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RESOLUTION NO. 97-51
2 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO SUPPORTING AB 97, KNOWN AS THE "FRUSETTA
3 HORRISSEY FLOOD PREVENTION ACT OF 1997."
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WITNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Local Agencies are typically required to finance
25% of the cost for federally funded flood control projects, and
WHEREAS, financing 25% of the cost for major projects can
be very difficult for local agencies; and
WHEREAS, some local agencies are compelled to create
assessment districts to raise the necessary funds, which creates
an economic hardship on the affected property owners, and
~mEREAS, in 1988 the California Legislature determined
that the State would pay 70% of the non-federal cost required by
Congress; and
WHEREAS, California's economic difficulties have resulted
in this reimbursement prografl not being funded for fonr (4) of
the last six (6) years, and underfunded for the other two (2)
years, and
WHEREAS, AB 97, known as the "Frusetta - Morrissey Flood
Prevention Act of 1997," has been introduced to flake a stateflent
of legislative intent that $170,000,000 be made available to the
Department of Water Resources by the Budget Act of 1997, for
flood control subventions to local entities.
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25 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, AS FOLLOWS:
26 SECTION 1. That the City of San Bernardino 1S in support
27 of AB 97, known at the "Frussetta - Morrissey Flood Prevention
28 Act of 1997," and strongly urges that it be enacted into law.
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RESO: . SUPPORT FOR AB 97
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk is directed to provide copies
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2 of the resolution to appropriate state legislators.
3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
5 Bernardino at a joint regular meeting thereof, held on the
6 17th day of February
7 Council Members:
8 NEGRETE
9 CURLIN
10 ARIAS
11 OBERHELMAN
12 DEVLIN
13 ANDERSON
, 1997, by the following vote, to-wit:
February
The foregoing resolution is
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and legal content:
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James F. Penman
City Attorney
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Ra hel Clark, City Clerk
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I Tom Minor, !iIayor
ci ty of San Bernardino