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CITY HALL . 211 EIGHTH STREET
SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA 90740
(213) 431-2527
March 31, 2000
The Honorable Dana Rohrabacher
United State House of Representatives
Washington, DC 20515
Dear Congressman Rohrabacher,
Thank you for your recent attention to the shore damage protection problems at Seal
Beach.
This letter specifically summarizes our immediate Civil Works, FY2001 appropriations
and 2000 authorization needs.
1) You have kindly requested $12 million dollars for Stage 11
Surfside-Sunset and Newport Beach construction. Since then, the Los
Angles District has revised its cost estimate to $8.1 million. We
however believe that "savings and slippage" is likely to erode that $12 million
and that the request to Chairman Packard should be allowed to stand as is. That
Stage II construction is our funding priority.
If the Stage 11 appropriations can be obtained the Corps informs us that
construction will take place in January.
However, as you know, the beach at one point is now only 15 feet wide and it can
be expected to fail sometime between now and January. You, together with Mr.
Horn and Mr. Cox, have appropriately requested the Corps of Engineers to utilize
emergency sand replenishment measures to protect property in this Federal
jurisdiction.
In order to force the Corps to act expeditiously, we are recommending the
attached Project Related Provision Title of the 2000 Water Resources
Development Bill
2) Last Thursday the Los Angeles District recommended that the City ask
your leadership in requesting appropriations before the 5PM EST deadline tonight
for:
A.) $7.2 million for the Corps of Engineers to complete a
demonstration project under Section 5 of the WRDA of 1996 (PL
100-303) to determine the effectiveness and efficiency of
innovative shoreline erosion control devices at Surfside-Sunset
Beach, Orange County, California and;
B.) $150,000 to modify the Feasibility Study for the San Gabriel River
to Newport Bay, CA coastline stabilization project to assess the
suitability of the existing Civil Works Projects and to fulfill the
1998 San Gabriel to Newport Bay, CA Docket 2584 Resolution of
the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Respec fully submitted, '
Keith R. Till
City Manager
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FY 2001 ENERGY & WATER APPROPRIATIONS
SAN GABRIEL RIVER TO NEWPORT BAY, CA -$150,000 is
provided to modify the Feasibility Study for the San Gabriel
River to Newport Bay, CA coastline stabilization project to
assess the suitability of the existing Civil Works Projects and to
fulfill the 1998 San Gabriel to Newport Bay, CA Docket 2584
Resolution of the House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure.
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2000 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
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SURFSIDE SUNSET AND NEWPORT BEACH —
Stage 11 construction for the Surfside Sunset and Newport Beach
Project shall be executed without further delay within funds available
to ensure reduction of eminent risk of flood damage to public and
private property and to ensure the stability of the shoreline, in the
Federal jurisdiction until completion of the Secretary's fulfillment of
the Resolution of the House Committee on Infrastructure, October 9,
1998, Docket 2584, San Gabriel to Newport Bay, CA