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RESOLUTION NO. 357
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TUSTIN
OPPOSING THE UPPER COLORADO RIVER BASIN PROJECTS AS
PROPOSED IN S. 500 AND H.R. 270 AND THE FRYINGPAN-
ARKANSAS PROJECT AS PROPOSED IN S. 300 AND H.R. 412,
NOW PENDING IN CONGRESS.
WHEREAS, the City of Tustin is vitally dependent on a
water supply obtained from the Colorado River, and
WHEREAS, .California, s rightful share of Colorado River
water is threatened by the Upper Colorado River Basin projects
as proposed in S. 500 and H.R. 270 and the Fryingpan-Arkansas
project as proposed in S. 300 and H.R. 412,. now pending in Con-
gress, and
WHEREAS, the aforementioned projects would inflict on all
taxpayers of this City and the Nation an unjustifiable burden
of more than four billion' dollars, and
WHEREAS, these political pump-priming schemes if authorized
would furnish water to grow the kind of crops which are already
in great surplus in this country, and which are already heavily
subsidized by the taxpayers, and
WHEREAS, the Colorado River Board of California, official
state agency charged with the responsibility of safeguarding
California, s existing contracts for Colorado River water, has
gone on record strongly Opposing these measures.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the enactment of these
project ~bills is against the interest of the City of Tustin in
particular and the State of California in general and should be
opposed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Tusttn respectfully
requests the representatives of the State of California in the
Congress of the United States to actively oppose the enactment
of the above mentioned bills or any similar proposal, and that
certified copies of this resolution be air mailed to our
Congressional representatives, and copies be made available to
press and radio news sources.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Tustin at its regular meeting held on the 11th day of April, 1955.
ATTEST:
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Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
C O'UNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
SS.
C. ARTHUR NISSON, JR. for S. C. PENINGTON, City Clerk
and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Tustin,
California, does hereby certify that the whole number of members
of the City COuncil of the City of Tustin is five; that the fore-
going Resolution was passed and adopted by a majority of the
said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the llth
day of April, 1955.
AYES:
Councilmen: ~ ~.~?ue.rs,. Kidd.., Bacon, _park an..d Tad!ock..
NOES: Councilmen: None
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ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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