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RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA URGING PROMPT CONGRESSIONAL ACTIOPd
TO ALLEVIATE THE CRIPPLING RESTRICTIONS ON THE
TUNA INDUSTRY
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, one of San Diego's industries comprising more than
two thousand jobs, $80 million in local revenues, could be lost if
the local tuna fleet pulls out of San Diego, and
WHEREAS, the short term economic affects are already
being felt through increased unemployment of fishermen and tuna
processing workers, and
WHEREAS, either the direct prohibition or unrealistic
limitations on, and the resulting penalties of, taking Eastern Spinner
porpoises significantly reduces the use of modern tuna fishing
methods, and
WHEREAS, tuna boat operators attest that resulting catches
would be insufficient to cover expenses if they fished under the
current regulations, and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States is now con-
sidering a realistic bill by John Murphy which will allow the taking
of sufficient numbers of porpoises to permit the continued, although
curtailed, operation of the tuna industry, and
WHEREAS, continued implementation of improved fishing
techniques by the United States Tuna Fleet can result in acceler-
ated decreases in porpoise mortality, and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista, as well as all other
cities in this area, has a direct and deep concern for the prosperity
of the tuna industry.
NOW, TfiEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Chula Vista does hereby urge the Congress and the President
to pass and implement the Murphy Bill as quickly as possible in its
present form.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk be, and she is
hereby, directed to forward a certified copy of this resolution to
U. S. Senators, H. I. Hayakawa and Alan Cranston and to all members
of the San Diego County legislative delegation.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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Will T. Hyde, Mayor '~ `L eorge Lin berg, City At ~ney
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 14th day of June
197 ~ by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: Councilmen Nobel, Cox, Hvde , Scott Eadahl
NAYES~ Councilmen None
ABSTAIN: Councilmen None
ABSENT: Councilmen None
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, JENNIE M. FULASZ, CMC, CITY CLERK of the City of Chula Vista, California,
DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing is a full, true and correct copy of
DATED
(seal)
,and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
City Clerk
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