R2010-015 - 2010-02-01 NO ACTION TAKEN RESOLUTION NO. R2010 -15
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE A LETTER
SUPPORTING THE VILLAGE OF SURFSIDE BEACH'S EFFORT TO
SECURE FEDERAL FUNDING OF THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF
ENGINEERS' BEACH EROSION RECONNAISSANCE STUDY.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS:
Section 1. That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to sign and
dispatch the letter attached hereto as Exhibit "A" expressing the City's support of the effort
by the Village of Surfside Beach to secure federal funding of the Surfside Beach Erosion
Reconnaissance Study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the day of
A.D., 2010.
TOM REID
MAYOR
ATTEST:
YOUNG LORFING, TRMC
CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M. COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
Date
The Honorable Larry Davison
Mayor, Village of Surfside Beach
1304 Monument Drive
Surfside Beach, TX 77541
Re: Federal Funding for the Village of Surfside Beach Erosion Reconnaissance Study
Dear Mayor Davison,
The City of would like to offer their support of the Village of Surfside
Beach's request for Federal Funding for the United States Army Corps of Engineers
Reconnaissance Study to determine the cause of the devastating loss of the Pedestrian Beach.
The Village of Surfside Beach is home to some of the state's most precious natural resources.
Beyond their intrinsic natural beauty, healthy beaches provide effective storm damage protection,
offer residents and visitors recreational opportunities, and provide unique environmental habitats.
Together with coastal wetlands, bird sanctuaries, estuaries, intra coastal waterway and other
resources, our coastal region is an economic engine filled with recreational opportunities and
environmental treasures that deserve to be preserved and protected. Surfside's beaches are tourist
destinations for thousands of domestic and foreign visitors each year, providing jobs and business
profits which, in turn, produce tax revenue for the federal, state and local governments.
The devastating loss of the area known as the Pedestrian Beach to severe erosion and severe
weather underscores the immediate need to restore and protect this area before critical
infrastructure and additional homes are lost.
The United States Army Corps of Engineers received authorization to undertake a Reconnaissance
study in November 1999, but the standard $100,000 appropriation was never made and no
progress on this Federal study has occurred.
The City of recognizes and supports the Village of Surfside Beach's efforts to seek
the necessary funding for the Reconnaissance study The results of this study would open Federal
assistance in the long -term protection of this beach if it is found that the construction of the
Freeport Jetties have contributed to or exacerbated erosion on Pedestrian Beach.
Sincerely,