HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 2A-51RESOLUTION NO. 2A-51
~ V~dEREAS, the United· States Army
commenced 'the construction of theIsabella Dam 'Project in Kern
County, California, in March, 1958, .and since that +time said
construction has proceeded at a slow. r~te by ·reason of the small
annual appropriations for said'projeCt bythe Congress of·the
United States,.and.
VfHEREAS, it has been estimated that upon the basis of
Congressional· appropriations during the lastL three years, said
project will not be completed prior to January, 1953, although
more than'enough time has elapsed had sufficient funds been approp-
riated to make feasible the awarding of a Continuing. contract 'for
its construction, and
~EREAS, during the month of November, 1950, the-Kern River
· overfl~wed its regular channel, resulting in damage %o public and
private property in the Isabella·Reservoir Area and below the..
site of the·project_ in the amoun.t of approximately $2,000,000.00,
which flood and resulting damage would not have occurred .had said
project been completed, and
WHEREAS, there lies below the bed of the. Kern River and
inside the corporate limits of the City of Bakersfi'eld, property
valued at approximately $1~0,000,000.00, which property was'en-
dangered by .the flood waters of'the Kern River, much of which
would certainly have been damaged had the aforesaid flood occurred
in or .near the spring of the year when the snow pack in the mountains
above the site of the Isabella Project would'have been,greater, and
~HEREAS, as a result of said' flood and the fail ..ure tO complete
.......... the=-tSa-bella~Dam Project,' approxima-tely
which would othervdse be available for irrigati0nand other uses
of. economic value, have been 10st, and. ·
~ WHERE&S, floods of this nature hav~ occurred on other
occasions· and ca~ occur again at any time, and delay in completion
of t~he isabella. Dam Project exposes this area to the.mercy of the
rampaging flood waters of the Kern River.
NOW,~ THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEDby the Council of the City
of Bakersfield, ~alifornia, sitting in regular session this 8th
day Of January, 1951, that the Congress of the United States is
hereby.~urged to immediately appropriate sufficient moneyto-provide
for the completion of construction of'the Isabella Dam-Project at
the earliest possible date in order that further repetition of
disasterous flood damage may be avoided andsthe benefits of flood
control,· irrigation~ power and recreation c_an be secured.
I ,HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ~Resolution was
passed and adopted by the council of~-the City of Bakersfield
at ~a regular .meeting thereof held on the. 8th day of 'JanuarY,·
1951,-by the following vote:
City Clerk and Ex-0fficio Clerk of the
Council of the. 'City ~ of ~Bakersfield.
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