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RESOLUTION NO. I2Da
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
ENDORSING THE WATER BOND ISSUE TO BE SUBMITTED TO VOTERS
BY THE METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
AT THE JUNE 7,1966, DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION AND URGING
APPROVAL THEREOF BY THE VOTERS IN DOWNEY.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California will
submit a proposal for an $850,000,000 Bond Issue to be voted upon at the
June 7,1966, direct primary election: and
WHEREAS, approval of the Bond Issue proposal is necessary to finance
construction of facilities to distribute Northern Californa Water from
the State Water Project member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District,
including more than 100 cities situated in six Southern California counties;
and
WHEREAS, the continued welfare and safety of more than half the popu-
lation of the State of California requires that an ever increasing supply
of imported water be furnished by the Metropolitan Water District through
construction of more than 300 miles of tunnels and pipelines, new treatment
plants and related facilities to be financed by the Bond Issue to be so
submitted;
s THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY that the $850,000,000 Water Bond Issue to be submitted to voters
by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at the June 7,
1966, direct primary election be, and it is hereby, endorsed, and that
voters residing in Downey be urged to support the said Bond Issue; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be furnished
to the Citizens Water Bond Committee, to the Metropolitan Water District
of Southern California, and to all cities in Central Basis.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of March, s y �� f c , 1966
ATTEST: Mayor
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City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at a
regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Downey held on the
day of March, 1966, by the following vote.
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