TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, Interim City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Support for California State Assembly Bill No. 1775 and Senate Bill No. 834 to Prohibit the State Lands Commission and Local Trustees from Entering into Lease Agreements for Exploration or Production of Oil or Natural Gas in State Regulated Coastal Waters; and Adopt a Resolution to Oppose New Leases for Oil and Gas Activities off the Coast of California and Oppose Executive Order 13795 (Community Development Director McIntosh).
APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council:
1. Support California Assembly Bill No. 1775 and Senate Bill No. 834 prohibiting exploration or production of oil or natural gas in State regulated coastal waters up to three miles from the coastline; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the attached letter of support on behalf of the City; and
3. Adopt Resolution 18-0022 to oppose new leases for oil and gas activities off the coast of California and to oppose the presidential executive order 13795, "Implementing an America-First Offshore Energy Strategy," which established a policy to encourage energy exploration and production on the outer continental shelf; and
4. Consider updating the City's Local Coastal Program (LCP) to include language that does not allow oil and gas drilling infrastructure along the City's coastline, and give direction.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
No fiscal implications associated with the recommended actions.
BACKGROUND:
The U.S. Department of the Interior has issued a press release announcing the next step for developing the National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program (National OCS Program) for 2019-2024, which proposes to make over 90 percent of the total OCS acreage and more than 98 percent of undisco...
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