Resolution 2910-12 RESOLUTION NO.2910-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SOUTH TAHOE PUBLIC UTILITY DISTRICT
COMMENDING CALIFORNIA SENATOR DIANNE FEINSTEIN FOR HER DEDICATION TO
PROTECTING AND PRESERVING THE LAKE TAHOE BASIN
BE IT RESOLVED,by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility and on the behalf of all the members
of the Lake Tahoe Community Fire Protection Partnership,County of El Dorado,State of California,as follows:
WHEREAS, Lake Tahoe,located in majestic Sierra Nevada mountain range,is the largest alpine lake in North
America and a national treasure of immeasurable beauty; and
WHEREAS,The risk of catastrophic fires within the Lake Tahoe Basin present an major threat to life,property and
the environment of this nationally significant and unique natural resource requiring mitigation across a wide
spectrum of interconnected systems in order to address this clear and present danger, including fire suppression,
fuels management,economic and land-use planning,and fire response water infrastructure; and
WHEREAS,Senator Feinstein authored the Lake Tahoe Restoration Act in 2000,leading to major investments in
the environmental health of the Lake Tahoe Basin and reducing the threat of catastrophic fire and its specific risk
to the water quality of Lake Tahoe; and
WHEREAS,in speaking regarding the importance of this monumental legislation,Senator Feinstein expressed,"I
came to Lake Tahoe when I was a young girl. I rode horses through these forests. I swam in the Lake. I biked
around it. Its stunning beauty and its crystal clear clarity have brought visitors from around the world. It is our job,
our duty,to be stewards of this lake and restore it to its former glory. That's our mission and that will be our
legacy."
WHEREAS,In June 2007,the Angora Fire burned over 3,000 acres of forest and more than250 homes and resulted
n the creation of the Lake Tahoe Community Fire Protection Partnership,which under the guidance of Senator
r'einstein has secured significant federal funding for water infrastructure projects providing significant fire
protection around the Lake Tahoe Basin; and
WHEREAS,These and many other actions highlight the impassioned,steadfast and determined leadership
demonstrated by Senator Dianne Feinstein on behalf of the residents of the Lake Tahoe Basin and those who visit
this Jewel of the Sierra; and
NOW,THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District,a public
agency in the County of El Dorado,State of California as follows: The Board of Directors wish to express their
appreciation to Senator Dianne Feinstein for as a true and impassioned champion for the Lake Tahoe Basin.
WE,THE UNDERSIGNED,do hereby certify that the above and foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted and
passed by the Board of Directors of the South Tahoe Public Utility District at a regular meeting duly held on the
7th day of June,2012, by the following vote:
AYES: Cefalu, Jones, Vogelgesang, Sheehan
NOES: None
ABSENT: Schafer
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