~asonry re~ce or wall with a ~inlmu~ height of six (6)
feet. The fence or ~all shall be set back at least SlX (6)
feet frc~ any public street and the area bet~een the street
right of ~ay line, and the ~asonry fence or ~all shall be
landscaped.
G. All activities and operations upon a
drilling and/or production site shall comply in every
respect with such other requirements as are imposed as
conditions of the grantlng of a per~it for a drilling
and/or production site.
SECTION 4. Unitization. The City Council shall,
after reasonable published notice and a public hearing
thereon, adopt by ordinance rules and regulations governing
the creation and operation of unitized develop~ent and
production programs for such subsurface pool or pools of
oil, Gas or other hydrocarbon substances which exist or
apparently exist within the corporate limits of ~he City,
Thereafter, the City Counc~l may, in order to preserve
and protect the econo~ic and envlron~Ental val~es of the
City as well as to ~~r.i~ize the posslbil~ty of acclcental
air or water pollution or undue noise O~ -Illcration, order
the unltization of such s~bsurface pool or pools of oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon substances without respect to
surface property lines. Such a unitizatlon order shall be
issued only after publlshed nGtice and a ninety (90) day
interim period Idt:J'::"~ vhi8h the Oi!:ners and/or operators in
the area proposed to be unitized ~ay by ~utual conF~nt
and contract create ~he unit area and appoint a unit
operator for the area so unitized.
SECTION 5. Mininum Production Area. A permit for
the establishnent of a drilling and/or production site on
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industrially zoned land for the recovery or productlon of
oil, sas or othe~ hydrocarbon substances from any area in the
City shall not be issued until or unless the applicant
therefor has established that such applicant has the
proprletary or contractual authority to produce oil, cas or
other hydrocarbon substances from under the curface of at
least seventy-five (75%) percent of an area within the City
equal to or in excess of forty (40) acres. Said forty (40)
acres (including streets, ways and alleys within the boundary ~
thereof) shall be substantially compact and contiguous in
configuration, and the boundaries thereof shall follow
public streets, ways or alleys so far as practicable.
Any property owner in a production area who has not
entered lnto an agree~ent with a pernittee hereunder shall
be entitled to receive his pro rata share of the production
as though he had si~ned an agreement, If and when he enters
into such an agree~ent on the sa~e basis as ot~ers in the
area, within three (3) years of the date of the permit.
The share of such c~ner not so enter~ng an agree-
ment shall a:ter said three (3) years be Glstrlbuted pro rata
to those in the area ehtltled to share In the p~od~ction.
SECTIO~ 6. PerT-it Procedure. Each applicant for tne
establlSh7.ent of a drilllng and/or production site shall file
an appl~cation Nith the City Manager, which shall be acco~-
panied by:
A. Suf~iClent information to establish
compliance tlith the minimun forty (40) acre production area
and the proprietary or contractual authority to produce oil,
gas or other hydrocarbon substances fro~ under the surface
of at least seventy-five (75%) percent thereof.
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3. A report fro~ a petrole~~ Geologist that
the production of oil froM ~nder the proposed production
area '>!ould not, in his opinion, result ln any noticeable
subsldence. Sald petroleum geologist shall be an actlve
me~ber of the A~erican Association of Petroleu~ Geologists
or the A~erlcan Institute of Professional Geologlsts or, in
the alternatlve, shall have completed the educational and
experience requirements to become an active me~ber of either
such professional group.
C. Such other infor~tion as the City Manager
may require in order to assure compliance with this ordinance
and to permit a cOMprehensive report to the City Council.
The Clty Manager, with the approval of the City
Council, shall employ a consulting geologist to review the
application and the City Manager shall cause a review of
such application to be completed by the Building, Engineering,
Fire, Legal and Plannlng Departments of the City, and file a
report and reco~~endatlon thereon with the City Council
within 3ixty (60) days follo~ing the filing of the completed
appllcation by the appllcant,
The Clty Council shall review the appllcatlon, the
reports and the reoo''1r.1e01cations of' the City :'Ianager and such
other material or evidence dee~ed by it to be appropriate
and may:
1. Deny the requested permitj or
2. Authorize the issuance of a permit subject to
the requirer.ents of thls ordlnance and such other conditions,
requirements or restrictions determlned by the City Council
to be in the best interest of the City.
SECTION 7. Investigation Cost. Each application for
a drilling and/or production site permit shall be accompanied
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by a non-refundable investigatlon ~ee of one thousand flve
hundred (~1,500.00) dellars.
SECTION 3. Per~it Fee. Prior to the issuance by the
City Manager of a pe~~it authorized hereunGe~ by the City
CouDell, the applicant shall pay a per~it fee of one thousand
($1,000.00) dollars fer each well or well hole to defray the
cost to the City of assuring cO'11pliance with the terJ1s of the
permlt.
