HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 2497 1975-12-08
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RESOLUTION NO, ;(1'17
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH INDICATING PREFERENCE FOR A
FLOOD CONTROL PLAN FOR THE SANTA ANA RIVER
KNOWN AS "ALTERNATIVE 6",
WHEREAS, by Resolution No. F74-69, dated August 13, 1974, the
Orange County Board of Supervisors expressed preference for a flood control
plan developed for the Santa Ana River by the U, S. Army Corps of Engineers
and identified as "Plan F"; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has completed a draft review
report dated August 1975 entitled "Review Report on the Santa Ana River Main
Stem and Santiago Creek"; and
WHEREAS, "Plan F" has been changed somewhat and redesignated as
"Alternative 6"; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers recommends in said report the
approval of a flood protection plan known as "Alternative 6" which includes:
construction of a new dam and reservoir at Mentone in San Bernardino County;
modification of Prado Dam including rebuilding the emergency spillway and
outlet works, raising the dam 30 feet and providing a controlled discharge
of 30,000 cubic feet per second contemporaneous with peak dis~harges from
downstream tributaries; improvement of the Santa Ana River Channel through
urban Orange County for standard project flood protection; and improvement
of the lower portions of Santiago Creek for standard project flood protection,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that among the alternatives
included by the Corps of Engineers in the August 1975 review report,
Alternative 6 is the preference of this City Council by reason of its:
1, Providing a level of protection commensurate with the
present and projected level of Orange County's economic
development,
2. Limiting the discharge from Prado Dam to 30,000 cubic
feet per second contemporaneous with peak discharges from
the downstream watershed tributary to the Santa Ana
River during the occurrence of a standard project flood,
said discharge minimizing the relocation of homes in
Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by th~ CHy Council o~ ~he City of Seal
Beach at a meeting thereof held on the~~ day of ~~~~Lbl~~ ,
1975, by the following vote: ~~_ ..J
AYES: Council Members&~,;hd...k..u-A'~~t'tU"'J~~~~
NOES: Council Membersi:' .J ~&
ABSENT: Council Members_______.~
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