R 0665
RESULUT, 'N N,'o 665
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RESl:LUIJuN Of THE CITY CUUNClL :)f THE
CIT'Y OF ARROYO GRANDE SUPPORTi NG THE
L":,PEZ DAMPR(,JEC:
WHEREAS, the cont inued growth and prusper 1 t)' .;f the, '~l' Y . f
Arroyo Grande will depend dlrectly un the availab1Uty "f ai, ad"q,~ate
water supply for domestic, industrial, fire protection and o/her
municipal pruposes; and,
WHEREAS, the City derives its entire present &uppiy uf water
from the Arroyo Grande Ground water BasJ.n; and,
WHEREAS, it appears that total annual extractions ",f gr..l.ind
water from said basis for all purposes now exceeds r,atural replenishc
ment, and that the cont inued use of wells or the dr ilU ng of add l'
tiona1 weLLs w~tl only result in a more rapid lower J.ng of ttH= gn:und
water table ar.d an acceleration of the Lhreat of sea water Int t d
slon1 and,
WHEREAS, it is esse1;tial that suppLemental water supplitos be
developed for the City of Arroyo Grande and other South San Lt. i ,S
Obispo County Communities as soon as possible in order to forestall
the obvious and highly detrimental effects of an inadequate water'
supply; and,
WHEREAS, the Lopez Dam and Reservoir Project has been proposed
to the voters of the Zone 3 Area of the San Luis Obispo County Flood
Control and Water Conservation District for their authorization on
September 28, 1965; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Arroyo Grande has been
negotiating for a ,water supply from said project for use by the
present and future inhabitants of the City of Arroyo Grande because
this Council is satisfied there is no less expensive me,ans, elt
present, of supplying the South County Area with water than from
the Lopez Dam Project 0
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AI\1]) ORDERED by the C1 ty Counci 1
cf the C::ity of Arroyo Grande as follows~
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10 The Lopez Dam Project is deanedto justify the unaimous
support of the voters and property owners of the City of Arroyo
Grande and of Zone 3, and the City Council hereby goes on record as
fully supporting said Project as Proposed.
2. The Board of Supervisors is urged to take whatever steps
are necessary and proper to complete the institution of the Lopez
Dam Project so that the voters of Zone 3 may have the opportunity
to express their support for this most worthy project on September
28, 1965,
On motion by Councilman Burt, seconded by Councilman McNeil,
and on the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilwoman Thompson, Councilmen McNeil
Burt and Mayor Wood,
NOES: None,
ABSENT: None,
the foregoing Resolution was adopted this 10th day of August, 1965.
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MAYOR
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CITY CLERK
I, POLLY S. MILLER, City Clerk of the City of Arroyo Grande,
County of San Luis Obispo, State of California, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 665 is a true, full and correct copy
of said Resolution passed and adopted by the City Council of the City
of Arroyo Grande at a regular meeting of said Council on the LOth
day of August, 1965.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the City of Arroyo Grande affixed
tl\is 11th day of Augus t , 1965.
(SEAL)