R-4511
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RESOLUTION NO. 4511 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DECLARING
ITS OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED OFFSHORE
OIL LEASES IN FEDERALLY CONTROLLED
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WATERS IN REFERENCE
TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR'S REQUEST
FOR COMMENTS.
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Interior has
requested comments on their plan to lease ten million acres of
offshore areas for offshore oil exploration or extraction; and!
WHEREAS, the area of greatest potential for offshore
oil exploration and extraction may exist in Southern Californiaiand,
WHEREAS, the potential for environmental degradation
to the living environment of the City of Santa Monica and the
other cities of the Santa Monica Bay is extremely high; and,
WHEREAS, the protection of ocean dependent ecological
systems and marine life would be threatened; and,
~~EREAS, the impairment of safe navigat~on of both
commercial and recreational vessels would exist; and,
WHEREAS, the construction of oil platforms would seriously
impair the v~sual aesthetics of Santa Monica Bay and surrounding
areas; and,
WHEREAS, the area of Santa Monica Bay is included in a
"protected sanctuary" for state controlled submerged and tidelands
preventing any offshore oil exploration or extraction (State
Public Resources Code ~687l.2); and,
WHEREAS, Proposition 20 exists as a significant statement
by the People of the State of California that they hold prec~ous
the California coastline and inherent oceanographic resources
that should be protected and preserved for the existing populations
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Council:
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AYES:
Councilmen: Judson, Lawson, McCloskey, Swink,
Trives, van den Steenhoven, Hoover
Councilmen: None
NOES:
ABSENT:
Councilmen: None
APE.J~OVED AS TO FORM: "
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