CC RESOLUTION 3901RESOLUTION NO. 3901
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF THE SANTA MONICA BAY RESTORATION
PLAN; COMPREHENSIVE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR
THE BAY
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is an economic resource for the region, contributing
to the ambiance which draws over 25 million tourists annually to Los Angeles County and which
activity supports more than 392,000 full and part-time jobs; and,
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is a recreational, environmental and educational
resource for the people who live in the communities around it and receives more than 50,000,000
"user visits" (local and tourist) annually, including school groups; and,
WHEREAS, Santa Monica Bay is adjacent to one of the most populous, urbanized
coastal metropolitan areas in the United States and is used for a variety of purposes that can
9 degrade the Bay including the discharge of treated municipal and industrial wastewater, urban
and stormwater runoff, beach litter, marine debris, oil and hazardous spills, and aerial fallout of
pollutants; and,
WHEREAS, through a series of raw sewage discharges in the mid- 1980's and
through the publicity surrounding a study on fish contamination in the Bay, the attention of the
public and of local elected officials was focused on the state of the health of Santa Monica Bay
causing them to come together with state and federal regulators to form -the Santa Monica Bay
Project with the Southern California Association of Governments; and,
WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Bay Project received funding from the state and
local governments to do an initial assessment of the health of Santa Monica Bay and released
their report, The State of the Bay, in 1988, which clearly indicated that much needed to be done
to clean -up the Bay; and,
WHEREAS, by an Act of Congress, Santa Monica Bay was added to the National
Estuary Program in 1988 and the state, federal and local governments along with business
interests, environmental organizations and the general public joined to form the Santa Monica
Restoration Project to further assess the health of Santa Monica Bay and devise a
Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (COMP) for the restoration of the Bay, which
Plan is to address four key issues of overriding concern to the public: How safe is it to swim in
the Bay? How safe is it to eat seafood taken from the Bay? How well is the bay ecosystem
protected? How well are marine habitats protected? and,
WHEREAS, since the creation of the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project, much
progress has been made in reducing pollutant inputs to the Bay; and,
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WHEREAS, the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Project has recently released the
CCMP, called the Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan, the culmination of five years of scientific
assessment, policy discussions and negotiations among and between local government officials,
federal and state regulators, and private sector interests, which Plan identifies specific actions to
restore the health of Santa Monica Bay; and which Plan identifies key areas of concern for
pollution reduction; and,
WHEREAS, the City of El Segundo values the varied resources of Santa Monica
Bay, that our citizens use and enjoy the Bay, that the Bay is a valued asset and contributes to
the economic health of our Region, and that the quality of life of our children and grandchildren
depends upon the restoration of the health of the Bay;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of El Segundo does hereby
receive and agree to support The Santa Monica Bay Restoration Plan: a Comprehensive
Conservation and Management Plan for the Bay, and that the City of El Segundo acknowledges
the five years of cooperative effort that produced this plan, which effort included significant
contributions from the staff of the City of El Segundo; and,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of El Segundo joins in a partnership of
local, state, and federal governments to seek funding for the Plan's implementation.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of El Segundo urges its federal and
state representatives to support the Plan; and urges the Governor of California and the United
States Environmental Protection Agency Administrator to approve the Plan and to continue
support for its implementation.
• PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 6t�� y of .aDecember, 1994.
ATTESTED:
C' dy Morte
ity Clerk (SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Leland C. Dolley,
City Attorney
CON- 398.RSO (71/29194)
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of the City of E1 Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA ]
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ] SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO ]
I, Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk of the City of El Segundo, California, DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the whole number of members of the City Council of the said City is five;
that the foregoing resolution, being RESOLUTION NO. 3901 was duly passed and
adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor or said City, and
attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular meeting of the said Council held
on the 6th day of December 1994, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Mayor Jacobson, Mayor ProTem Weston, and Councilman Switz.
NOES: Councilman Robbins and Councilwoman Friedkin.
• ABSENT: None
ABSTENTION: None
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 9th day of
December, 1994.
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City Clerk of the
City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)