R2008-016 2008-02-04
RESOLUTION NO. R2008-16
A RESOLUTION URGING THE TEXAS CONGRESSIONAL
DELEGATION TO REQUEST AND SUPPORT FUNDING FOR THE U.S.
ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS GENERAL RE-EVALUATION REPORT
ON CLEAR CREEK FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2009.
WHEREAS, the Clear Creek Watershed is a major Texas drainage artery that
drains 260 square miles, 47 linear miles, serving Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend and
Galveston Counties and sixteen cities, many of which have experienced severe structural
and non-structural flooding over the past 27 years; and
WHEREAS, the watershed was impacted by Tropical Storm Alison causing
damages to over 3,000 residential structures along Clear Creek and its tributary channels;
and flood levels were recorded as the second highest to devastate the watershed; and
WHEREAS, the population explosion that has occurred in recent years in northern
Brazoria County has greatly impacted the effectiveness of waterway and drainage facilities
in this area; and
WHEREAS, the local communities through their office of Floodplain Administrators
and the Clear Creek Watershed Steering Committee are working diligently as requested by
the Corps to comply with Policy Guidance Letter 52 to implement a Floodplain
Management Plan that will protect a future sponsored Corps project for Clear Creek; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) Galveston District's General
Re-evaluation and Review (GRR) of the Clear Creek Project is currently in progress and
additional funding is needed to complete the GRR and begin design; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. The City Council Supports funding for the completion of the GRR for
the Clear Creek Project and for funding to begin design of the project during the 2009
fiscal year.
RESOLUTION NO. R2008-16
Section 2. The City Council strongly encourages the Texas Congressional
Delegation to support funding for the General Re-evaluation Report, in order to complete
the report, begin design and to protect the health, safety and welfare of the citizenry in the
Texas Counties of Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend and Galveston.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this t~f~ A.D., 2008.
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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DARRIN M. COKER
CITY A TIORNEY
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