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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda Report - April 15, 1987 (88)`'0U CIL CO11MUNICAT N TO-- THE CITY COUNCILDA ��i FROJW THE CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE slaril 15, 1987 SUBJECT; L ?NSZD n ION OF RESOLLITION SUPPO�3NG A C( 4Ff2 f vS1tiE :�II��A ?��VEE REHABILITATION PI;K�M PREPARED BY: City Manager ,�� ACTIN; That the City Council review the attached information concerning the '`Coalition to Save Our Delta" movement and take a --tion as deemed appropriate. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: At its regular meeting of April 1, 3.987, the City Council requested that this item be placed on this _-agenda_.for review and action.. Attached (Exhibit A) is a copy of a letter urging support signed by Contra Costa County Supervisor Sunne Mcpeak, and a second such letter signed by supervisors representing the counties of San Joaquin, Contra Costa, Solano, Yolo and Sacramento. Also attached is a copy of a resolution for City Council action. Respectfully submitted, TAP.br attachment TXTA.07A C`OUNC180 E■ Thomas A. Peterson City Manager Ej__x:1NRH_A:_- AMnnlf;%, a .. voantion 7 ,_ T ,i• v.. CrlF1 March 10, 1987 Mayor and co,,mcil Members City of Lodi 221 W. Pine St. Lodi, CA 95240 Dear Friends of the Delta: On December 9, 1986, the Coalition sent you a letter (copy attached) requesting your support and participation in the Coali`ion to Save Our Delta. In the letter, we asked you to pass a Resolution in support of a long-term comprehensive Delta Levee Rehabilitation, and Maintenance Program. Since we have not heard from you, we are sending this follow up letter encouraging you to take action and to update you on _ the Coalition's activzt`ies. Legislation is being actively debated in Sacramento. Your voice and input are needed to ensure our objectives are achieved. with your support, we have a significant oppor- tunity to establish a long-term comprehensive Delta Levee Program. This would be a major benefit to two-thirds of Californians who derive all or part of their water from the Delta. There is a growing recognition that restoration and maintenance of Delta levees are key to protecting the water quality for the majority of the State's residents. Your participation in the Coalition to Save Our Delta will be a tremendous boost to our efforts. Attached is another copy of the Resolution we would like you to approve and also an updated list of endorsers and parti- cipants of the Coalition to Save Our Delta. We now have over 16,000 signa�tres forthat Deltahave Levee gathereProgramd to show broad-based suPeo Please send a copy Of your adopted Resolution to the Coali- tion to Save Our Delta, c/o Contra Costa County Community Development Department, 651 Pine Street, North Wing, Floor, Martinez, CA 94553. Also, please designate an individual whom we can add to our mailing list to keep you up to date on the activities of the Coalition and the progress of the legislation. Thank you for your support. c/o Committee for Water Policy Consensus • 1485 Enea Coin t, Suite 1353 • Concord, t_A 94520 • (415) 682-6633 If you have any questions, please contact Dave Okita of the Contra Costa County Community Development Department, at 415/372-2071. Very truly yours, Sunne Wright McPeak, Supervisor, Contra Costa County, and Co -Chair, Ccalition to Save Our Delta Delta 0%nMI ~sn to �Save � Dear Friends of the Delta: This letter is to request your support of and participation in the Coalition to Save our Delta. The sole purpose of the Coalition to Save our Delta is to implement a long term comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation and maintenance program. We are seeking State legislation to implement an interim Delta levee program pending a larger -scale, future Federally funded Delta levee program: - The proposed _legis lation would amend the existing "Way Bill" from the existing $2 million per year appropriation to S10 million per year, and other modifications. Attached is an outline of the concepts for the proposed legislation. Senator Dan Boatwright has agreed to introduce legislation. in the upcoming session. other Delta legislators are expected to co-sponsor the bill. Attached is a partial list of participants and endorsers of the Coalition to Save Our Delta. The list is growing daily. Another part of the activity Of the Coalition to Save Our Delta is a petition drive. Over 14,000 signatures have been -based support for a Delta levee pro gathered to show bzoad - gram. Attached is a copy of the petition. We expect the petition drive will continue to the end of the year. Attached is a sample resolution which we would like you to adopt. Please send a Copy of your adopted resolution to the Coalition to Save Our Delta, c/o Contra Costa County Community Development Department, 651 Pine Street, North Wing, 4th Floor, Martinez, CA 94553. Please designate an individual c/o Committee for Water Policy Consensus • 1485 Enea Court, Suite 1353 9 Concord, CA 94520 0 (415) 632-6633 whom we ca:;. add to our mailing list to keep you up-to-date on the act:_vities of the Coalition and the progress of the legislation. Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact Dave Okita of the Contra Costa County Community Development Department at 415/.372-2071. Very truly yours, -------- ----- Supv. Sunne Wright Mc?eak Supv. Tom Torlakson Contra Costa County Contra Costa County Supv. Richard Brann Supv. Clark Cameron Solano County Yolo County Supv. Ev lyn Costa Supv. ob Johnson San Joaquin County Sacramento County i Robert D. Gromm, Chair Delta Advisory Planning Ccuncil DBOcl L3:frndsDlt.tll Attach S ';?" RESCT:ION` SUBj ECT: f D ) SU.P OR1.TNC- CoMP:�_EENSIVE cLsA L -(-VEL ) REHABI.,«As1ON PT.OGRAM wH_REAS, 40 percent of the runoff in California drains to the a an,_` percent of t -e State's diverted water for municipal, indLstrial, and aggricultural uses passes through the Sacramento/San 3oaquln Delta, and maintaining the integrity of Delta levees is critical for maintaining water quality, water transport capability, and flood control; and WHEREAS, the Delta is important for recreational uses including boating, fishing: sight seeing, and hunting, and the Delta is an important habitat for fish and wildlife; and WHEREAS, the Delta is an important agricultural producing area for Califor- nia and supports extensive water -related commerce; and WHEREAS, the Delta contains highways, railways, ship channels, pipelines, and power lines; and WHEREAS, Delta levees are continuing to deteriorate despite increased maintenance efforts by local districts; and WHEREAS; for the period 1980 to :985, Federal agencies pais? 567 million, State agencies paid $29 million, and local agencies paid $5.8 million for emergency disaster relief in the Delta -- total cost (1980-85) = 5101,800,000 or an average of 520,360,000 per year for emergency disaster relief in the Delta---and_.many:of these costs could have been avoided if an adequate program existed for ongoing maintenance and rehabilitatibn bf Delta levees; and WHEREAS, existing programs for State funding of Delta levee maintenance of $2 million per year is inadequate; and WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1982 completed a draft feasi- bility study report for a comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program which is currently awaiting review; and WHEREAS, the Emergency Delta Task Force in 1983 recommended a comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program where all beneficiaries pay for compre- hensive Delta levee rehabilitation programs; t1aw, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the (name of agency or organization) supports an accelerated, ongoing, comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program consistent with the Emergency Delta Task Force report where the. beneficiaries pay for improvements; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that (name of agency or organization) supports an Delta levee maintenance to be credited immediate State/local program of toward a future Federal program which increases the amount of funds avail- able to rehabilitate and maintain Delta levees; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the (name of agency or organization) will work cooperatively with other agencies and organizations to implement a compre- hensive Delta levee rehabilitation program which will save taxpayers money in the long term by providing a preventive maintenance program for levees rather than pouring millions into disaster relief; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that (name of agency or orga.ii--ation) designates as a liaison for this program. DBOcl 7oct86 1.2:sprtDLTA.t10 rARTICIPA.