HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Reso No 1963-1124
RESOLUTION NO. 1124
vVHEREAS the City of Elsinore has long been a prime sufferer due to the absence
of water in Lake Elsinore, and
WHEREAS the City of :Elsinore has contributed land, talent, time and money to
the end that water would be restored to Lake ElSinore, and
vJHEHEAS the various agencies of the State of California have failed to fJ_nd
a suitable solution that iiould achieve the desired effect of restoring vTater to
Iake Elsinore, and
li'JHEHKAS the presently constituted "State" concept is based upon recreatj_onal
usage and therefore confined to "surplus" 'Hater only, negotiated upon a year to
year basis, and
VJHERE1\S, the existence of a State Recreation area is both lmfeasible as well
as um,'arranted (not 't\r:i thstanc:lj.ng liabiJi ty potentials) in the event of inadequat.e
water supplies during subsequent ;}rears, 3.Ild
1\JHEREAS, the 8i ty of Elsinore as amunidral corporatj on proximate, economj call:',
culturally I:md geographicall;}T is the jurisdiction most effect by the "Lake Project",
therefore,
LET IT BE Rl!:SOLVED that in the ev~nt that the legal or other aspects preclude
the State of Cal:Lforni.a from cuJJdnating this project of such long dur3.tion, by
5uppl;y"ing a satisfactol'""J completion date, the Oi ty Council of the CHy of E1Einore
hereby requests the ]):}partment of Natural Resources of the State of California or
any other appropriate agency to immediatta.ly commence proceedings that lvill result in a
lease of the State O1med property comlTIonly referred to as the J~ake Elsinore R{~creat:l.on
Area to the City of Elsinore until such time as the rJcgislature of the StCite of
Ca_lifornia can pass the necessarJT legislation to grant the aforementioned property to
the City of Elsinore in fee simple.
FURTHER, the City of Elsinore City Administ.rator is hereby empo"[.Tered to act as
agent for the City of Elsinore in all matters germaine to these proposed negotiations.
APPROVED this
~a;y- of August, 1963>
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