HomeMy WebLinkAbout63-032RESOLUTION NO. 63-32 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION
TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 28
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
has not determined to join the Metropolitan Water District to relieve
their acute water shortage, but is attempting to require other cities
and agencies to relieve their water shortage by State legislation
proposed as Assembly Bill No. 28; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill NO. 28 is special legislation for the
sole benefit of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District
and is an atte~apt to have the State Legislature compel other cities
and districts to render relief to said San Bernardino Valley Municipal
Water District in a manner which would reward refusal to accept the
burden providing water by voluntary contract to relieve the voters of
the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District of their vote
against membership in the Metropolitan Water District; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District is composed of cities
and districts voluntarily associated to provide the plant and
facilities at their own expense for the supplying of their own water,
a situation of self help in the basic American tradition; and
WHEREAS, the city of Santa Ana was one of the original members
in the formation of the Metropolitan Water District and believes that
other areas should be allowed to join the District, but that no area
should be supplied special privileges and benefits by State legislation
and so relieved of any obligation to join with its sister cities and
districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the
City of Santa Aha hereby respectfully petitions the California
Legislature and the individual members thereof to vote in opposition
to Assembly Bill NO. 28 and expresses to said individual members its
complete and unalterable opposition to said Assembly Bill NO. 28 as
now proposed and unalterable opposition to any modification, amendment
or change in said Bill in the belief that the idea back of such
approach is basically wrong and an inexcusable invasion of the home
rule principle of special privilege legislation that should never be
supported or favored by any informed person.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council shall
send copies of this Resolution to all members of the Legislature from
Orange County and to other cities within said County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa
Ana at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of February, 1963.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the
Council of the City of Santa Aha; that the foregoing Resolution was
regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on
the 18th day of February, 1963, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Hubb~d~ Schtueter, Gllm~e~ Brewer~ H~I
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL