Resolution No. 2446
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RESOLUTION NO. 2446
3 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON
OPPOSING ASSEMBLY BILL 1593.
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5 THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VERNON RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
6 WHEREAS, AB 1593 stands for the abolishment of California's
7 Colorado River Board; and
8 WHEREAS, said Board has been acting in behalf of California '.s
9 rights for twenty-four years; and
10 WHEREAS, the abolishment of said Board would endanger
11 California's rights to Colorado River water;
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12 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
SECTION 1:
That the City Council of the City of Vernon
14 hereby opposes Assembly Bill 1593;
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SECTION 2:
That the City Clerk of the City of Vernon
16 is hereby authorized and directed to forward certified copies of this
17 Resolution to the Governor of California" to Assemblyman Gordon H.
18 Winton, Jr., and to the Assemblymen and Senators representing the
19 City of Vernon in the State Legislature.
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The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the pas,sage of this Resolution and thereupon and thereafter the
same shall be in full force and effect.
ADOPTED and APPROVED this 2nd day of May, 1961.
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4 I, F. A. ZIEMER, City Clerk of the City of Vernon, do hereby
5 certify that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 2446, was duly
6 adopted by the City Council of the City of Vernon and approved by the
7 Mayor of said City, at a regular meeting of the City Council held on May 2,
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SUPPORTING
DOCUMENTS
CITY OF VERNON
CA.LIFORNIA.
Hay S, 1961
e Honorable EdmijndG. Brown
The GOvernor of iCalf.fornla
State Capi.tol
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Ii.... Dear Sir:
.... . Enclosed you will find a certified copy of Resolution No.
2446 - ARBSOLUTtONOF THI.CITYCOUNCIL' OJ' THI CITY or VlRNON
O ,OPPOSING AS. SEMIL.... y....B.ILL. 1.59..3 J which was a.eloPt.a.db.Y the. C.. i ty Council
, of the City ofV...nonat its regular meeting held May 2, 1961.
Yours v.~ truly,
CITY QF VERNON
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OITY OF VERNON
CALIFORNIA
May 5, 1961
e Honorable Gordon H. Winton, Jr.
State Assemblyman
State Capitol
n Sacramellto. Cal1fonia
U ear Sir:
Enclosed you will find a certified copy of Resolution No.
2446 - A RBSOLUTIONOFTHECITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VBlUION
fllJIOPPOSING ASSBMBLY .BILL 1593, Whi.Cb was ad.OP. tad by tbeC....1. ty Counctl
I ::vof the City of Vernon at its regular. meetiq held Hay 2, 1961.
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CITY OF VERNON
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City Clerk
EDMUND G. BROWN
GOVERNOR
'tate of OJalifltruia
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GOVERNOR'S OFFICE
May 15, 1961
Mr. F. A. Ziemer
City Clerk
4305 Santa Fe Avenue
Vernon 58, California
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Governor Brown has received your letter
of May 5 enclosing a copy of the reso-
lution adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon in opposition to Assembly
Bill 1593.
He has asked me to thank you for your
courtesy in sending him a copy of this
resolution.
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RlexanUer B:~ope
Legislative Secretary
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COMMITTEES
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GEORGE A. WILLSON
MEMBER OF ASSEMBLY, FIFTY.SECOND DISTRICT
VICE CHAIRMAN
COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY
May 11, 1961
Mr. F. A. Ziemer, City Clerk
City of Vernon
City Hall, 4305 Santa Fe Ave.
Vernon 58, California
Dear City Clerk Ziemer:
Thank you for your letter of May 5
with which you enclosed copy of Resolution
No. 2446 opposing Assembly Bill 1593.
I shall give full consideration to
your request.
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CITY OF VERNON
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May 5, 1961
. Honorable RiChard"'Rlchard.
State Senator, 38th District
State Capitol
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Bncloled you w111 find a certified copy of Re.olution No.
2446 -A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCILOr THE CITY OF VERNON
O O. PPOSING. . ..... ASSBMBLY BILL1.S 93. whiCh. "as .adopted by the C..itY ".CounCil
of the City of Vernon at it. regular meettnghela May 2, 1961.
Yours very truly,
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May 5, 1961
e Metropolitan Water District
of Southern california
306 west 'J.'b.irdStr.et
(nlLoS Allaeles l3, California
iU I' I' IAttention: Jos.ph Jensen, Chalaan
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Gentl_n:
[Jl Enclosed you will find a certified copy of ReaolutionNo.
2446 -A RlSOLU'l'IONOr THE CITY COUNCIL or THE CITY OF VERNON
OPPOSINC ASSEMBLY BILL l593,Wbich was adopted by tbe City, Council
of the City of Vernon at ita regular _eting held May 2, 1961.
Yours ve-rytruly,
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OFFICE OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A MESSAGE
TO THE MAYORS, CITY COUNCILS, CITY ATTORNEYS AND CITY CLERKS
OF THE CITIES IN
THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
Enclosed is a copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of
Directors of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
on April 25, 1961, expressing strong opposition to provisions con-
tained in Assembly Bil1 1593. This bill, if enacted into law, would
abolish the Colorado River Board of California and transfer all of
its functions and responsibilities to the State Department of Water
Resources.
A.B. 1593 is now before the Government Organization Committee
of the State Assembly. It is authored by Assemblyman Gordon H.
Winton, Jr., of Merced, Chairman of the Committee.
The enclosed resolution sets forth some of the reasons why the
Colorado River Board of California should be retained in its present
form and why it would be extremely detrimental to Southern California
and the entire State to have this Board abolished.
It is respectfully urged that your City Council adopt a reso-
lution, possibly along the lines of the enclosed resolution,
expressing your opposition to that provision of A.B. 1593 that
would abolish California's Colorado River Board.
It is especially important that your resolution be adopted as
promptly as possible and copies sent to Governor Edmund G. Brown,
to Assemblyman Winton, and to the State Senator and Assemblyman
representing your City in the Legislature.
Also enclosed i s a list of the cities and areas wi thin the
Metropolitan Water District, including your City, and a folder
giving information concerning the District and the Colorado River
Aqueduct.
Respectfully,
JOSEPH JENSEN, Chairman
Board of Directors
Enclosures
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OFFICE OF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RESOLUTION 5915
WHEREAS, AB 1593 for the reorganization of the State
Government if enacted would, among other changes in the State
Government, abolish California's Colorado River Board and
transfer all its functions and responsibilities to the State
Department of Water Resources, effective June 30, 1962; and
WHEREAS, the Colorado River Board has had twenty-four
years of continuing service in carrying out its statutory respon-
sibilities to protect California's rights and vital interests in
Colorado River water; and
WHEREAS, the activities of the Colorado River Board in
carrying out its statutory functions and responsibilities are
basically interstate and national in scope, and relate exclu-
sively to the water of the Colorado River system; and
WHEREAS, each of the other six Colorado River Basin
states has a board or commissioner with functions and responsi-
bilities paral1el with those of California's Colorado River Board;
and
WHEREAS, relegating the duties and responsibilities of
California's Colorado River Board to another department charged
with many diverse duties and interests would deprive the people
of California of an agency as well equipped and qualified as the
agencies of the six other Basin states, and would thereby put
California to serious disadvantage in negotiations with the other
Basin states and in matters before Congress and other official
agencies; and
WHEREAS, California's Colorado River Board had been
carrying forward its responsible duties with regard to Cali-
fornia's interests in the Colorado River for many years prior
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to the filing of the Arizona-California Supreme Court suit, and
the necessity for the California Board will continue regardless
of the outcome of the Arizona suit or of the occurrence of fur-
ther litigation; and
WHEREAS, no economy would be obtained by shifting the
engineering work of the Colorado River Board to some other state
agency because the Board's engineering staff could not be replaced
except by specialized, full-time employment of the same or greater
magnitude; and
WHEREAS, the rights and interests of the 7,500,000 people
residing within the boundaries of The Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California and all of the people in the State will
best be served by retaining the Colorado River Board in its pres-
ent form;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Direc-
tors of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
respectfully urges the defeat of AB 1593, or any other measure,
bill or resolution which would abolish or destroy the effective-
ness of California's Colorado River Board; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this
resolution be forwarded to the Governor of California, to Assembly-
man Gordon H. Winton, Jr., author of AB 1593, and to members of
the Southern California delegation in the Senate and the Assembly.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a full, true,
and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Board of Directors
of The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at its
meeting held April 25, 1961.
Executive Secretary
The Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
306 W. Third Street, Los Angeles 13, California . MAdison 4-9261
Anaheim
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Compton
Fullerton
Glendale
{Original District Cities}
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Pasadena
Torrance
San Marino
Santa Ana
Santa Monica
CALLEGUAS MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
the communities of Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Moorpark, Santa Susana, Newbury Park, Simi, and Somis-Las Posas
CENTRAL BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Downey Mirada Hills Santa Fe Springs
Huntington Park Montebello Signal Hill
Lakewood Norwalk South Gate
Lynwood Paramount Vernon
Maywood Pico Rivera Whittier
Artesia
Bell
Bellflower
Commerce
Cudahay
Dairy Valley
Laguna Beach
CHINO BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Montclair Upland Fontana
Chino
COASTAL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Costa Mesa Newport Beach San Clemente
Brea
EASTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Hemet Perris San Jacinto
Ontario
FOOTHILL MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
the Altadena, Flintridge, Kinneloa, La Canada, La Crescenta and Montrose areas
LAS VIRGENES MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
the communities of Agoura, Calabasas, Hidden Hills, Malibu Lake and Monte Nido
ORANGE COUNTY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Buena Park Garden Grove Los Alamitos Seal Beach
Cypress Huntington Beach Orange Stanton
Dairyland La Habra Placentia Tustin
Fountain Valley Westminster
POMONA VALLEY MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Industry La Verne Pomona
Walnut San Dimas
Claremont
Glendora
San Diego
Oceanside
SAN DIEGO COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY, which includes:
La Mesa Chula Vista Escondido
National City EI Cajon Carlsbad
WEST BASIN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT, which includes:
Culver City Inglewood Gardena Palos Verdes Estates
EI Segundo Hermosa Beach Hawthorne Rolling Hills Estates
Manhattan Beach Redondo Beach Rolling Hills Lawndale
WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY, which includes:
Riverside Corona Elsinore
91 Cities
Ninety-one incorporated cities are within the boundaries of The Metropolitan Water
District of Southern California. They include the "original thirteen cities" which together
constituted the District when its citizens in 1931 authorized a $220,000,000 bond issue to
finance construction of the Colorado River Aqueduct in its first development. The District
now also includes eleven Municipal Water Districts and one County Water Authority and
these, in turn, include seventy-eight incorporated cities and a number of large unincor-
porated areas. The population of the District is now about 7,500,00'0. It covers an area of
nearly 4000 square miles.
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California
306 W. Third Street, Los Angeles 13, California . MAdison 4-9261
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
JOSEPH JENSEN, Chairman
WARREN W. BUTLER FRED A. HElLBRON
Vice Chairman Secretary
JAMES J. MARQUARDT, Executive Secretary
Charles A. Pearson
. Floyd E. Fischer
. Walter H. Long
Warren W. Butler
. Hubert C. Ferry
Normal C. Hayhurst
. Lloyd C. Leedom
Gus A. Walker
. Luther C. Anderson
Aubrey E. Austin, Jr.
Ransom W. Chase
Pietro DiCarlo
Noah Dietrich
Ben P. Griffith
Joseph Jensen
Fe.rdinand Mendenhall
Howard D. Mills
William S. Peterson
. Morris S. Jones
Howard A. Miller
. . A. H. Allen
. Mark T. Gates
George W. Stevens
. Richard Bard
. Milo Dellmann
E. T. Ibbetson
Frank H. Wheelock
Victor H. York
. . A. C. Reynolds
Lynndon L. Aufdenkamp
. Irwin E. Farrar
Conrad R. Fanton
Earle Brookins
Glenn P. Allen
W. B. Hellis
Hugh W. Stiles
. Hans H. Doe
Fred A. Heilbron
Richard S. Holmgren
. Robert E. Austin
W. C. Farquhar
T. V. Tallon
Western Municipal Water District of Riverside County . . . . . Howard Boylan
Anaheim
Beverly Hills
Burbank
Compton
Fullerton
Glendale
Long Beach
Los Angeles
Pasadena
San Marino
Santa Ana .
Santa Monica
Torrance '" .
Calleguas Municipal Water District
Central Basin Municipal Water District
Chino Basin Municipal Water District
Coastal Municipal Water District . .
Eastern Municipal Water District . .
Foothill Municipal Water District . .
Las Vitgenes Municipal Water District .
Orange County Municipal Water District.
Pomona Valley Municipal Water District.
San Diego County Water Authority
West Basin Municipal Water District. . . . . . .
CHARLES C. COOPER, JR.
General Counsel
DISTRICT OFFICERS
ROBERT B. DIEMER
General Manager and Chief Engineer
GEORGE M. CARROLL
Controller
February 1961
CHESTER G. OLSON
Treasurer