HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 97-09RESOLUTION NO. 97-09
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LODI
TO INVESTIGATE THE NATURE AND EXTENT OF THE EXTENSIVE
TOXIC ENVIRONMENTAL CONTAMINATION AT AND EMANATING
FROM WITHIN THE CITY OF LODI AND THE NEED, IF ANY, FOR
LEGISLATIVE ACTION AT THE MUNICIPAL LEVEL
WHEREAS, the California Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Toxic
Substances Control, the California Regional Water Quality Control Board - North Coast
Region, and their various environmental consultants have conducted soil and groundwater
investigations of the Lodi Groundwater Site ("Site"), consisting of approximately six hundred
acres which encompasses the City of Lodi's central business district and peripheral
commercial and residential community, from 1989 through 1996; and
WHEREAS, in the performance of these investigations numerous properties or parcels
were identified as potential sources of solvent releases within the Site; and
WHEREAS, as a result of these investigations, multiple areas of soil and subsurface
contamination by tetrachloroethene, trichloroethene and other chlorinated solvents have been
detected throughout the Site; and
WHEREAS, as a result of these investigations and the discovery of the contamination,
the City Council of the City of Lodi has grown increasingly concerned about the protection of
public health, safety, welfare, the environmental and natural resources within the jurisdiction of
the City of Lodi, and the preservation and restoration of property values within the City of Lodi.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that based on the above, the City of Lodi
does hereby establish a legislative proceeding before the City Council of the City of Lodi to
investigate the adequacy of existing legislative environmental schemes and to take such
action, including legislation at the municipal level and recommendations to the appropriate
state or federal legislative body, as the City Council deems appropriate.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, based on the above, the
City of Lodi does hereby establish an advisory committee of the City Council consisting of two
Council Members to investigate the toxic environmental contamination at and emanating from
within the City of Lodi and report back to the City Council from time to time but no later than
December 31, 1997. it is the intention of the City Council that this advisory committee will
assess, among other things, the nature and source of any toxic contamination at and
emanating from within -the City of Lodi, investigate potential sources of releases of the
contamination, investigate potential methods to finance the abatement, if needed, of said
contamination, investigate the adequacy and sufficiency of enforcement schemes at the
municipal, state and federal levels, investigate the adequacy and sufficiency of regulatory
schemes at the municipal, state and federal levels, investigate the adequacy and sufficiency of
liability schemes and financial responsibility requirements at the municipal, state, and federal
levels, and assess the adequacy, sufficiency, and limitations of financial responsibility
mechanisms, including without limitation, liability insurance and other mechanisms in the
private and commercial sector of the community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in order to assist the City
Council in the conduct of its investigation, the City Attorney's office will provide all necessary
and appropriate legal support services to this advisory committee and the City Council.
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NOW, THEREFuRE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that, in order to assist the City
Council in the conduct of its investigation, the advisory committee may, from time to time,
recommend that the City Council issue subpoenas requiring attendance of witnesses or
production of books or other documents for evidence or testimony in any action or proceeding
pending before the City Council pursuant to California Government Code §37104.
Dated: January 15, 1997
I hereby certify that Resolution No. 97-09 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Lodi in a regular meeting held January 15, 1997, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - Land, Mann, Sieglock, Warner
and Pennino (Mayor)
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS - None
J IFER ERRIN
Ci Clerk
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