HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4160 RESOLUTION NO. 4160
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH EXPRESSING APPROVAL OF SANTA
ANA RIVER FLOOD CONTROL PLAN ALTERNATIVE 6
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. F74-69 , dated August 13 , 1974 ,
the Orange County Board of Supervisors expressed preference for
a flood control plan developed for the Santa Ana River by the
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and identified as "Plan F;" and
The Corps of Engineers has completed a draft review report ,
dated August 1975, entitled, "Review Report on the Santa Ana
River Main Stem and Santiago Creek; " and
"Plan F" has been changed somewhat and redesignated as
"Alternative 6;" and
The Corps of Engineers recommends in said report the ap-
proval of a flood protection plan known as "Alternative 6"
which includes : construction of a new dam and reservoir at
Mentone in San Bernardino County ; modification of Prado Dam in-
cluding rebuilding the emergency spillway and outlet works ,
raising the dam thirty (30) feet and providing a controlled
discharge of thirty thousand (30,000) cubic feet per second con-
temporaneous with peak discharges from downstream tributaries ;
improvement of the Santa Ana River channel through urban Orange
County for standard project flood protection; and improvement of
the lower portions of Santiago Creek for standard project flood
protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that among the alternatives
included by the Corps of Engineers in the August 1975 review re-
port , Alternative 6 is the preference of the City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach by reason of its :
1. Providing a level of protection commensurate with the
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present and projected level of Orange County ' s economic de-
velopment .
2. Limiting the discharge from Prado Dam to thirty thousand
(30, 000) cubic feet per second contemporaneous with peak dis-
charges from the downstream watershed tributary to the Santa Ana
River during the occurrence of a standard project flood, said
discharge minimizing the relocation of homes in Orange, Riverside
and San Bernardino Counties .
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th
day of November, 1975 . `
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Atto in.m
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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City Administrator
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Res. No. 4160
smm OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINCTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of
members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day
of November 1975 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen:
Bartlett Wieder, Coen Shipley Duke Gibbs
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Matney
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California