EXHIBIT 15-B
DRAFT
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-XX
A
Resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Monterey
Peninsula Water Management District
Expressing
Support for
Proposition
1
the
state water bond
WHEREAS,
California is in a severe, multi-year drought and faces a growing list of
challenges associated with aging infrastructure, climate change, population
growth and other factors; and
WHEREAS, water managers and top
leaders including Governor Jerry Brown agree that we need a comprehensive,
statewide water plan to create a more resilient water system and meet the
coequal goals of improved water supply reliability and ecosystem health; and
WHEREAS, the Legislature has approved and Governor
Brown has signed the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act
of 2014, which will appear as Proposition 1 on the November 4 ballot and
provide much-needed funding to advance a statewide comprehensive water plan to
secure our water future; and
WHEREAS, if approved by voters,
the measure would provide $7.545 billion in bond funding for new surface and
groundwater storage projects, regional water reliability, sustainable
groundwater management and cleanup, water recycling, water conservation,
watershed protection and safe drinking water, particularly for disadvantaged
communities, and other programs the Association of California Water Agencies
and its members have long advocated as a part of a statewide comprehensive
plan; and
WHEREAS, ACWA’s Board of
Directors voted unanimously to formally support Proposition 1 in a special
meeting on Aug. 19;
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Directors of Monterey Peninsuala Water Management District formally supports
Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of
2014 on the November ballot.
On
motion of Director ______, and second by Director ______, the foregoing
resolution is duly adopted this 20th day of October 2014, by the following
votes:
AYES:
NAYES:
ABSENT:
I, David J. Stoldt, Secretary of
the Board of Directors of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District,
hereby certify that the foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of a resolution
duly adopted on the 20th day of October 2014.
Witness
my hand and seal of the Board of Directors, this _____ day of October, 2014.
__________________________________
David J. Stoldt, Secretary to the
Board
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