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RESOLUTION NO 2318
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
REITERATING SUPPORT AND URGENCY OF THE SANTA ANA RIVER
FLOOD PROTECTION PROJECT
WHEREAS the Santa Ana River has been declared by the U S Army
Corps ui Engineers to pose the greatest flood threat west of the
Mississippi River, and
WHEREAS, the California Water Commission has listed the Santa Ana
River as posing the greatest flood threat in the State of California. and
WHEREAS, a large part of the current problem is the result of a
sense of false security created by the construction of Prado Dam in 1940
which subsequently proved to be inadequate, and
WHEREAS the people of Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino have
been urging action on the Santa Ana Project for more than eighteen years;
and
WHEREAS the Survey Report and the Phase I General Design Memorandum
have provided extensive study of all aspects of the project. and
WHEREAS the Corps of Engineers has again replaced many of its key
executives at both the Division Level and in the Office of the Chief
Engineer, and
WHEREAS, local people have not yet had an opportunity to present to
these newly appointed executives the community's sense of urgency con-
cerning this project and its need; and
WHEREAS, earlier studies indicate that as many as 3 000 lives could
be in jeopardy and the Phase I GDM cites a potential 9 billion dollars
in damage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress, on behalf of the citizens of the community, hereby urges the
Corps of Engineers to complete their review of the Phase I GDM in a most
expeditious manner, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Cypress
also urges that the Congress of the United States pass all legislation
needed to construct this project as rapidly as possible
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at a
regular meeting held on the 24th day of November 1980
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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MAYOR OF THE OF CYPRESS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 24th day of November 1980• by the following
roll call vote
AYES• 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Coronado, Mullen Rowan and Evans
NOES 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSENT: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS. Lacayo
CITY CLERK OF CYPRESS
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