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RESOLUTION No. 63-34
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 28.
WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District has not
determined to join the Metropolitan Water District to relieve their acute
water shortage, but is attempting to require other cities and agencies to
relieve their water shortage by State legislation proposed as Assembly Bill
No. 28; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 28 is special legislation for the sole
benefit of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District and is an
attempt to have the State Legislature compel other cities and districts to
render relief to said San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District in a
manner which would reward refusal to accept the burden of providing water by
voluntary contract to relieve the voters of the San Bernardino Valley Muni-
cipal Water District of their vote against membership in the Metropolitan
Water District; and - -
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District is composed of cities and dis-
tricts voluntarily associated to provide the plant and facilities at their
own expense for the supplying of their own water, a situation of self help in
the basic American tradition; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa believes that other areas should be
allowed to join the District, but that no area should be supplied special
privileges and benefits by State Legislation and so relieved of any obliga-
tion to join with its sister cities and districts.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa hereby respectfully petitions the California Legislature and the
individual members thereof to vote in opposition to Assembly Bill No. 28
and expresses to said individual members its complete and unalterable oppo-
sition to said Assembly Bill No. 28 as now proposed and unalterable oppo-
sition to any modification, amendment or change in said Bill in the belief
that the idea back of such approach is basically wrong and an inexcusable
invasion of the home rule principle by special privilege legislation that
should never be supported or favored by any informed person.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk shall send copies of
this Resolution to all members of the Legislature from Orange County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa this
4th day of March, 1963.
Mayor of the City of(gosta Mesa
ATTEST:
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City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 63-34 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 4th day of March, 1963,
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this 5th day of March, 1963.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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