^NTS andlorENDORSERS OF THE COALON TO SAVE OUR (last revised March 23, 1987) Antioch Assemlyman Elihu M. Harris Benicia Bethel Island Area Assoc. Brentwood Calif Striped Bass Assoc. Central Delta Water Agency Central Valley Flood Control Assoc. Central Valley Project Water Users Assoc. committee For Water Policy Consensus Concord Chamber of Commerce Contra Costa County Contra Costa Water District Delta Advisory Planning Council Delta Cha^lbers Delta Environmental land use 2000 Alliance (DELTA) Delta Marina Yacht Club Delta Water Users Assoc. East Bay Municipal Utility District ._ Isleton 9ercules Lincoln Unified School District (Stockton) Livermore Lodi Chamber of Commerce Lodi Unified School District Marina and Recreation Assoc. Mt. Diablo Audubon Society Napa County Northern Calif. Marine Assoc. Quimby Island Sportsmen River Delta Ul.ified School District (Rio Vista) Rohnert Park San Joaquin County San Joaquin Farm Bureau San Pablo Senator Quentin Kopp South Delta Water Agency Stockton Suisun Resource Conservation District Reclamation District 2090 (Stockton) Tracy Tracy District Chamber of Commerce Yolo County Woodland csdmem.txt CITY COUNCIL EVELYN M. OLSON, Mayor JOHN (Randy}SNIDER Mayor Pro Tempore DAVID M. HINCHM.AN JAMES W PINKERTON. it FRED M. REID CITY OF LODI C!TY HA!I, 221 WEST PtNf.STREET CALL SOX 3006 LODI, CALIFORNIA 95241-1910 (209) 334-5634 IWCOMER (1101333.1795 April 21, 1987 TH0'AAS A. PETERSON City Manager ACIC '.REtJMCHE City Clerk RON—,tD k:. STE1,14 City Attornev Ms. Sunne Fright McPeak Supervisor Contra Costa County and Co -`:hair _Coalition. to, Save Our. Delta 1485 Enea Court, Suite 1353 Concord, CA 94520 Dear Ms. McPeak: Enclosed please find a certified copy of Resolution No. 87-48 - Resolution Supporting Comprehensive Delta levee Rehabilitation Program which was adopted by the Lodi City Council at its regular meeting of April 15, 1987. Very truly yours, Alice M. Reimche City Clerk AMR: j41 Enc. RESOLUTIOP+ Pao. 874F RESOLUTION SUPPORTING COMPREHENSIVE DELTA LEVEE REHABILITATION PROGRAM WHEREAS, 40 percent of the runoff in California drains to the Delta and 60 percent of the State's diverted water for municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses passes through the Sacramento/San Jo7_,uin Delta, and maintaining the integrity of Delta levees is critical for maintaining water quality, water transport capability, and flood control; and WHEREAS, the Delta is important for recreational uses including boating, fishing, sight seeing, and hunting, and the Delta is an important habitat for fish and wildlife; and WHEREAS, the Delta is an important agricultural producing area for California and supports extensive water -related commerce; and --WHEREAS, the Delta contains,.highways, railways, ship channels, pipelines, and power lines; and WHEREAS, Delta levees are continuing to deteriorate despite increased maintenance efforts by local districts; and WHEREAS, for the period 1980 to !985, Federal agencies paid $67 Million, State agencies paid $29 million, and local agencies paid $5.8 million for emergency disaster relief in the Delta -- total cost (1980-85) = $101,800.00 or ail average of $20,360,000 per year for emergency disaster relief in the Delta -- and many of theses costs could have been avoided if an adequate program existed for ongoing maintenance and rehabilitation of Delta levees; and WHEREAS, existing programs for State funding of Delta levee maintenance of $2 million per year is inadequate; and WHEREAS, the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1982 completed a draft feasibility study report for a comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program which is currently awaiting review; and WHEREAS, the Emergency Delta Task Force in 1983 recommended a comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program where all beneficiaries pay for comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation programs; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the Cit;' of Lodi supports an accelerated, ongoing, comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program consistent with the Emergence Delta Task F=orce report where the beneficiaries pay for improvements; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Coun-il of the City of Lodi supports an immediate State/local program of Delta levee maintenance to be credited toward a future Federal program which increases the amount of funds available to rehabilitate and maintain Delta levees; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi will work cooperatively with other agencies and organizations to implement a comprehensive Delta levee rehabilitation program which will save taxpayers money in the long term by providing a preventive maintenance program for levees rather than pouring millions into disaster relief; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lodi does hereby. designate the City Manager as the liaison for this program. Dated: April 15, 1987 I hereby certify that Resolution No. 87-48 was passed and auopted by the City Council of the City of Lodi in a Regular Meeting held April 15, 1987 by the following vote: AYES: Council Members - Hinchman, Pinkerton, Reid, Snider, and Olson (Mayor', NOES: Council Members - None ABSENT: Council Members - None ABSTAIN: Council Members - None ALICE M. REIMCHE City Clerk