HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1988-425 - Attorney general john van de kamp in support of the carl martin mt. shasta ski area development RESOLUTION NO. 'y,LS
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
REDDING TO ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN VAN DE KAMP IN
SUPPORT OF THE CARL MARTIN MT. SHASTA SKI AREA
DEVELOPMENT
WHEREAS, for the past five years the City of Redding has
been aggressively pursuing a policy of economic development in
Redding and Northern California, with the goal of attracting
clean and environmentally sound manufacturing- and
tourism-related industries to the area; and
WHEREAS, Carl Martin' s proposed Mt. Shasta Ski Area
Development, as outlined by the United States Forest Service
Final Environmental Impact Statement of September 30 , 1988 ,
which allows for development of Alternative No. 4, is the most
environmentally sound proposal for the development of this
facility; and
WHEREAS, for over a decade, the Mt. Shasta Ski Area
proposal has become the most comprehensively studied ski area
development in the long history of the United States of America,
and has been the subject of exhaustive environmental review by
the Congress of the United States, the United States Forest
Service, and other leading State and Federal agencies; and
WHEREAS, the proposed Mt. Shasta Ski Area facility, when
finally developed and operational, will provide urgently needed
employment in excess of 850 jobs, attract and generate over $28
million in annual revenue, and provide important seasonal
employment opportunities for residents and businesses in the
North State;
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NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Redding that California State Attorney General
John Van de Kamp, as an elected representative of the People of
Northern California, give his unequivocal support to and firm
endorsement of Carl Martin' s Mt. Shasta Ski Area Development so
that construction of this essential facility can be undertaken
in the immediate future.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 6th day of December, 1988, and was
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Buffum, Carter, Dahl , Fulton, & Johannessen
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
K7 AUR ' /iOHANNESSEN, Mayor
Ci y o Redding
ATTEST:
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ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
R DALL A. HA S, ty Attorney
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