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RESOLUTION NO. " 9
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OP THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REQUESTING THE :BATENENT OF THE. CRITICAL FLOOD HAZARD
AT THE INTERSECTION OF LAKEWOOD EOULEVASD .AND _FIRESTONE
BOULEVARD. _ _ _ _
"WHEREAS, Lakewood Boulevard and Firestone Boulevard are major State
arteries carrying in excess of 50,000_vehicles daily, said automobiles,
buses, and trucks, being principally through traffic.
IEREAS, during periods of moderate to heavy rainfall, this major
intersection becomes impassable to these large volumes of traffic.
IAS, these flood waters are being carried on Lakewood Boulevard
to its intersection with Firestone Boulevard from which there is a restricted
drainage outlet.
WHEREAS, this restricted drainage outlet is created by inadequate drainage
structures under the Southern Pacific Company railroad tracks.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY'.: COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Downey does hereby
request the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles County
Flood . Control District, the California Division of Highways, and the Southern
pacific Company, to act jointly or independently to abate this critical flood
hazard.
SECTION .2. : 1he .ity: -Clerk -ill' :certify i o : the a.+ t# :uf )this .resola tion
and cause_a certified copy thereof to be forwarded to:
1. Chief Clerk of the County Board of Supervisors
2. Each - individual member of the County Board of Supervisors
�..� 3. Chief Engineer of the County Flood' Control District
4. California State Division of Highways - Mr._E. T. Telford
Assistant State Highway Engineer, 120 South Spring Street,
Los Angeles, 12, California
5. Southern Pacific Company, Mr. D. J. Russell, President,
65 Market Street, San Francisco_ 5, California
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS.glf DAY OP , 1958.
Mayor
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C y Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on the
21 day of \I-4i _ , 1958, by the following vote of the Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
4 NOES: Councilmen:
/ ABSENT: Councilmen: rL
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