HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 659-1938NO o 659
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF T~E CITY OF SOUTH SAN i~RAN-
CISC0, COUNTY O~ SAN MATEO, STATE 0I~ CALIFORNIA,
PETITIONING GOVERNOR ~I~ANK C. MER RIAM AND STATE
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE A. E. STOCKBURGER FOR AN
0CATION OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE EMERGENCY FUND TO
REMOVE THE EXCESS SILT DEPOSITED IN THE CITY AND
(~USED BY THE SEVERE STORMS OF THE PAST WINTER IN
THE COLMA CHEEK WATERSHED.
wHEREAS, the City of South San Francisco, in conjunction with the
County of San Mateo and other govex-ning bodies, has constr~cted, by
excavating and lining with cement ~ubble masonry~ a storm ditch
some two miles long for the purpose of carrying the storm waters
of the Colma Creek through the incorporated areas~ of South San
Francisco and the unincorporated areas of the County of San Marco,
at a total cost of approximately Three hundred and Thirty Th~asand
(330,000.00) Dollars, and
WHEREAS. this construction has served the purpose for~hich it was
intended under normal winter conditions, and
WHEREAS. provision has been made in the budget to handle approxi-
mately 20,000 cubic yards of silt removal, and
WHEREAS, the severe rain storms of the win t er 193~-1938 have caused
a deposition of upwards of 100,000 cubic yards of sand, thus
damaging the levees and destroying the usefulness of the ditch and
necessitating the removal, before next winter's floods, of this
excess sand, and
WHEREAS, the City of South 'San Francisco did~ during the past severe
winter, expend approximately $3500.00 in control work to reduce
the damange being done by the storm waters, and
WHEREAS the City of South San Francisco is without funds to re-
move this excess amount &f silt, and
WHEREAS, if said silt is not removed before next winter, great
damage will result to Orange Avenue Park of the City of South San
Francisco and the lands of private individuals, and the state
highway and other public works including the water system serving
the.City of S0~th San Francisco, and
wP~REAs, thatChing'Council, ~being without funds to do the work re-
quired before this coming winter, consider the matter to be an
emergency as provided in Assembly Bill No. 2§, Chapter~, approved
March 29, 1938, and
WHEREAS, there hlsbeen appropriated to Item 189 of the Emergency
Fund by the State of California monies to ~e used in the repair
of damage caused by the severe~oXm~s, of the W~er193V-1938,
of ~outh san ~rancisco does hereby petition the onor Fr . .
Merriam, Governor of the State of California, and A. E. Stock
burger, State DirectOr of Finance, to apportion for the removal of
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said excees silt the sum of money over and above amount which said City
and County have appropriated for the removal of such quant itied of silt
as would ordinarily be deposited, the excess silt being approximately
80,000 cub~ic yards and the estimated cost of said removal is set at
Thirteen (13~) Cents per cubic yard, making a total cost o f approximately
Ten Thousand ($10,000.00) Dollars; and
BE IT FURTRER RESOLVED. that a Certified copy of this Resolution be sent
to Honorable ~ank C. ~erriam, Gove-~no~ of the State of Californta, A. E.
Stockburger, Director of Finance of the State of Californi a, Edward Hyatt,
State Engineer of the State of California, and the Board of Supervisors of
the County of San Marco.
This is to certify that the foregoing resolution was regularly introduced
and 'adopted by the City Council of the City of South San ~ran~isco at a
meeting held on the llth day of July, 1938.
Ayes and in favor of said resolution:
A. J. Eschelbach
Mayor
/
Victor Boido
D. W. Ratto
Rod Tibbetts
Noes and against said resolution:
None
Absent:'
Attest: Daniel McSweeney
City Clerk
(Seal)
M. Minucciani