HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-081 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 11-81
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA SUPPORTING THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES BILL HR 41 (ISSA) FOR THE
BEAUTY MOUNTAIN AND AGUA TIBIA WILDERNESS
ACT OF 2011
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The United States Congress designated the Agua Tibia Wilderness
area in 1975 (Public Law 93-632) on 17,924 acres of public lands managed by the
Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service in Riverside and San Diego
Counties.
Section 2. The Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 designated the
Beauty Mountain Wilderness area on 15,600 acres of public lands managed by the
Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Riverside County.
Section 3. On January 5, 2011, Congressman Darrell Issa introduced
legislation that would expand the existing Agua Tibia Wilderness area by 7,796 acres,
expand the Beauty Mountain Wilderness area by 13,635 acres.
Section 4. The Beauty Mountain Wilderness area and the Agua Tibia
Wilderness area serve as critical plant and wildlife migration corridors between Anza-
Borrego Desert State Park and the Cleveland National Forest coastal mountains of
Riverside and San Diego counties.
Section 5. The expansion of the wilderness areas will enhance local tourism
and improve recreational opportunities for future generations.
Section 6. Support for this bill is consistent with the goals of the City's General
Plan, Quality of Life Master Plan and Sustainability Plan.
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 22" day of November, 2011.
,
Ron Roberts, Mayor
ATTEST:
Susan . Jone , MMC
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 11-81 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 22" day of November, 2011, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, Naggar,
Washington, Roberts
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
C��J .,
Susan W. Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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