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RESOLUTION NO. 63-32 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, EXPRESSING OPPOSITION <br />TO ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 28 <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District <br />has not determined to join the Metropolitan Water District to relieve <br />their acute water shortage, but is attempting to require other cities <br />and agencies to relieve their water shortage by State legislation <br />proposed as Assembly Bill No. 28; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Assembly Bill NO. 28 is special legislation for the <br />sole benefit of the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District <br />and is an atte~apt to have the State Legislature compel other cities <br />and districts to render relief to said San Bernardino Valley Municipal <br />Water District in a manner which would reward refusal to accept the <br />burden providing water by voluntary contract to relieve the voters of <br />the San Bernardino Valley Municipal Water District of their vote <br />against membership in the Metropolitan Water District; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District is composed of cities <br />and districts voluntarily associated to provide the plant and <br />facilities at their own expense for the supplying of their own water, <br />a situation of self help in the basic American tradition; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the city of Santa Ana was one of the original members <br />in the formation of the Metropolitan Water District and believes that <br />other areas should be allowed to join the District, but that no area <br />should be supplied special privileges and benefits by State legislation <br />and so relieved of any obligation to join with its sister cities and <br />districts. <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of the <br />City of Santa Aha hereby respectfully petitions the California <br />Legislature and the individual members thereof to vote in opposition <br />to Assembly Bill NO. 28 and expresses to said individual members its <br />complete and unalterable opposition to said Assembly Bill NO. 28 as <br />now proposed and unalterable opposition to any modification, amendment <br />or change in said Bill in the belief that the idea back of such <br />approach is basically wrong and an inexcusable invasion of the home <br />rule principle of special privilege legislation that should never be <br />supported or favored by any informed person. <br /> <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Clerk of the Council shall <br />send copies of this Resolution to all members of the Legislature from <br />Orange County and to other cities within said County. <br /> <br /> PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa <br />Ana at its regular meeting held on the 18th day of February, 1963. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br />STATE OF CALIFORNIA) <br />COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA ) <br /> <br /> I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the <br />Council of the City of Santa Aha; that the foregoing Resolution was <br />regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held on <br />the 18th day of February, 1963, and was at said meeting regularly <br />passed and adopted by the following vote, to-wit: <br /> AYES, COUNCILMEN: Hubb~d~ Schtueter, Gllm~e~ Brewer~ H~I <br /> NOES, COUNCILMEN: None <br /> ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: None <br /> <br /> CLERK OF THE COUNCIL <br /> <br /> <br />