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RESOLUTION ,37..5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
REQUESTING THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
TO ALLOCATE FUNDS IN THEIR 1959 -60 BUDGET FOR THE IM-
PROVEMENT OF THE SAN GABRIEL RIVER CHANNEL WITHIN THE
CITY OF DOWNEY.
n WHEREAS, the San Gabriel River is under the jurisdiction of the
Los Angeles County Flood Control District, and
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WHEREAS, the tremendous growth of the area adjoining the San Gabriel
River in the past ten years has greatly increased the run -off from this
land into the river, and,
WHEREAS, the County Board of supervisors has during this same period
of time, been allocating funds for the improvement of the channel itself
in order to safeguard the adjoining property, and
WHEREAS, the County Flood Control District themselves have recognized
the acute problem and have on several occasions recommended to the County
Board of Supervisors that the channel improvements be continued to comple-
tion, and
WHEREAS, there remains one section of the river channel which is yet
unimproved and is therefore subjected to flooding.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Respectfully request the Los Angeles County Board of
Supervisors to include within the 1959 -60 fiscal year.budget of the
7 Los Angeles County Flood Control District an appropriation to complete the
improvement of the west bank of the San Gabriel River between Telegraph
Road and a point 3,600 feet southerly.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and forward a certified copy of same to Mr. Gordon T. Nesvig,
Chief Clerk, Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; the Honorable
Frank G. Bonelli, Los Angeles County Supervisor First District; and
Mr. M. E. Salsbury, Chief Engineer, Los Angeles County Flood Control
District.
APPROVED. AND 'ADOPTED this day of .. /> ..__, 1959.
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Cit ' Clerk
7 I hereby c ertify that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the ty of Downey at a regular meeting thereof held on
the (277 —day of , 1959, by the following vote of the
Council.
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