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RESOLUTION NO. 85-129 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE <br />CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING A NEW <br />ALTERNATIVE UPSTREAM DAM SITE FOR THE <br />SANTA ANA RIVER PROJECT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer has identified the Santa Ana <br />Flood Plan as posing the worst potential flood threat wast of the <br />Mississippi River and the State of California recoginizes it as the <br />most severe flood threat in the State; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, over two million people live in the affected <br />area facing possible dollar damages that could exceed $10 billion; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Congress has directed the U.S. Army Corps of <br />Engineers to study new alternatives to the Mentone D~m portion of the <br />project; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Upper Santa <br />Aha River Flood Storage Alternatives Study recommends a dam site that <br />is approximately four miles upstream from the Mentone Dam site; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, said alternative dam site would be <br />approximately $200 million less expensive than the Mentone Dam and <br />would afford nearly the same flood protection as the Mentone Dam; <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF <br />THE CITY OF SANTA ANA supports the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer's <br />recommendation of this new dam site. <br /> <br />Adotped this 4th day of November <br /> <br />, 1985. <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />~lerk of the Council <br /> <br />Daniel E. Griset, Mayor <br /> <br />COUNCILMEMBERS: <br /> <br />Griset Aye <br />Johnson Aye <br />Acosta Absent <br />Hart Aye <br />Luxembourger Aye <br />McGuigan Absent <br />Young Aye <br /> <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br /> <br />Attorney <br /> <br /> <br />