HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2313RESOLIiT;ON NO. 2313
WHEREAS, the City of Lodi ie a municipal oorporation of the
State of California, situate in San Joaquin County, on the banks
of the Mokelumne River, and
,iIiEREAS, at numerous times in the past the eaid Mokelumne
River has overflowed its banks and has flooded the adjaoent lands,
properties, and homes of residents of the City of Lodi, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lodi has long been
interested in furthering any program or plan which will tend to
reduoe the possibilities of the flooding of the said Mokelumne
River, and
WHEREBY, the city Council of the City of Lodi is familiar
with the report of the United Statee Corps of Engineers and its
studies of the said Mokelumne River, ae well as with the proposed
plans for the construction of a dam on said river by the Eaat
Bay Munioipal Utility Dia trio t,
ACIAT THEREFORE, be it resolve.i by the City Council of the
City of Lodi as follovas
1. That the Senate of the United States be requested.
to approve the report and recommendation of the United
States Corps of Engineers that deals with the Mokelumne
River in San Joaquin and Calaveras Counties of California.
2, That the Senate of the United States be requested
to apprcve Federal Flood Control participation in the con-
struction of the proposed dam of the Eae t Bay Munioipal
Utility Diatriot ao that all neceeaary ana proper r:ooa
control measures will be inoluded i n eaid project.
3. That a certified copy of this resolution be
delivered to the proper euboommittee of the United States
Senate.
4. That the Mayor of the City of Lodi, Fred M. Brown,
is hereby authorized to present testimony and to file thi s
resolution with the proper euboommittee of the United States
Senate and off`ioially state the City of Coda's position
with regard to the propoi.d oonetruction of the dam on
the Mokelumne River.
Dated: April 19, 1960
Certified to be a full, true and aorrect oopy
of Resolution No. 233,3 of the City Counoil of
the City of Lodi, California} passed and adopted
in a regularly adjourned meeting held April 19,
1960, by the following vote:
BYES: Counoilmen - CULBERTSON, KATZAKIAN,
MITCHELL, ROBINSON and BROWN
NOES; Counoilmen - Nome
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