HomeMy WebLinkAbout2008-06-10 - RESOLUTIONS - HR 5887 SOLEDAD CYN MINE ACT (2)RESOLUTION NO. 08-58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING SUPPORT FOR
H.R. 5887 — THE SOLEDAD CANYON MINE ACT
WHEREAS, H.R. 5887, the Soledad Canyon Mine Act, was introduced in the United
States House of Representatives on April 24, 2008 by Representative Howard P. "Buck"
McKeon, the Representative of the California's Twenty-fifth Congressional District; and
WHEREAS, if passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by the President
of the United States, H.R. 5887 will provide for the cancellation of two (2) Federal contracts
issued under the Materials Act of 1947 in favor of Transit Mix Concrete Corporation ("TMC")
for the extraction of approximately fifty-six million (56,000,000) tons of sand and gravel from
the Federal mineral estate in lands located in Soledad Canyon adjacent to the City of Santa
Clarita, California (the "Mining Contracts"); and
WHEREAS, the Mining Contracts are currently held by the successor in interest,
CEMEX USA ("CEMEX"), which has expended considerable sums of money on legal and other
services in pursuing development of the Mining Contracts; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Clarita has been opposed to the size of the mine allowed
by the Mining Contracts and has fought with CEMEX for nearly ten (10) years to prevent the
mine from coming to the City of Santa Clarita's borders; and
WHEREAS, if passed, H.R. 5887 will provide a mechanism for the United States Bureau
of Land Management ("BLM") to cancel the Mining Contracts; and
WHEREAS, if passed, H.R. 5887 will provide a mechanism, for the United States
Secretary of the Interior to grant designated Federal lands located i: -I andt_around fbe City of
Victorville to CEMEX in consideration for the cancellation of the Miiiing;Contracts;_and
WHEREAS, if passed, H.R. 5887 will fairly compensate CEM FfX for ~thc company's
investment in trying to bring the Mining Contracts into production; and` , �='
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WHEREAS, if passed, H.R. 5887 will remove the Mining Contracts I fr om the Bureau of
Land Management Federal mineral entry, thereby eliminating the possibility of mining on that
site in Soledad Canyon; and
WHEREAS, H.R. 5887 represents precedent for cooperation and collaboration resulting
in a creative solution to a complex problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does resolve as
follows:
SECTION 1. Findings. _ The Santa Clarita City Council finds that H.R. 5887, the
Soledad Canyon Mine Act, is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Santa Clarita, the
State of California and the United States of America in that it eliminates the possibility of future
mining on the specific site in the Soledad Canyon area of the State and provides a means for
CEMEX to recover as just compensation for the cancellation of the Mining Contracts the fair
market value of, and CEMEX's expenditures and covered liabilities pursuing the development of
the Mining Contracts through granting CEMEX interests in designated surface and mineral
estates located within the Victorville area. The City of Santa Clarita further finds that H.R. 5887,
the Soledad Canyon Mine Act, is in the best interest of the residents of the City of Victorville in
that it augments the City of Victorville's strong economic development plan for the community.
SECTION 2. Support for the Passage of H.R. 5887. Based upon the findings set forth
above, the Santa Clarita City Council supports the passage of H.R.5887, the Soledad Canyon
Mine Act.
SECTION 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.
SECTION 4. Certification. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of June, 2008.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK `
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita at a
regular meeting thereof, held on the 10th day of June, 2008, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Ender, Weste, Kellar
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
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CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
CERTIFICATION OF
CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION
I, Sharon L. Dawson, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that this is a true
and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 08-58, adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Clarita, California on June 10, 2008, which is now on file in my office.
Witness my hand and seal of the City of Santa Clarita, California, this day of
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Sharon L. Dawson, MMC
City Clerk
By
Susan Caputo
Deputy City Clerk
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