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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 010-1970RESOLUTION NO. 10 -70 A RESOLUTION URGING THE EARLY COMPLETION OF THE ACQUISITION OF THE POINT REYES NATIONAL SEASHORE. BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame that: WHEREAS, in 1962 the Congress of the United States authol- ized the establishment of the Point Reyes National Seashore and established its boundaries and size; and WHEREAS, piecemeal acquisition of properties has resul in a disjointed and inoperable park and caused undue burdens upon the remaining private interests which are plagued by trespassers and the uncertainty of the time of future acquisitions; and WHEREAS, delay in the acquisition of the remaining pro- perties must necessarily result in the increased cost of each, and the prolonged uncontrolled use by private interests may do irreparable injury to the land and the reasons for its acquisition and WHEREAS, the people of the United States in whose name Congress acted to establish the Point Reyes National Seashore have the right to the consummation of the plan and the early establish- ment of the park in the manner and to the extent envisioned by the original action by Congress; NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED THAT 1. The Point Reyes National Seashore is of vital impor- tance to each citizen of the United States as a representative contribution from this generation to the next in the spirit of the National Park System. 2. This Council joins with other public agencies and it does hereby urge that the President of the United States and his administration take all necessary action to complete the acquisi- -1- tion of the Point Reyes National Seashore in the manner approved by Congress in order that the entire area may be preserved in the natural state for the benefit and enjoyment of future Americans. 3. The City Clerk be, and he is hereby, directed to cause certified copies of this Resolution to be sent to: The Honorable Richard M. Nixon, President of the United States; The Honorable Ronald Reagan, Governor of the State of California; The Honorable Walter J. Hickel, Secretary of The Interior; Mr. George B. Hartzog, Director of the National Park Service; The Honorable George Murphy and Alan Cranston, Senators from the State of California; The Honorable Paul N. McCloskey, Jr., Member of the House of Representatives from the County of San Mateo; The Honorable Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo; and The Honorable Council of the Cities of the County of San Mateo, as evidence of the determination of this Council that immediate steps must be taken to establish and preserve this area of the California Coastline as the Point Reyes National Seashore, I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced and adopted by the City Council of the City of Burlingame at a regular meeting held on the 19th day of January, 1970, by the following vote: AYES, Councilmen: Amstrup-Crosby-Johnson-Martin. NOES, Councilmen: None Absent Councilmen:None City Clerk -2-