HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 75-67,I~gSOLUTION
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BA~RSFIELD SETTING FORTH PRINCIPLES RESPECTING
SUPPLEMENTAL WATER NEEDS IN THE CIT~ OF BAKERSo
FIELD ANDADJACENT AREAS OF URBAN BAKMKSFIELDo
WMEREAS, the City Council on June 19~ 1967, directed the
city staff and consultants to cooperate with the Kern County Water
Agency and water purveyors for the purpose of resolving problems
connected with the acquisition and use of supplemental water for
~he greater Bakersfields. area; and
WMEREAS~ meetings have been. held with staff personnel of
the Kern County Water AgenCy in order to implement the above~ and
WMEREAS~ the Water Committee of the City of Bakersfield
has been in close contact with all proceedings and discussions
relative ~o the above~ and
W~EREAS~ the City ~ouncil is apprised of the problems
sought to be resolved respecting the acquisition and use of
supplemental water for .~hle greater Bakersfield area; and
WMEREAS~ it' is the desire of the City Council of the
City of Bakersfield to go on record se~ing forth the principles
it supports for the acquisition and use of supplemental water.
for the greater Bakersfield area and under which the citizens
of ~he greater Bakersfield area will be provided a continuous
source of wa~er for the fu~ureo
NOW~ TMEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of Bakersfield as follows:
1o It is agreed tha~ 77~000 acreofeet of State Project
water is the amount which should be allocated by the-Kern County
Wa~er Agency for the grea~er Bakersfield area° -~ ~
2o The Xern County Water Agency is~ and should be~ the
enmity to acquire the above amount of water for the use of greater
Bakersfield area by acceptable exchange agreements with the holders
of Kern River water rights° The purpose of such agreements will
be to exchange ~ern River water for State Project ~atero Such
agreements to be predicated on the true value of the water to be
exchanSed o
3o That an amendment to the ~e~ County Water AEency
Act be obtained ~o authorize ~he ~e~. County Wa~er Agency to levy
a p~p tax for partial paymen~ of acquisition and utilization of
said water~
~ Pursuant. to the Kern County Water AEency Act~ as
amended~ an appropriate improvement district for the entire Erediet
~kersfleld area be foxed for the purpose of ftnancinE ~he costs
associated with such excbanEe of water co~ensurate with ~he public
interest of the Ereater Bakersfield area~ [inancinE will be
accomplished ~hrouEh charEes for the delive~ of exc~nSe water,
ad valorera taxes and p~p taxes~ as appropria~e~
5~ ~ said improvement distric~ be es~abiished with
appropriate boundaries ~o include all benefi~ed areas~
6~ To the ~xim~ extent possible, the initial use Of
exc~nEe water be for Eround water replenis~ent ~hrouEhou~ the
7~ ~ additional improvement dis~ric~s will be
crea~ed where appropriate in connection with furnishinE a water
supply or improvements of local benefi~
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X M~R~B~'C~TI.F~ ~ha~ ~he Zonegoing Resolu~fom ~a~
p~s~ed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
regular mee~img ~he~eof he~d on the llth day of Sep~embe=~ ~967~
by the following voze=
AYES: COUNCILMEN HEISEY HOSKING, REES, RUCKER, STIERN, VETTER. WHITTEMORE
ABSENT COUNCILMEN: ~
ABSTAINING COUNCILMEN: /~~
Cou~c~ of the City of ~aker~fieZ~o
APP~OV~D ~