HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 82-01 (2) CT;�' 0�' FR��:i�S;;��_
CITY COUNC�L RESOLUTION N0 . R--8�
A RESO?,�TIOI� EPIDOP.�I�1G THE U. S . AR??Y ��RPS �_
E�1GIi�1EERS CLEAR CR�.EK �'LOOD COi1TRQL �3�JE�= ,
Ci,EAR CREEK, TEXf�� .
WHEREAS , a serious zlood problem exis�s in �he Clear
Creek Watershed where existina residentia� and cor��ercia-
areas are subjec� to extensive aamages rrcT ris�ng wa-er ___
the creek; anu
'�dHEREA� , in the Cityo u; Friendswood �=� �ui,: , 19 7� ,
1600 of 3000 homes were flooded with atte�.��nt econo:�_��
losses exceeding S38 , 000 ,00O ; ��n�
iaHEREAS , in the City o` Friendswood _� �e��e�:ber , 1°�� _
500 of these homes were again ziooded; ar�
iaHEREAS , in the City ot Friendswood =� Jar.•�arv, 1°�� .
75 or these homes were again floodea; an�
WHEREAS , the citizens continue to su�=er econor:ic lc��
and mental anguish as a result of flooding ; anc
��,�HEREAS , the United States Congress i� 196� autnorizect
the u. S. Ar:ay Corps of Engineers to design a �lc�� cc�trcl
project which will provide a solution to �-codi-✓ �roble�s
in the Clear Creek Watershed; and
�7HEREAS , the studies are nearing comY-e�ic^ and =urtzer
delays wiil increase the cost of the proje�� as �aeli as the
probability of aciditional flooair�g ; and �
i7I�EREAS , other cities , coun�ies , d�^a_�age �-s�r_...�s ��d
-he c ��h i�xas Le�is_�ture ..�ve e���rs�d =--_ --__� � ..._-�r:--
aroject ; r.c;a, therercre ,
��, I'� RESCi.�"ED BY T:i� C_i`_' C�T"•"-� �_ _:.� �__ _ �_ _ -�'T"``:,.. �� .
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THAT the City Ccunc�� jcin �_. urg�n� ___- C�_ �s c= E�_- ..e�r�
�o ta�e c��hatever �near.s necessarv tc ex�e:�-_ ��:� ^rc�e::' �..�
there�y reduce the arobabili�y c� iurther ...::,^,....�� �.�s� �__� ...�_.��_
anguish due to flooding ; an�
THAT the citizens oF Friendswood be encouraged tc
attend the meeting on January 26 , 1982 and voice their support
of the Corps and tne proposed alan for rectifica�ion of Clear
Creek.
APPROVE� A'1D F�JOPTED this 18th day o` Januarv , 1982 .
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C�ty Secreza�-_:
Drafted anct �iled �:,--
Paul L�.'. Schrader, Council�:an
City o; Friendswoo�, Texa