CC - 1974-49 - Formulate and Present Legislation Curtailing Certain Envirnmental SuitsRESOLUTION NO. 74-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD
REQUESTING THE LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA CITIES TO FORMULATE
AND PRESENT LEGISLATION CURTAILING CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL
SUITS.
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature, in the California
Environmental Quality Act, has recognized the existence of dangers to
the environment and sought to protect the environment from spoilage; and
WHEREAS, the benefits to the majority from the completion of
public works projects consists of improved water quality, increased
water supply for expansion of agriculture to areas previously unproductive,
thus compensating for the urbanization of large areas formerly agricultural
provision of flood control to prevent loss of life and property, and the
construction of essential sources of energy supply to help meet the
critical requirements of Californians in the future; and
WHEREAS, a numerically small but vociferous minority seeks to
hinder and delay almost every public project of any magnitude for
environmental reasons which, in many cases pale into insignificance
in relation to the above benefits to the citizenry; and
WHEREAS, with increasing inflation, the cost of public projects
soars in direct proportion to the amount of delay generated by excessive
environmental litigation;
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Rosemead urges its legislative spokesman, the League of California
Cities, to endeavor to devise and present to the California State
Legislature a program of legislation designed to prevent or minimize
the impact on necessary public works programs of tactics designed to
deliberately delay the prompt resolution of environmental suits. Such'
possible remedies as priority on trial calendars, summary judgement
procedures, the awarding of judgment for attorneys fees against
unsuccessful environmental plaintiffs, and the requirements of bonds
to be posted by an environmental plaintiff to compensate successful
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June, 1974.
/ aul Tayloror
City of Rosemead, Ca.
ATTEST:
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I, Jenny E..Davenport, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead do hereby
certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted at the regular meeting
of the Rosemead City Council held June 25, 1974.