HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1977-30 - Board RESOLUTION NO. 7730
OF
TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
POLICY STATEMENT IN OPPOSITION TO
ASSEMBLY BILL 2035
WHEREAS, on August 4 , 1977 , Assemblyman Eugene A. Chappie
introduced AB 2035 regarding the pumping facilities at Donner
Lake; and
WHEREAS, said Bill was the result of a request from the
Truckee Sanitary District purporting to provide emergency fire
protection for the Donner Lake area; and
WHEREAS, neither the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District
nor the Truckee Fire Protection District were consulted with
respect to this matter; and
WHEREAS, one of the facilities in question is currently
owned by Dart Industries and is subject to neg otiations with the
Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, and, therefore, the
present use of the pump would not provide any fire assistance
to the Donner Lake area; and
WHEREAS, there is no interconnection between the pumping
system in question and the Donner Lake Utility Company; and
WHEREAS, at the Special Meeting of August 29 , 1977 , the
Board of Directors unanimously voted to request Assemblyman
Chappie to withdraw this Bill; and
WHEREAS, the Truckee Fire Commission has declined to
endorse AB 2035; and
WHEREAS, a letter of September 2 , 1977 , was sent from
A. Milton Seymour requesting the withdrawal of AB 2035, and
Mr. Chappie ' s response of September 7, 1977, indicated his
it 0 0 . intention to keep the Bill alive until the problem
has been solved. "
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Directors
of the Truckee-Donner Public Utility District, as follows :
That the policy of the Board of Directors
is strongly in opposition to AB 2035 and
the implications thereof.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of Directors of the
TRUCKEE-DONNER PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT at a meeting of the
Board of Directors held within the District on the 3rd day of
October, 1977, by the following roll call vote:
AYES : R. Hiiher
Maass
P. Sutton i K. Kut-Fe l ..
NOES:
ABSENT:
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