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19 RESOLUTION NO. RES-22-0013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH CALLING ON THE U.S.
CONGRESS AND THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL
PROTECTION AGENCY TO TAKE ALL MEASURES
NECESSARYTO PREVENT FURTHER HARM TO
NATURAL RESOURCES, WILDLIFE, AND CITIZENS FROM
THE DDT WASTE DUMPED IN THE WATERS BETWEEN
LONG BEACH AND SANTA CATALINA ISLAND; AND
RECOGNIZING AND SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY JOINT
RESOLUTION 2, FILED WITH THE SECRETARY OF STATE
ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2021
WHEREAS, dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT) is a toxic pesticide that was banned in 1972 due to it causing a number of environmental problems, including harming wildlife, such as sea lions, brown pelicans, California condors, dolphins, and other birds and fish; and
WHEREAS, the nation's largest manufacturer of DDT was based in Los 20 Angeles; and
21 WHEREAS, a Superfund site was declared off the coast of the Palos 22 Verdes Peninsula when it was discovered that the company disposed toxic waste through 23 the sewage pipes that poured into the ocean; and
24 WHEREAS, little was known about the company's barging of additional 25 barrels of toxic waste out to sea to dispose of the waste, and a more recent Los Angeles 26 Times investigation, based on the work of local scientists, estimates that as many as half 27 a million barrels of toxic waste from DDT could be underwater in the waterway between 28 Long Beach and Santa Catalina Island; and
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WHEREAS, this recently discovered barrel dumpsite far exceeds, by as much as forty (40) times greater, the amount of DDT in the previously identified Superfund site off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula; and WHEREAS, Assembly Joint Resolution 2, authored by Assemblyman Patrick O'Donnell and filed with the Secretary of State on September 17, 2021, requests that the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) take all measures necessary to prevent further damage to California's citizens, wildlife, and natural resources by the DDT waste dumped in the waters near Santa Catalina Island; and
WHEREAS, U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein has also called the dumped DDT a public health hazard, and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has approved a motion by Supervisor Janice Hahn urging the EPA to assess the DDT damage and expedite clean-up; and
WHEREAS, as Long Beach has a thriving coastal economy, and as it is important that we support efforts to protect our region's natural resources and wildlife, Long Beach must add its voice to call on Congress and the EPA to give the highest attention to addressing this marine contamination, the magnitude of which previously was not fully realized;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach resolves as follows:
Section 1. The City of Long Beach hereby calls on the United States Congress and the United States Environmental Protection Agency to take all measures necessary to prevent further harm to natural resources, wildlife, and citizens from the DDT waste dumped in the waters between Long Beach and Santa Catalina Island, and further recognizes and supports Assembly Joint Resolution 2, filed with the Secretary of State on September 17, 2021.
Section 2. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting this resolution. 2 MJK:vr A22-00213(01.20.22) ,..,..,..r. .. ,..,....r. r.r-.,..v >- >. (5 w (!) 0
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1 I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was adopted by the City 2 Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of February 1 , 2022, by the following 3 vote:
4 5 Ayes: Councilmembers: Zendejas, Allen, Price, Supernaw, 6 Mungo, Saro, Uranga, Austin,
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8 9 Noes: Councilmembers: None.
10 11 Absent: Councilmembers: None.
12 13 Recusal(s): Councilmembers: None.
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