CC - 2001-39 - Representing Cities Without Pumping Rights on the Board of San Gabriel Basin Water Quality AuthorityRESOLUTION NO. 2001 - 39
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
NOMINATING COUNCILMEMBER MIKE MILLER TO REPRESENT CITIES
WITHOUT PUMPING RIGHTS ON THE BOARD OF THE SAN GABRIEL BASIN
WATER QUALITY AUTHORITY
WHEREAS, the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority is governed by a Board of Directors
composed of seven (7) members, one of which is elected by cities with pumping rights
in the San Gabriel groundwater basin, and one of which is elected by cities without
pumping rights in the basin (city members); and
WHEREAS, in the election for each city member, the candidate receiving the second highest
number of votes is elected alternate member, to serve in the place of the city member
when that member is absent from a meeting or when the member's office becomes
vacant, until a successor is elected; and
WHEREAS, in order to be eligible to hold office as a city member or alternate city member of the
San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Board of Directors, a nominee must be an
elected member of the city council of the city with pumping rights or a city without
pumping rights, respectively; and
WHEREAS, on or about October 12, 2001, Assembly Bill 152 (Chapter 259 of the Statutes of
2001) amending the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority Act, was signed into
law by Governor Gray Davis; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 152 states that if a city member or alternate city member ceases to be a
cit}, council member during his or her tenure on the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality
Authority Board of Directors, the seat on the Board occupied by that member shall be
deemed vacant; and
WHEREAS, alternate city member Richard Melendez, representing cities without pumping rights,
has ceased to be a city council member; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority has called a
special election for the purpose of filling the vacancy in the office of alternate city
member for cities without pumping rights; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead is one of the cities in the San Gabriel Basin without pumping
rights in the San Gabriel Groundwater basin, entitled to vote for city member
representing cities without pumping rights; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rosemead may, by resolution submitted to the San Gabriel Basin Water
Quality Authority before January 3, 2002, nominate a candidate for the office of city
member for cities without pumping rights; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSMENAD DOES
HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: The City Council of
Rosemead nominates Councilman Mike Miller, an elected member of the City Council of West
Covina, as a candidate for alternate member of the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority
representing cities without pumping rights.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 11 th
ATTEST:
.CITY CLERK
I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at the Regular Meeting of the City Council on the
11 6' day of December, 2001, by the following vote to wit:
YES: BRUESCH, TAYLOR, IMPERIAL, CLARK, VASQUEA
NO: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
NONE
ABSTAIN:
NANCY VAL ERRAMA, CITY CLERK
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