FOUR FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT Introduction and Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Drilling Redrilling or Deepening of any Well Within the Jurisdiction of the City of Culver City Associated with Oil and/or Gas Operations and Declaring the Urgency thereof. City of Culver City California Agenda Item Report Item Number: A 3 Meeting Date: 08/24/09 CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM: FOUR FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT Introduction and Adoption of an Ordinance Establishing a Temporary Moratorium on the Drilling Redrilling or Deepening of any Well Within the Jurisdiction of the City of Culver City Associated with Oil and/or Gas Operations and Declaring the Urgency thereof. Contact Person/Dept.: Thomas Gorham/Community Development; and Heather Baker/City Attorney Fiscal Impact: Yes X No Phone Number: 310 253 5610; 310 253 5660 General Fund: Yes X No Public Hearing: Action Item: X Attachments: X Commission Action Required: Yes No X Date: _______________ Public Notification: (E Mail) Meetings and Agendas City Council (08/21/09) Department Approval: Sol Blumenfeld (08/21/09) Carol Schwab (08/21/09) Chief Financial Officer Approval: Jeff Muir (08/ 21/09) City Attorney Approval: Carol Schwab (08/21/09) City Manager Approval: Mark Scott (08/21/09) RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council introduce and adopt an Ordinance establishing a temporary moratorium on the drilling redrilling or deepening of any well within the jurisdiction of the City of Culver City associated with oil and/or gas operations ( Oil Well ) and declaring the urgency thereof. (This item requires a four fifths vote.) BACKGROUND: Communities surrounding the Inglewood Oil Field (the Oil Field ) located in the City of Culver City and unincorporated areas of the County of Los Angeles (the County ) have been subjected to documented and significant environmental impacts for many years due to oil drilling activities including air quality noise releases spills visual and other impacts. In ad...
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