HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 10698 (County's Effort re: Sudden Oak Death)RESOLUTION NO. 10693
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN RAFAEL TO SUPPORT THE COUNTY OF MARIN'S
EFFORT REGARDING SUDDEN OAK DEATH
WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael, as well as the County of Marin, is experiencing an
epidemic and dramatic dieback of tanoaks and coast oak trees; and
WHEREAS, the cause of this decline in health of live oak and tanbark oak trees is still
unknown; and
WHEREAS, this increase in sudden oak death in the fall of 1999 and spring of 2000
involves enough area and trees to adversely increase fire danger and hamper fire
suppression in San Rafael and Marin County, and may create extreme fire control
conditions under moderate weather conditions, and
WHEREAS, the present rate of dieback of coastal live oak in forestlands, public open
space and on private property severely taxes the resources of local government and
private homeowners; and
WHEREAS, the dieback of tanoak and live oak trees can have profound environmental,
ecological and economic consequences.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
does hereby support the efforts of the County of Marin to secure resources from the
State of California to fund further research on sudden oak death syndrome and to
remove the dead and dying oak to prevent a potential fire hazard.
I, JEANNE M. LEONCINI, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council of said City held on Tuesdav the 5th day of September. 2000, by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES:
NOES
ABSENT
COUNCILMEMBERS: Cohen, Miller, Phillips and Mayor Goro
COUNCILMEMBERS: Ione
COUNCILMEMBERS: Hel 1 er
JEX �NEM LEON INI, Cit Clerk
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