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RESOLUTION NO. 5541
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS,
CALIFORNIA, IN OPPOSITION TO SB 1664, AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE
SAN GABRIEL AND LOWER LOS ANGELES RIVERS AND MOUNTAINS CONSERVANCY
WHEREAS, local cities made significant legislative contribution toward the creation of the San
Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy(RMC); and
WHEREAS, by extensively lobbying both state legislative houses, cities ensured that the best
representation of local interests was incorporated into the originating legislation, AB 1355, which also
established the membership of the governing board; and
WHEREAS, that established board representation reflected the goal and vision that "the member
cities would be equal partners with the RMC"; and
WHEREAS, proposed Senate Bill 1664 (Romero) would change that representation and,
therefore, weaken the"equal partnership" by adding state level members; and
WHEREAS, the interest of state level members was met by the inclusion of the Secretary for
Environmental Protection, the Secretary of the Resources Agency, and the Director of Finance in the
originating legislation; and
WHEREAS, the local representatives participating in the current governing structure of the RMC
have had no input into the creation of SB 1664 nor dialogue with the author to know the intention behind
adding new state level members; and
WHEREAS, exclusion of the local membership from the process of amending the governance of
the RMC can only serve as an indicator of future exclusionary actions as more state representatives are
appointed to the RMC board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Cypress, California,
does hereby declare the following:
SECTION 1. SB 1664 is not beneficial to the City of Cypress nor the sixty-six (66) cities included with the
jurisdiction of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy.
SECTION 2. Land Use decisions must remain close to the people in the hands of local elected officials
and the role of the San Gabriel and Lower Los Angeles Rivers and Mountains Conservancy should not be
subverted by the State as a means to control local land use.
SECTION 3. The City Council opposes SB 1664, its content, its consequence, and the manner in which it
has been drafted without consideration of the"partnership" envisioned in the originating legislation AB1.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 8th day of April, 2002.
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LYDIA S DHI, Mayor
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FRANK S. McCOY, Mayor Pro T
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TIM KEENAN, Council Member
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NNA L. PIERCY, Council Member
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sITY CLERK OF TH:4 ITY OF CYPRESS
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
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I, JILL R. INGRAM-GUERTIN, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the
foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City Council held on the 8th day of
April, 2002; by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Keenan, McGill, Piercy and Sondhi
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: McCoy
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CLERK O. F THE Y OF CYPRESS
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