HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 4948 RESOLUTION NO. 4948
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH URGING IMPLEMENTATION OF THE
SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT AND
COMMUNITY SUPPORT THEREOF
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana River has been declared by the U. S .
Army Corps of Engineers to be the greatest flood threat west of
the Mississippi River; and
The California Water Commission lists the Santa Ana River
as the greatest flood threat in the state due to inadequate
construction of Prado Dam in 1940 ; and
For the past eighteen years, residents of Orange, Riverside
and San Bernardino Counties have recognized the need for immed-
iate action, and have repeatedly requested that such action be
taken with respect to the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Project;
and
Early studies indicate that as many as three thousand lives
may be in jeopardy, and the Phase I General Design Memorandum,
a comprehensive study of all aspects of the project, further in-
dicates a damage potential of 9 billion dollars,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach that it does hereby urge the U. S . Corps
of Engineers to review all studies of the Santa Ana River Flood
Protection Project with dispatch, and that the Congress take
immediate steps to adopt appropriate measures which will enable
construction of the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Project to
get underway without further unnecessary delay.
FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby directed to
furnish copies of this resolution to California members of the
United States Congress, the Orange County Board of Supervisors,
and the Commanding General, Corps of Engine rs, Department of
the Army.
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12/1/80
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the lst
day of December, 1980.
Mayor Pro Tem
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, City Clerk
BY:
Deputy City C erk 'City Attorney
INITIATED AND APPROVED:
Acting City AdminJatrator
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rRes. No. 4948
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON 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 lSt day
of December _ , 19 80 , by the following vote
AYES: Councilmen:
Thomas Finley, MarAllittpr, Mandi.r, Kell
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Patti nson,. Bailey
Alicia M. Wentworth
City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
BY
Connie A. Brockway
Deputy City Clerk