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RESOLUTION NO. 75-73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA APPROVING
ALTERNATIVE 6 OF SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD
CONTROL PLAN . .
The' City Council of. the City of Tustin does
hereby resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, by Resolution No..F74-69, dated August 13,
1974, the Orange County Board of Supervisors expressed preference
for a flood control plan developed for the Santa Ana River by
the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and [dentifi'ed as "Plan F"; and
.. WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers has completed a
draft review report dated August 1975 entitled "Review Report
on the Santa Ana River Main St&m and Santiago Creek"; and
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WHEREAS,. "Plan F" has .been changed somewhat and
redesignated as "Alternative 6"; and
WHEREAS, the Corps of Engineers recommends in 'said
report the approval of a flood protection plan known as
"Alternative 6" which includes- construction of a new dam and
reservoir at Mentone in San Bernardino Coun-hy; modification of
Prado Dam incl.uding rebuilding the emergency spillway and outlet
works, raising the dam 30 feet and providing a controlled dis-
charge of 30,000 cubic' feet per second contemporaneous with
peak discharges from downstream tributaries; improvement of
the Santa Ana River Channel through urban Orange .County for
standard pr'oject flood protection; and improvement of the lower
portions of Santiago Creek for standard project flood protection.
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NOW, 'THEREFORE,. BE iT RESOLVED, that among the
alternatives incl.uded by the' Corps of Engineers in the August
1975 review report,. Alternative 6 is the preference of this City
Council by reason of its-
1. Providing a level of protection commensurate
with the present and projected level of Orange
County's economic development.
2.. Limiting the discharge from Prado Dam to 30,000
cubic feet per second contemporaneous with
peak discharges f.:om the downstream watershed
. tributary to the Santa Ana River during the'
occurrence of a standard pro'ject flood, said
discharge minimizing the relocation of homes in'
Orange, Riverside and san Bernardino counties.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the
Tustin City Council held December 1, 1975. ·
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ATTEST -)
CITY C'LE
MAYOR
STATE OF CALiFO~X~IA)
COUNTY OF O~bXNGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RUTH C. POE, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby
certify that the w'~ole nunfoer of the members of the City
Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the above and
foregoing Resolution No. 75-73 was duly and regularly
introduced, read, passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of the City Council held on the 1st day of December,
19 75, by the following vote:
AYES -
NOES ·
· ABSENT:
COUNCIL~EN~SAL~ARELLI,~.~_ ..~ ~ .... EDGAR, SI-IA~L~, WELSH, SUTCLIFF
COUNCILMEN NONE
COUNCILMEN NONE
City Cle~k~ City of- Tustin, Califor.?
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