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CIty Council MeetIng 7-9-8S Santa MonIca, CalIfornIa
RESOLUT I m-l HUMBER 7050 (CCS)
(C I t Y Co u n ell SerIes'!
A PESOLUT I ON OF THE CITY I~OUHC I L OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA OPPOSING OIL
OF! I LL I l'-IG IN SANTA MONICA BAY AND
AFFIRMING ITS POSITIOH THAT SANTA
MONICA BAY CONSISTS OF THE ENTIRE AREA
CURRENTLY SO DESIGNATED IH THE CONGRESSIONAL
MORATORIUM ON DRILLING IH SAtHA MONICA BAY
WHEREAS) the Cdy of Santa MonIca has steadfastly
maIntaIned Its OPpOSItIon to any and all 011 drIllIng In the
Santa MonIca Bay; and
WHEREAS, In 1939. the people of the CI ty of Santa r10n I ca
adopted OrdInance Number 703, declared the drlll1ng or
prospectIng for ell, gas. or other hydrocarbon substances, and
operatIons InCIdental thereto, WIthIn the munICIpal lImIts) to
be a nUIsance and un lawfu I, and ImpOSIng crImInal sanctIons
for VIolatIons thereof; a"ld
WHEREAS, In No'vembe r 1974 and August 1960, p t'OpOS I t Ions
WhIch we I.J 1 d have permItted drIllIng on the tIdelands at least
one mI18 from the shore lIn8 were defeated by the people of
Santa MonIca; and
Wf--lEREAS, any relaxatIon of the prohIbItIons agaIn~t all
dnlllng In the Santa MonIca Bay would have dIsastrous
envIronmental and economiC consequences; and
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WHEREAS. the presence of off-shore oil drIlling
operatIons In the VICInity of Santa Monica beaches would
likely Increase the amount of 011 Y and tarry materials
depOSIted In and on the adjOining waters; and
WHEREAS, the presence of off-shore 011 dnlltng
operations would produce o f fens 1 '.;e odors and nOI-ses In the
VICInIty of the beach; and
WHEREAS, the presence of off-shore 011 drlll1ng
operatIons would substant IS Ily Increase the danger of
pollution of the INS t e r and beaches; and
WHEREAS, the presence of off-shore 01 I drlll1ng
operatIons tend to Increase the danger of explOSIon and fIre
due to the presence and transportatIon and other moving or
shifting of large quantities of crude oil ; and
WHEREAS, off-shore 01 1 operatIons, by reason of the
equIpment and structures used therein, tend to ImpaIr or
destroy the natural beauty of the beaches and the sea vIew or
seascape ob-servable from the beache-s and other ~;antage pOints
In the CIty; and
WHEREAS, rn~ 1 1 Ions of persons ft~om the County of Los
Angeles and beyond make use of the beaches of Santa MonIca Ba))
and the consequences descl'lbed would severely reduce the
tourIst buslness In thlS CIty above all other areas In Santa
ManIca Bay; and
WHEREAS, the consequences thus descrIbed would pose a
threat to hIghly valuable commerCial fIshing resources which
must be protected; and
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WHEREAS, the consequences thuo described pose a danger
to the pub II c health, safety, comfort, and welfare of the
people of the CIty of Santa Monica,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COW--lC I L OF THE CITY OF S~1NTA
Mm-l I CA DOES RESOLLJE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The C I t Y Co U r1 ell of the City of Santa MonIca
does restate Its long-standIng OppositIon to o I I drIllIng In
Santa Monica 8ay.
SECTION 2. The CIty CouncIl of the City of Santa MonIca
does hereby affIrm as the approprl:'lte definItIon of the Santa
MonIca BAY to Include at a mInImum the entIre area covered by
the CongressIonal Moratorium currently In effect, whIch IS as
follows:
Santa MonIca Bay not only Includes but
also extends outward from the ObVIOU5
area of POInt Dume to Palos Uerdes.
LookIng at a map, the Bay extends nine
mIl e5 west of POInt Dume to the Los
Angeles County/Ventura County lIne.
From the re It extends 30 mI16s south
from the shore. From that pOInt, 1 t
extends 39 mIl es east, then 6 mIl es
north to POInt FIrmIn.
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SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certIfy to the adoptIon
of thIs ResolutIon, and thenceforth and thereafter the same
sha 11 be In full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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ROBERT M. MYERS
CIty Attorney
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Adopted and approved thIs gth day of July, 1985.
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'Mayor
I hereby certIfy that the foregOIng ResolutIon No. 7050(CCS)
was duly adopted by the CIty CounCIl of the CIty of Santa Monica
at a meeting thereof held on July 9, 1985 by the folloWIng
CounCIl vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Conn, EpsteIn, Jennings, Katz,
Zane and Mayor Reed
Noes: Councilmembers: None
AbstaIn: Councilmembers: None
Absent: CouncIlmembers: Edwards
ATTEST:
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ActIng City C rk
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