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FROM:
SUBJECT:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/ENGINEERING DIVISION
SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION AGENCY
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Tustin City Council at their meeting of November 20, 1989 pass
and adopt the attached resolution ratifying the City of San Juan
Capistrano's request for membership in the Santa Ana River Flood
Protection Agency.
BACKGROUND:
Tustin is currently one of the twenty-three members of the Santa Ana
River Flood Protection Agency which was formed in 1974 to promote a
Corps of Engineers project on the Santa Ana River to remedy a major
flood threat to the County. The twenty-three member agency consists of
_ nineteen city members, the County of Orange, and three special districts
of the County (Sanitation, Water and Flood Control).
DISCUSSION:
The City of San Juan Capistrano has, by City Council action on September
19, 1989, requested inclusion in the Santa Ana River Flood Protection
Agency. .
The current Joint Exercise of Powers Agreement forming the Agency
provides-.
". . . any eligible agency desiring to gain membership
may do so by subscribing to this Agreement pursuant to
a duly adopted Resolution of subscription by a majority
of the then members of the Agency."
San Juan Capistrano has been identified eligible for membership and it
is recommended that the City Council approve the application with the
adoption of the attached resolution.
~Bob Ledendecker
Director of Public Works/City Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO.. 89-173
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, RATIFYING THE CITY OF
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO'S REQUEST FOR MEMBERSHIP
IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER FLOOD PROTECTION AGENCY
WHEREAS, the Santa Ana River Flood Protection Agency was
formed in 1974 to promote a Corps of Engineers project on the
Santa Ana River to remedy what is currently described as the
worst flood threat west of the Mississippi River; and
WHEREAS, the Agency now consists of twenty-three members
who have been instrumental in developing and promoting a
remedial project now before the Congress for authorization; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Capistrano has requested
inclusion as a member of the Agency by City Council action on
September 19, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Juan Capistrano is qualified for
membership and can assist in securing the a.uthorization and
subsequent construction of the Santa Ana River Main Stem Project
for the protection of Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that membership of the City
of San Juan Capistrano in the Santa Ana River Flood Protection
Agency be and is hereby ratified.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of.the Tustin City
Council, held on the 20th day of November, 1989.
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk