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RESOLUTION NO. 4715
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ARCADIA URGING THE STATE ENERGY
RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION TO MAKE A POSITIVE RECOMMEND-
ATION TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE FOR THE
CONSTRUCTION OF THE SUNDESERT NUCLEAR PLANT
AND URGING THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO APPROVE
SAID RECOMMENDATION.
WHEREAS, the Cities of Southern California will need
additional electrical generating capacity to meet its citizen's
and customers' needs for the mid-1980's; and
WHEREAS, San Diego Gas & Electric Company has applied to
the State Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission
for approval to build the Sundesert Nuclear Project at Blythe,
California, to serve the electric power needs of Southern Cali-
fornia cities;
WHEREAS, the California Department of Water Resources
is a participant in the Sundesert Nuclear Project and requires
the energy which will be derived from the project to economically
pump water to Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern
California has a vital interest in the Sun desert Nuclear Project
by reason of its water supply contract with the Department of
Water Resources; and
WHEREAS, it is imperative that the Sundesert plant be
constructed or else the Metropolitan Water District, of which
the City of Arcadia is a part, will very likely face substantial
increases in the cost of pumping Colorado River water should
ample supplies of electricity fail to materialize; and
WHEREAS, on December 2l, 1977 the State Energy Resources
Conservation and Development Commission gave its initial approval
to proceed with one unit of the Sundesert plant; and
WHEREAS, Section 25524.25 of the Public Resources Code
permits the Commission to recommend to the State Legislature
whether Sundesert should be exempted from the provisions of
certain nuclear laws if the Commission is unable to reach findings
as required under these nuclear laws; and
WHEREAS, unless the Commission makes a positive recom-
mendation to the State Legislature recommending that Sundesert be
exempted from the provisions of certain nuclear laws, there will
be unnecessary'delays in the construction of Sundesert to the
detriment of the energy needs of Southern California including the
City of Arcadia.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ARCADIA CITY COUNCIL
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the State Energy Resources Conservation
and Development Commission is hereby urged to make a positive re-
commendation to the State Legislature that the Sun desert Nuclear
Power Plant be granted an exemption from certain nuclear laws
pursuant to AB l852 to allow construction of the Sundesert plant
pursuant to the Notice of Intention filed by San Diego Gas and
Electric Company; and
SECTION 2. That the members of the State Legislature are
hereby urged to approve the commission's recommendation as heretofore
described.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the adop-
tion of this resolution and is instructed to distribute the same to
the Senator Richardson, Assemblyman Collier, City Council of the
City of Burbank and Mr. Richard L. Maullin Chairman of the State
Energy Resources Conservation and Development Commission.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia
,held on the l7th day of January ,1978, by the affirmative
vote of at least three Council members, to wit: I
AYES:
Council Members Gilb, Margett, Parry and Saeiid
NOES:
None
ABSENT: Council
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SIGNED AND APPROVED THIS
1978.
City Clerk
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