HomeMy WebLinkAbout13-029 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 13-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA NAMING WILDER HILLS
WHEREAS, Barbara Helen Wilder, known to all her friends as Bobbe, moved to
Temecula in 1994 and became embroiled in a multi-year environmental and legal battle
against San Diego Gas & Electric to prevent giant transmission towers from being
constructed throughout the hills and neighborhoods of the City of Temecula; and
WHEREAS, Bobbe Wilder, along with other Temecula Valley residents and
activists, founded Save Southwest Riverside County (SSRC) where Bobbe served as
President raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to hire an environmental law firm
which ultimately blocked SDGE's massive power line project proposed through
Temecula; and
WHEREAS, Bobbe Wilder, soon thereafter, emerged again as Co-Chair on Save
Our Southwest Hills (SOS) to battle against a new threat to Temecula, Granite
Construction's proposed plan to excavate an enormous 1,000-foot deep, 1-mile long,
aggregate mine called Liberty Quarry that would blast daily and allow up to 1,800 truck
trips of dirt and gravel to be hauled every day in and out of the mine at the edge of
Temecula, within the sacred Creation Area of the Luiseno Indians, overlooking the City,
and directly in the daily winds of the Valley below; and
WHEREAS, Bobbe Wilder, with SOS, fought aggressively over a seven-year
battle alongside the City of Temecula, the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, San
Diego State University, other organizations, hundreds of businesses, and thousands of
citizens to stop the mining project which abruptly and thankfully ended on November 15,
2012, when the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians purchased the land from Granite
Construction; and the Pechanga Pu'eska Mountain, along with the City's clean air and
high quality of life was saved once again; and
WHEREAS, Bobbe Wilder, known by the residents of Temecula for her tireless
community efforts and support, passed away less than six months later on May 3, 2013,
knowing that her last two decades on earth devoted to the preservation of so much that
is special about our city and region, including its scenic views and fresh air, was
successful in the end, and that her valiant efforts will benefit many generations to come;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Temecula, to ensure that current and future residents will be able to remember Barbara
Helen Wilder (Bobbe), along with the other leaders and members of Save our
Southwest Hills, for their ferocious tenacity, absolute commitment, and endless strength
in protecting the beauty and high quality of life in Temecula, do hereby proclaim the hills
generally located above Old Town, and as symbolically depicted on Exhibit "A" attached
hereto, to be forever known as "Wilder Hills".
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PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 28th day of May, 2013.
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Michael S. Naggar, Mayor
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 13-29 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 28th day of May, 2013, by the
following vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Edwards, Roberts,
Washington, Naggar
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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Susa W. Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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