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Resolution 1623 RESOLUTION NO. 1623 RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY URGING IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION OF STANDARDS OF MERCURY CONTAMINATION. WHEREAS, the Food and Drug Administration of the United States has adopted a guidel ine of .5 part per mill ion of mercury for finding contamination of fish intended for human consumption, which finding is based on data which may be inadequate thereto; and WHEREAS, said guideline is, for lack of any other, the basis of decisions and rulings by other bodies including the Departments of Publ ic Health and of Fish and Game of the State of California; and WHEREAS, the City of Gilroy is a public agency concerned with recreational lakes and streams stocked with fish which may be eaten with abso- lute safety; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Gilroy that it shall be and it is hereby most strongly urged upon the Food and Drug Administration of the United States that an early and thorough review and investigation be undertaken of the matter of safe mercury levels in the flesh of fish intended for human consumption to the end that any guideline adopted upon such basis shall have the entire confidence of those affected thereby and shall not be subject to a charge that investigation has been inadequate and the con- tamination level adopted unreal istic; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk of the Council of the City of Gilroy be and she is hereby directed to transmit copies of this Resolution to the Cal ifornia United States Senators and local Representative in Congress and to such other officials, organizations and individuals as may be concerned. PASS ED AND ADOPTED by the Counc i 1 of the City of G i 1 roy, th i s 7th day of February, 1972, by the fol lowing vote: AYES: NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BATREZ, DUFFIN, HUGHAN, PATE, SILVA, and GOODRICH. COUNCIL MEMBERS: STOUT ABS ENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ATTEST: ("?~)I,.)({ ;NLL/ it' /~Z;;;}~J} City Clerk c1 ~prR~~ . ~~~~~ f Mayor / ({,J,3 I, SUSANNE E. STEINtIETZ, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 1623 is an original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 7th day of February , 19 ~ at which meeting a quorum was present. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of Gilroy, this 8th , 19 [L. day of February ':--~ t J~ /JHv - t. .,yt::::u ~ City Clerk of the City of Gilroy _)