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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
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the rapid construction of the protective measures designed
therein.
ADOPTED this 26th day of
ATTEST:
City,Clerk
f� �Cia1"IED THE O'NGINAL
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OFF NE ORT BEACH
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