HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 17-19 Opposing Santa Barbara County Planning Comm Proj, a proposal to truck and pipe offshore oil along Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern CountyRESOLUTION NO. 17-19
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
OPPOSING SANTA BARBARA COUNTY PLANNING COMMISION
PROJECT CASE #17RVP-00000-000819
A PROPOSAL TO TRUCK AND PIPE OFFSHORE OIL
ALONG SANTA BARBARA, SAN LUIS OBISPO, AND KERN COUNTY
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the city of Morro Bay values our state's ocean and coastal waters, which
provide habitat to a vast array of wildlife, including fish, whales, sea otters and birds that
depend on a healthy and clean environment; and
WHEREAS, Morro Bay's residents and its visitors enjoy our estuary, beaches and the
Pacific Ocean for recreational, commercial, and educational activities, all of which support our
local economy; and
WHEREAS, the extremely high rate of accidents makes trucking one of the worst forms
of oil transport; and
WHEREAS, oil truck accidents cause fires and explosions, injure and kill people, and
spill hundreds of thousands of gallons of crude a year onto roads and into waterways; and
WHEREAS, .California already suffers hundreds of oil truck incidents a year, and many
result in oil spills; and
WHEREAS, the rate of accidents along the proposed oil -truck route is higher than the
state average; and
WHEREAS, the proposed trucking routes would pass through critical habitat for several
species protected as threatened or endangered under the federal ESA, includi"Ulu -Uyyf=u
frogs, California tiger salamanders and Southern California steelhead, which are highly
susceptible to highly toxic crude oil. And oil spilled into the ocean threatens marine life, including
endangered whales, sea turtles and sea otters; and
WHEREAS, the application to put 70 oil tanker trucks carrying nearly half -a -million
gallons of flammable crude on our highways every day would exacerbate climate change; and
WHEREAS, the proposed trucking route passes less than 250 feet from Refugio State
Beach campground where 160,000 visitors a year swim, play and camp and within 200 feet of
the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner train tracks serving nearly 3 million passengers annually; and
WHEREAS, the proposal would bring aging offshore drilling platforms back online, which
is inconsistent with California's and the City of Morro Bay's efforts to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions; and
WHEREAS, in 1969 a well failure off the Santa Barbara coast fouled the ocean and
beachesI causing catastrophic damage to the region and sparking the beginning of the modern
environmental movement; and
WHEREAS, in 2015 a pipeline serving offshore drilling platforms burst near Refugio
state beach which fouled beaches and coastal waters for miles, causing irreparable damage to
the environment and wildlife; and
WHEREAS, offshore drilling and fracking threaten our coast, wildlife, and public health;
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WHEREAS, in February 2018, the City of Morro Bay approved Resolution No. 07-18
opposing new drilling, fracking, and related techniques; new or expansion of offshore oil and
gas leases and a phase -out of all oil and gas extraction; and a framework for responsible
renewable energy development.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay,
California, as follows:
1. The City Council of the City of Morro Bay opposes Santa Barbara County
Planning Commission Project Case it 17RVP-00000-00081, an application to
truck offshore oil along Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, and Kern County
highways; and
2. The City Council of the City of Morro Bay hereby authorizes the Mayor to send a
letter on behalf of the City Council outlining the City's position on the matter to
Santa Barbara County and other government agencies considering the proposal
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 12th day of March 2019 on the following vote:
AYES: Headding, Addis, Heller, McPherson
NOES: None
ABSENT: Davis
ATTEST:
Dana Swanson, City Clerk
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