HomeMy WebLinkAbout76-85 - "All River Plan" Concerning Santa Ana RiverRESOLUTION NO. 76-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE "ALL -RIVER
PLAN" CONCERNING THE SANTA ANA RIVER.
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana River and the flood threat it poses to the
residents of the County of Orange have long been of concern to the
elected bodies within the County of Orange; and
WHEREAS, Congress was petitioned in 1962 by the Boards of Super-
visors of the counties of Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino to
determine the true status of the flood threat to those counties from the
Santa Ana River; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers was authorized by Congress in 1964
to determine the depth of the problem and recommend a solution; and
WHEREAS, eleven years were consumed in making this study and
settling upon a solution; and
WHEREAS, a large part of that time was consumed in settling upon
an alternative acceptable to all parties; and
WHEREAS, the "All -River Plan" recommended by the District Engineer
of the Corps of Engineers does meet and is the only alternative accept-
able to all parties; and
WHEREAS, any attempt to implement any other of the alternatives
studied can and will result only in additional costs and delays; and
WHEREAS, more than one million people in the County of Orange are
faced with the possibility of flood costs exceeding three billion
dollars and an unknown number of lives lost;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Costa Mesa that the Board of Engineers of Rivers and Harbors, the Corps
of Engineers, the Office of Management and Budget, and the Congress of
the United States are urged to strongly endorse and expedite the author-
ization of the "All -River Plan" recommended by the Corps of Engineers
and to take all necessary steps toward the rapid construction of the
protective measures designed therein.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 1976.
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Mayor of th V
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ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk of the City of Costa esa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, EILEEN P. PHINNEY, City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 76-85 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 19th
day of July, 1976.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this 20th day of July, 1976.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Cler} of the
City Council of the City of C to Mesa
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