HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1986 - 145 - Approving the surrender of the city's preliminary permit on the cottonwood dams project i { 411 •
RESOLUTION NO. 8 NO. g 5-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
APPROVING THE SURRENDER OF THE CTTY' S PRELIMINARY PERMIT ON
THE COTTONWOOD DAMS PROJECT.
WHEREAS, in February, 1985 , the City of Redding applied for
a preliminary permit for the Cottonwood Dams Project; and
WHEREAS, the City was issued a preliminary permit for
hydroelectric development on October 15 , 1985; and
WHEREAS, the project has been significantly delayed by the
Department of Water Resources because of its desire to consider
an alternative proposal to control the drainage of the Cottonwood
Creek Basin; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
will no longer allow a developer to hold a preliminary permit
unless the developer demonstrates significant and continued
progress toward development of the project during the reliminary
permit period; and
WHEREAS, the City of Redding has received notice from FERC
that the City' s preliminary permit would be cancelled June 9 ,
1986; however, a four-week extension has been granted; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Department staff have recommended that
the City of Redding surrender its preliminary report, rather than
have it cancelled;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Redding that the City of Redding hereby surrenders its
preliminary permit for the Cottonwood Dams Project, FERC #8018 .
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 16th day of June , 1986 , and was
duly adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl , Gard, Johannessen, & Fulton
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Carter
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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LEE D. FULTON, M.D. , Mayor
City of Redding
ATTEST:
ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM PPROVED:
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RA DALL A. HAYS, ity Attorney
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