HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 40-2010RESOLUTION NO. 40-2010
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY
IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2010, H.R. 5061
WHEREAS, Congresswoman Jackie Speier, has introduced H.R. 5061, the "San
Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010," to authorize approximately $100 million annually
over 10 years to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to fund efforts to restore and
improve the environmental health of San Francisco Bay; and
WHEREAS H.R. 5061 is co-sponsored by every one of the members of Congress from
the San Francisco Bay region; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay is an economic engine for the entire world; a center
of world trade and a gateway for goods from around the Pacific Rim; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area is also a beacon for the kind of ingenuity and groundbreaking
discoveries that revolutionize the way we live, from advancements in medicine and
biotechnology, to clean energy and environmental stability; and
WHEREAS, underlying the tremendous economic importance of the Bay Area, however,
is a population of over seven and a half million people, most of whom live within five miles of
the Bay itself; and
WHEREAS, this progress has come at a significant cost to the ecosystem upon which we
depend. Today, most of the San Francisco Bay Estuary is under threat from pollution, invasive
species and habitat loss; and
WHEREAS, over 90 percent of the Bay's wetlands are now gone, and the size of the Bay
has been reduced by over one third; and
WHEREAS, over 40 percent of California drains through the Bay into the Pacific Ocean,
taking a large amount of toxic runoff with it, contaminating water and air quality, and
consequently threatening public health, tourism and recreation; and
WHEREAS, we also face the urgent need. to adapt to climate change: San Francisco Bay
is especially vulnerable to sea-level rise, and maintaining its wetlands is a top priority; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 5061, will provide funding to address the important needs of the Bay
and fuel the federal, state and local partnership charged with restoring it, and give the EPA direct
oversight of this federal investment ensuring that any new funding is accountable to the master
plan Congress set out for the Bay over 20 years ago.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of South San
Francisco supports the "The San Francisco Bay Improvement Act of 2010" H.R. 5061 and
recognizes the crucial importance of passing that Act in the 111th Congress as the key step
toward the goal of protecting San Francisco Bay, which is a win-win for our economy and our
environment, and is the right thing to do for future generations.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council directs the City Clerk to send
copies of this resolution to the President and to all Members of the United States Congress
representing the City of South San Francisco.
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by
the City Council of the City of South San Francisco at a regular meeting held on the 12th day of
May, 2010 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Pedro Gonzalez, Richard A. Garbarino, and Karyl Matsumoto,
NOES:
Vice Mayor Kevin Mullin and Mayor Mark Addie~o
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT:
ATTFjST:
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