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RESOLUTION NO. 56-118 COI~E~tDING THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE ~£aOPOLITAN WA'i'm DISTRICT OF SOU'£1i~N CAI~IFORNIA
AND PLACE PROPOSITION "~' ON THE J~ ~ 1956, BALLOT AND
RECO~E~DING A "YE~" VOTE ON SAID P~OPoSITION.
WBEREAS, the continuously increasing over-draught of water in Orange County
has already lowered the underground water level; and
WHEREAS, the continued growth and development of Santa Aha is dependent upon
the importation of Colorado River water to furnish immediate supplies as well as
to replenish the underground basin; and
W~, the preliminary planning and construction of additional~ facilities
to transport large quantities of water from the Colorado River to Orange County
is a tremendously complex, time-consuming project; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District has available a financing plan with
no tax increase dependent upon the authorization by the people for the District
to issue short term notes based upon annexation fees payable to the District by
areas which have annexed in recent years; and
Wn~, this method of financing will provide for the construction of re-
quired facilities ma~y years in advance of any co,arable financing plan.
NOW, T~ORE, BE IT ~ESOLV~ by the City Council of the City of Santa Aha
that said City Council heartily endorses the action of the Board of Directors of
the Metropolitan Water District in having Proposition "W" placed on the June 5 e
election ballot; and
BE IT FURTHER ~ESOLVED that the ~anta Ana City Council respectfully urges
all voters in Santa An~ and in Orange County to cast a favorable vote on Proposition
"W" in the June 5 election in order that an adequate supply of water be readily
available at all times for the anticipated tremendous growth of our City and
County during the immediately future years.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Aha at its
regular meeting held on the 16th day of April, 1956.
ATTEST:
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
STATE OF CALIFOrNiA )
COUNTY OF O~ANGE ) SS
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
I, ENMA HUNqY~R, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of the Council of
the City of Santa Aha; that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced
to said Council at its regular meeting held on the 16th day of April, 1956,
and w~s at said meeting regularly passed and adopted by the following vote,
to-wit:
AYES,
NOE8,
COUNCII~4EN: Dale H. Heinly, J. Ogden M~rkel, Milford W. Dahl,
Courtney R. Chandler
COUNC~: None
ABSENT, CO~NCII2~EN: William Jerome
CLERK OF 'i'~ COUNCIL