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133 <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 98-021 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA <br />IN SUPPORT OF FI/NDING OF THE STATE FLOOD CONTROL <br />SUBVENTION FLrN-DING FOR FIS~-L YEAR 1998-99 <br /> <br /> W~REAS, flood control is an important and vital government <br />function in order to protect potential loss of life and property; <br />and <br /> <br /> W~REAS, the State of California has historically supported <br />federally funded flood control project by funding 70% of the <br />local costs of such projects by the Flood Control Subvention <br />Program ("Subvention Program"); and <br /> <br /> W~REAS, the State of California has failed to adequately <br />meet its commitment to the Subvention Program because of lack of <br />adequate funding; and <br /> <br /> W~REAS, the State of California has an opportunity in <br />Fiscal Year 1998-99 to make up the deficiency in funding of the <br />Subvention Program in the General Fund Budget and/or proposed <br />water bond issues; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the residents within the floodplain of The Santa <br />Ana River will be required to continue the payment of FEM~ <br />mandated flood control insurance if the Santa Aha River Mainstem <br />Project is not completed; and <br /> <br /> W~REAS, without the Subvention Program, millions of <br />residents within ~he floodplain of ~he Sanua Aha River will <br />remain subject to the perils of a devastating flood 5hau could <br />result in thousands of lost lives and $15 billion of property <br />damage; and <br /> <br /> W~REAS, without the Subvenuion Program, it will not be <br />possible to complete the ongoing consumacticn of the Sanua .~na <br />River Mainstem Project in a timely manner as now planned; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, a major flood in Orange Counuy would ncc only <br />affect the population with zhe floodplain, buu would also have <br />major statewide and federal impacus because of ~he dis~lption of <br />transportation facilities and business acuivity; and <br /> <br /> <br />