Resolution 1986-28
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RESOLUTION NO. 86 - 28
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GILROY IN SUPPORT OF
PROPOSITION 44, THE WATER CONSERVATION & WATER QUALITY BOND LAW
OF 1986.
mIEREAS, an adequate supply of good quality water is
essential to the health and safety of California's ever growing
population; and
tVREREAS, adequate supplies of good quality water are
vital to the maintenance and development of the State's economy;
particularly California's two largest industries, tourism and
agriculture, generating $45 billion in annual revenue for Calif-
ornia; and
~illEREAS, locally sponsored water conservation, ground-
water recharge, and drainage projects are among the most cost
effective ways to help insure adequate supplies of good quality
water; and
vlliEREAS, in 1984, the California electorate approved a
Clean Water Bond Act which provided $10 million for low interest
loans to water agencies for water conservation projects; and
t\THEREAS, application for those loans exceeded available
funds by nine times, demonstrating the need for such a program;
and
WHEREAS, the Water Conservation and Water Quality Control
Bond Act, Proposition 44, on the June ballot would provide $150
million for loans to water agencies for water conservation, ground-
water recharge, and drainage projects; and
WHEREAS, the Water Conservation and Water Quality Bond
Act, Proposition 44, would be an extremely cost effective measure
for Californians, costing an average of 37 cents per household
annually; and
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WHEREAS, funds available from Proposition 44 are ex-
pected to be a significant help in developing locally sponsored
water conservation, drainage, and groundwater recharge projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED that the Gilroy
City Council supports Proposition 44 and urges its passage by the
California electorate on June 3, 1986.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of Hay, 1986, by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
COUNCILME}1BERS: GAGE, KLOECKER, MUSSALLEM, PALllliR-
LEE, VALDEZ and ALBERT.
COUl-JCILHEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER: HUGHAN
APPROVED:
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( Hayor Protempore
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
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I, SUSANNE E. STEINMETZ; City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do
hereby certify that the attached Resolution No. 86-28 is an
original resolution, duly adopted by the Council of the City of
Gilroy at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 19th
day of
May
, 19 86 , 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 20th day of May
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