HomeMy WebLinkAbout8646RESOLUTION NO. 8646
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS,
CALIFORNIA, URGING CONGRESS TO APPROPRIATE
100,000 FOR ADVANCE PLANNING FOR TAHQUITZ FLOOD
CONTROL PROJECT.
1 WHEREAS the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
has requested an appropriation for advance Planning Funds for Tahquitz
Flood Control Project in the City of Palm Springs, and
WHEREAS the California Water Commission has gone on record in support of
this appropriation, and
WHERAS the said project has previously been authorized by Congress, and
WHEREAS the Corps of Engineers has indicated a capability in 1966-67
fiscal year of $100,000 for this project, and
WHEREAS the flooding of this water course area in November, 1965 did
result in the City of Palm Springs being declared a disaster area, and
WHEREAS the City Council wishes to go on record in support of the
immediate appropriation of funds for this vital project
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs
SECTION 1. That Congress be and is hereby urged to appropriate
100,000 to the Corps of Engineers for advance planning
for the Tahquitz Flood Control Project in the 1966-67
budget.
I SECTION 2. That certified copies of this resolution be mailed to
Hon. Michael J. Kerwin, Chairman, House Committee on
Appropriations, Sub-Committee on Public Works, and to
Hon. Allen J. Ellender, Chairman, Senate Committee on
Appropriations, Sub-Committee on Public Works, and to
Hon. John Tunney, Hon. Thomas Kuchel and Hon. George
Murphy.
CITY
OFF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA
City Manager
ATTEST:
F. D. ALESHIRE
CITY CLERK
Deputy City Clerk
I I , F. D. Aleshire, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, California,
do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 8646 was duly
adopted by the City Council of said City at a meeting thereof held on
the 19th day of April, 1966.
F. D. ALESHIRE
City Clerk