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RESOLUTION OF THE SAN RAFAEL CITY COUNCIL
SUPPORTING DESIGNATION OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY AS A WETLAND OF
INTERNATIONAL IMPORTANCE
WHEREAS, in 1971 a worldwide convention of wetlands created a protocol
called "The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially
as Waterfowl Habitat" (also known as the Ramsar Convention); and
WHEREAS, the protocol was signed by the United States on September 13,
1985, accepted by the Senate and ratified by President Reagan on November
10, 1988; and
WHEREAS, the Ramsar Convention allows signatory nations to nominate
sites as a Wetland of Internat.ionai Importance; and
WHEREAS, the Audubon Society, San Francisco Save the Bay Association,
BCDC and Contra Costa County have requested the San Francisco Bay
Wetlands System be nominated; and
NOW THEREFORE BE I T RESOL VED THAT THE C I TY COUNC I L OF THE C I TY OF SAN
RAFAEL urges Governor Deukmajian to nominate San Francisco Bay and
BCDC-designated publicly owned adjacent wetlands as a Wetlands of
International Importance to the Federal Government.
1, 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 Council of said City on Mondav , the
Si -h day of Fehruary , 1990, by the following vote, to wit.
AYES: COl_1NCILMEMBERS: Boro, Breiner, Shippey, Thayer & Mayor Mulryan
NOES: COUNC I LMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNC I LMEMBERS: None
J M. LEONCIPJ ,City Clerk
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