Reso 2000-631RESOLUTION NO. 2000-631
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE COSTA
MESA SANITARY DISTRICT, IN SUPPORT OF PROPOSITION 13
(ASSEMBLY BILL 1584) THE SAFE DRINKING WATER, CLEAN
WATER, WATERSHED PROTECTION AND FLOOD PROTECTION
ACT
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 (AB -1584) provides over one million acre -
feet of urgently needed new water to help drought -proof California, almost half
of which will be in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 designates in key areas of the bond that 60%
of the funding will go to Southern California, a historical first in recent times;
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 provides $235 million for the Southern
California Integrated Watershed Program, which was developed by the Santa.
Ana Watershed Project Authority (SAWPA) and which will provide $35 million
for the Groundwater Replenishment.: System, as well as funds for additional
wetlands that will further purify flows of the Santa Ana River; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 provides funds for the Newport Bay
Wetlands project, funds for Santa Ana River restoration and improvement
projects, and for projects that will create storage and recovery of groundwater in
Chino Basin, which is upstream of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 makes approximately $134 million in
additional funding available for Orange County agencies to compete for loans
and grants for watershed protection and non -point source pollution control
projects and other programs; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 includes $250 million for Bay /Delta projects
that will result in an additional 125,000 acre -feet of dry -year water yield from the
Delta, new fish screens designed to prevent future pump shut downs, and other
projects that will improve water quality and help to stabilize water supplies in
the Bay /Delta, which is a vital but fragile estuary and a source of drinking water
for 22 million Californians; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 13 will improve California's environmental
vitality and economic prosperity; better protect our communities from the
devastation of both flood and droughts; and validate the people of California's
expressed support for increased investments in the State's water infrastructure.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors of the Costa Mesa Sanitary
District does hereby support passage of AB 1584 and Proposition 13.
PASSED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors held
on the 10th day of February 2000.
Seer�t', ry; Board,of- Directors
Cos. - Mesh SIariitaryY District
President, Board of Directo
Costa Mesa Sanitary Distr�
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, Joan Revak, Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby certify
that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 2000 -631, was duly and regularly
passed and adopted by said Board of Directors at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 10th day of February 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
seal of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, this 10th day of February 2000.
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Clerk of Ne Costa Mesa, Sanitary District