HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 6023-1973RESOLUT ION NO. 602~
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA '
A RESOLUTION URGING SAN MATEO COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS TO PROCEED WITH A LOCAL PROJECT
FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF COLMA CREEK
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WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of San Mateo County established the
Colma Creek Advisory Committee and .
WHEREAS, Colma Creek Advisory Committee is made up of five member cities
being the City of South San Francisco, Daly City, San Bruno, Colma, and Pacifica,
and four at large members, and '~'
WHEREAS, Colma Creek has bee~ a continuing flooding problem caUsing
considerable monetary damage to public and private properties since 1955, and
WHEREAS, Colma Creek flooded its banks in November of 1970 and October ll,
1972, and January 16, 1973, and January 18, 1973, and
WHEREAS, the cities named above have combined claims filed against them
for the flooding which occurred on October ll, 1972, in an amount greater than
$8 mil 1 ion, and' ' ·
WHEREAS, it appears that the San Mateo County Flood Control District
has indicated their willingness and desire to be the administering agent of this
project until its completion,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
South San Francisco that:
A. The San Mateo County Flood Control.District act as the administering
agent for the purposes of managing the Colma Creek Project which will include:
1. The immediate application for all Federal funds, and that the
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applications will be made in the name of the Colma Creek Flood
Control Zone.
2. The preparation of preliminary engineering drawings
3. The preparation of final construction plans and specifications
4. The persistent administration that is necessary on any complex
., project that involves multi-agency financing.
B. Local costs shall be generally spread as follows:
1. Local costs necessary for the constriction of a Colma Creek
· storm channel within the adopted project limit, which shall be
reviewed and approved by the several cities of the Zone, shall
be incurred by the Colma Creek Flood Control Zone subject to
the limitations imposed on the Zone by State law.
2. All costs for expansion of roadway facilities beyond their
normal traffic capac'ity, such as the expansion of bridges
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from two lanes to four lanes, shall be incurred by the City
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of South San Francisco.
3. All, cOStS for betterments beyohd what is needed for the initial
project within the project limits as described shall be that
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of the City of South San Francisco.
C. Upon completion of the preliminary design, the San Mateo County
Flood Control District shall obtain approval from the several cities in the Zone.
D. Upon completion of the final construction drawings, the San Mateo
County Flood Control District shall obtain approval from the several cities in
the Zone.
E. All cities contribute to the local cost in proportion to the zones
of benefit which is understood by the City Council to be the 3:2:1 ratio.
F. The design criteria and measure of safety shall be similar to that
proposed by the Corps of Engineers; namely, a storm channel facility with
capacity in excess of a 50-year runoff, or 5,100 cubic feet per second discharge,
or as adopted by public hearing.
$. Upon completion of this project, the right-of-way and all improve-
merits will be dedicated to, and accepted by, the San Mated County Flood control
District'. .'
H. The maintenance jf the channel facilit~will become the responsi-
bility of the San MateD County Flood Control District.
The City Council of the City of South San Francisco hereby urges and'
requests that the Board of Supervisor~ of San MateD County consider this
resolutiOn and take whatever steps are-necessary to bring about legislation
either on a County, State or Federal level which will expedite the construction
of the Colma Creek Project.
I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was regularly introduced
and adopted by the Cil~/ Council of the Clt~/ of South San Francisco at a special
~etlng held on the 12th day of February, 1973, by the following vote:
AYES, COUNCILMEN
NOES,
ABSENT, "
Patrick E. Ahem, William A. Borba,
F. Frank Mamminl and Warren STeinkamp
None
None
ATTEST
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