HomeMy Public PortalAboutResolution - 02-36- 20021023 - Support Proposition 50 RESOLUTION NO. 02-36
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE MMPENINSL'LA REGIONAL OPEN SPACE DISTRICT
SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 50 ON THE
NoVEMBER 5, 2002 STATEWIDE BALLOT
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District declares
that protecting and maintaining California's water supply is of utmost environmental and economic
importance to the Bay Area and the entire State; and
WHEREAS, California's water situation is exacerbated as the state's population continues to
grow by up to 650,000 people annually, with fully two-thirds of California's residents dependent on
the state's complex and fragile water infrastnucture to supply water to their homes, businesses, and
farms; and
WHEREAS, the Board further finds that water is essentially California's lifeblood, critical for
our quality of life and our economy, and that significant additional statewide funding is necessary if
California's water supply is to be protected-, and
WHEREAS, such new funding would provide support for regional water management efforts
that would assist in planning new water storage or banking opportunities, in upgrading the existing
distribution and infrastructure systems, in facilitating water transfers and creating new water supplies,
and in further developing processes for capturing and better utilizing existing supplies through
recycling, reclamation and conservation; and
WHEREAS, most importantly to the District, new funding would also assist in preserving,
through acquisition, protection and restoration, California's world-renowned beaches and coastal
wetlands as natural treasures, crucial wildlife habitat, and destinations for low-intensity recreational
use; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 50 on the November 5, 2002 statewide ballot provides the significant
additional funding necessary to help ensure clean drinking water, improve water reliability, strengthen
California's economy, preserve and protect our beaches and coastal regions, without raising taxes, and
is endorsed by a wide variety of environmental, business, agricultural, and public safety organizations.
Now,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Directors of the Midpeninsula Regional
Open Space District does hereby endorse and support the passage of Proposition 50, the Clean Water
and Coastal Protection Bond Act of 2002, on the November 5 statewide ballot.
Adopted by the Board of Directors
October 23, 2002 low