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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8857 - All-River Flood Protection Plan• �j RESOLUTION NO. 8857 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH SUPPORTING THE ALL -RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN 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 Supervisors 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 acceptable 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 that the City Council of the City of Newport Beach hereby supports the All -River Flood Protection Plan and strongly urges the Board of Engineers of Rivers and Harbors, the Corps of Engineers, the Office of Manage- ment and Budget and the Congress of the United States to endorse said "All -River Plan" and to take all necessary steps toward n the rapid construction of the protective measures designed therein. ADOPTED this 26th day of ATTEST: City,Clerk f� �Cia1"IED THE O'NGINAL ! .._ --------------- ------ -- ................ - CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OFF NE ORT BEACH DATE: G%5 .... ....`M.0...�y�u.�.mwb . t 1976. 1 — Mayor DDO /bc 7/12/77