“Now, therefore be it resolved that by the adoption of this resolution, the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Los Angeles hereby congratulates Philip Boesch, Jr. for his years of service to Heal the Bay and acknowledges and commends him for his leadership during his term as President of the organization and his longstanding efforts on behalf of Los Angeles residents who benefit from clean coastal waters.” “Philip Boesch’s leadership as President has sustained Heal the Bay as one of Los Angeles’ foremost environmental organizations, with a reputation for sound environmental policy and strong technical expertise.” “Philip Boesch has worked tirelessly to restore and enhance Southern California’s waters through pollution reduction and regulatory compliance” “During Philip Boesch’s term as president, Heal the Bay achieved numerous accomplishments including the adoption by the State Regional Water Quality Control Board of rigorous new standards to reduce coastal pollution, the completion of a multi-billion dollar sewage treatment facility at Hyperion, and successful litigation against the United States Environmental Protection Agency to enforce existing coastal protection laws.”