HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 87-48RESOLUTION NO. 87-48
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
Joaquin 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 1985, 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 an 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;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Lodi 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 the City Council 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
adopted 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
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ALICE M. REIMCHE
City Clerk