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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 14-39RESOLUTION NO. 14-B9 WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield is a municipal corpora- tion organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California; and, ~THEREAS, said City has a population of approximately forty thousand; and, WHEREAS, a large portion of the area of said City might be over-flowed from Kern River during times of high water; and, WHEREAS it would be desirable to have some form of flood control; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, as follows: That the said City of Bakersfield will cooperate with the Secretary of War in connection with the investigation of a project for the control of floods on the Kern River in the County of Kern, State of California; that if and when such a project is authorized by an act or acts of Congress of the United States in accordance with the recommendations of the Secretary of War, and if such project includes provisions for the control of flood waters which are satis- factory to said City and is deemed sufficiently advantageous to said City to incur the necessary expenditures, then the Council of the City of Bakersfield will use its best endeavors to take and complete any and all'steps and proceedings within its legal power which may be necessary in order that it may join with others benefited there- by in sponsoring those portions of such project which specifically provide for flood control; That the said City of Bakersfield will use its best endeavors to take and complete any and all further steps and proceedings which may be necessary in order that said City may give assurance satisfactory to the Secretary of War of its intention to act within its legal auth- ority so that it may fulfil any obligations which it may undertake in -1- connection therewith, including the obligations as follows: (a) To contribute a proper ratable portion in proportion to the benefits received of the funds which may be necessary to provide for said flood control; (b) To cooperate in providing lands, ease- ments and rights of way necessary for con- struction of an adequate dam or other flood control facilities; (c) To join with others benefited by the pro- Ject in holding and saving the United States free from damages in the construction of works designed for the control of flood water. (d) To join with others benefited by the pro- Ject in maintaining and operating the works relating to flood control after the completion of said works in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War and that may be satisfactory to the Council of the City of Bakersfield and in accordance with the laws governing said City. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the Council of the City of Bakersfield is hereby authorized and directed to forward certi- fled copies of this resolution to the District Engineer, United States Engtneer's Office, 208 P.O. Building, Sacramento, California. o0o. - 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~ay of ~ , 1939, by the following vote: ~//~' ~'~ Clerk of the City Cl~~f~gio Council of the City of Bakersfield. A P 0 ED by me this~D~day of~ , 1939.