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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTING
CONGRESSIONAL APPROPRIATION OF LAND AND WATER
CONSERVATION FUNDS TO BLM FOR ACQUISITION OF
LANDS IN THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS NATIONAL
SCENIC AREA AND MORONGO CANYON ACEC.
WHEREAS, the Secretary of the Interior established the Santa
Rosa Mountains National Scenic Area on May 5, 1990 in recognition
of its scenic, natural, and cultural resources,
WHEREAS, the Bureau of Land Management has designated the
Morongo Canyon area as an Area of Critical Environmental Concern;
and
WHEREAS, the City of La Quinta supports the Coachella Valley
Mountains Conservancy which was established by the State of
California on September 17, 1990, to acquire and hold in open
space, mountainous lands surrounding the Coachella Valley, and
which is working to do so through a public/private, local, state,
and federal government partnership; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area and Morongo Canyon ACEC
provide critical habitat for diverse wildlife species, including
the peninsular bighorn sheep and numerous other sensitive, rare,
threatened, and endangered species; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area is of great economic
importance to the citizens and communities of the Coachella valley
in providing the scenic backdrop which is a vital component of the
attraction of the Coachella Valley to visitors from all over the
world; and
WHEREAS, the National Scenic Area provides valuable
recreational opportunities for hundreds of thousands of Coachella
Valley residents and visitors; and
WHEREAS, absent acquisition and protection of lands within the
National Scenic Area and Morongo Canyon ACEC, regional development
pressures have the potential to adversely impact natural, scenic,
and cultural resources;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved in regular session of the La
Quinta City Council that the City Council urges Congress to
appropriate $6 million for FY 94 to the Bureau of Land Management
for acquisition of lands within the Santa Rosa Mountains National
Scenic Area and $500,000 for lands in Morongo Canyon ACEC.
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^DH PASSES, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6th day of April, 1993 by
the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Bangerter, Mccartney, Perkins,
Sniff & Mayor Pena
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
JOHN J. M*yor
City of La Quinta, California
A**EST:
*AUNDRA L. JUHOLA, City Clerk
City of La Quinta, California
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DA City Attorney
City of La Quinta, California
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