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RESOLUTION 73-22 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF S~.NTA ANA URGING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS TO COMPLETE THE STUDY OF THE SANTA ANA RIVER BASIN FLOOD HAZARD, AND IMPLEMENT MEASURES TO ALLEVIATE THE THREAT OF FLOODING. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, the United States Army Corps of Engineers, an agency of the United States Government began a study in 198~ of the flood hazard potentials of the Santa Ana River Basin, which said study was to be completed in 1969; and WHEREAS, said study may not now be completed until 1977; and WHEREAS, said study must be completed before steps may be taken by the County of Orange, the Orange County Flood Control District, the Corps of Engineers and affected cities to alleviate this threat; and WHEREAS, the Santa Ana River Channel as currently constructed has a capacity of approximately 20,000 cubic feet of water per second and could not contain a flood flow of 150,000 cubic feet of water per second, which is estimated to be discharged from Prado Dam during a standard project flood; and WHEREAS, a flood of this magnitude would over- flow into the cities of Anaheim, Buena Park, Costa Mesa, Cypress, Fountain Valley, Pullerton, Garden Grove, Huntington Beach, Los Alamitos, Newport Beach, Orange, Placentia, San~a Ana, Seal Beach, Stanton, Westminster, and Yorba Linde; and WHEREAS, the best interests of the health, safety and welfare of this community require an eanly completion of this study before steps may be taken to protect the communities herein set forth from the aforementioned flood damage. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the United States Congress be urged to appropriate sufficient funds to the United States Corps of Engineers for the purpose of completing said study, prior to the 1977 date.