SECTION 9. License Tax. On and after the effective
date of this ordinance, every person ,-;ho engages in the
business of recovering or producing oil fron a well, or any
portion of a wellJ which is located in, passes through, or
is bottomed under real property in the City, shall pay a
minimum annual (July I through June 30) license tax based
on production as follows:
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Flve hundred forty (~54o.oo) dollars per
year for the first eighteen thousand
(18)000) or less barrelsJ payable within
th~ty (30) days after the conmenceMent
of drllling operations or AUGust 1,
whichever is the earlier to occur.
Per Fe 11 in
excess of
13,000 barrels
per year Three ce~ts (~O.03) per barrel, payable
~lthl~ sixty (60) days after the close
of each 12cense year.
Provided, howe7er, that in the event portions of a well are
located i~ one or nore other cities or in the unincorporated
territory of Los Anbeles County, the license tax shall be
one-half the rate speclf2ed herein or in any subsequently
amended license tax ordinance. Subject to the mini'11UM
license tax rates set forth herein, there is hereby reserved
to the City Council the authority to increase such rates by
ordinance when such an increase is dee'11ed by the City Council
to be in the best interest of the C2ty.
SECTION 10. Enforcement. Any well drilled or
prOduced and any building or structure erected) operated or
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maintained or any use of property contrary to the provisions
of this orc.inance or a drilling and/or product~on site
per~it authorized by the City Council shall be and the sa~e
is hereby ceclared to be unla~f~l and a public nuisance, and
the City ,.[anager is hereby authorized and directed to enforce
the provisions of th~s ordinance and the ter~s of each drill-
ln~ and/or production site permit.
Provided, ho~ever, that the owner Or occupant of any
real property in the city alleged to be conducting an
unlawful operation or creating or pernitting to be created
an unlawful condition shall be given a notice of correction
at least five (5) days prior to proposed enforcement action
in order to provide an opportunity for such owner or
occupant to appeal the proposed enforcement action to the
City Council, which may affir~, modify or suspend the
proposed enforcement action.
SECTION 11. Ordinance No. 703 (Corrm~ssionersr
Series) is herevlith repealed."
SECTIO~ 2. The c~ty Clerk ~hall cause thi3 O~Q~n2nCe to
be publisr.ed once in the official ne'1spaper ~ithin flfteen (15)
days after its adoption.
SECTION 3. This ord~nance shall take effect upon its
adoption.
SECTION 4. The Mayor shall sign and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of this ordlnance.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 9th
day of
Ja.nuary
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ST.'\.TE OF CALIFORNIA ~
COT1m'Y OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
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duly and regularly introduced at a
I do hereby ce~tlfy that the roregoi~g ord~nance was
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19h2j that thereafter the sald ordinance was duly adopted at a
January
meeting of the City Council on the 9th day or
19 6g, by the follO\'J'ing vote:
AYES:
CouncilPlen:
NOES:
Councilmen:
ABSENT:
Councilmen:
APPROVED AS TO FOR~:
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for the special munic~pal elect~on hereby called shall be the same
as those prov1ded for sa1d primary electlon. The Board of Super-
viso~s of the county of Los Angeles is hereby requested to order
the consol1dation of the sl~cial mun1cipal election hereby called
w~th said statew~de primary elect1on, and said Board of Supervisors
is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of saLd special munlcipal _
election, and said elections shall be held in all respects as if
there were only one election, and only one form of ballot, namely,
the ballots used at said prLmary election, shall be used. said
Board of Supervisors shall certify the result of the canvass of the
returns of such special muni~ipal election to the city Council of
the city of Santa Bonica who shall thereafter declare the result
thereof.
SECTION 5. The l'1ayor shall 519n and the city Clerk shall
attest to the passage of thlS ordinance. The C1ty Clerk shall cause
the sane to be published once 1n the official newspaper withln fif-
teen days after its adoptlon. Th1S ordlnance shall become effective
upon its adoption pursuant to Sect10n 619 of the city Charter.
ADOPTED thlS 1st day of April , 1968.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES 55.
CITY OF SANTA MONICA
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I. K. O. GRUBB. City Cler~ of the c~ty of Santa
Mon~ca. Csll:ornia. DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the fore9o~ng ord~nance
duly held on the 26th day of
was introdu~ed and read at a regular meeting of the city Counc~l
March . 1968. and thereafter
the 1st
day of
Aprll
at an adjourr.cd ragulcr meeting of said City Council duly held on
1968. was reread. duly passed
and adopted by the city Council and signed and approved by the Mayor
of said city. a~d that said ordinance was passed and adopted by the
following vote of the mewbers of said Counc~l:
AYES: Councilmen:
NOES: Councilmen:
ABSENT: Counc~lmen:
NOT VOTING: Councll~en:
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Wamsley. Spurgln
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