HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 11,611RESOLUTION NO. 11,611
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NATIONAL CITY URGING OPPOSITION TO
PROPOSITION 17
WHEREAS, Proposition 17 on the November 5,
1974 Statewide ballot is intended to place public
pressure on the U.S. Government to modify construction
of the New Melones Dam Project, and
WHEREAS, the New Melones Dam Project as now
designed is to prevent flooding on the lower Stanislaus
River, provide recreational facilities for a greater
number of people, provide water for municipal and
irrigation purposes, improve conservation of fish and
wildlife, and generate needed hydroelectric power, and
WHEREAS, completion of the New Melones Dam
Project will also enhance water quality in the San Joaquin
Delta which supplies water for the California Aqueduct
that terminates in the Los Angeles Basin, and
WHEREAS, the New Melones Dam Project as
designed has received support from environmental and
conservation interests in the area including the Audubon
Society and the California Native Plant Society, and
WHEREAS, U. S. District Court and the Ninth
Circuit Court of Appeals have ruled in favor of the com-
pletion of the New Melones Dam Project, and
WHEREAS, the proponents of Proposition 17 are
now using the ballot for the profit of a few rafting
companies and the enjoyment of some rafting enthusiasts,
at the expense of a greater number of California citizens,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City
Council of the City of National City that the citizens of
National City are hereby urged to vote NO on Proposition 17
on November 5, 1974, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this
Resolution be sent to all cities in California requesting
their citizens to vote NO on Proposition 17.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of October,
1974.
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