Reso 2006-722RESOLUTION NO. 2006 -722
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE
COSTA MESA SANITARY DISTRICT ENDORSING
PROPOSITION 1E AND URGING STATEWIDE SUPPORT
FOR THE MEASURE ON THE NOVEMBER 7, 2006
GENERAL ELECTION BALLOT
WHEREAS, the California State Legislature has passed and the Governor of the
State of California has signed the Disaster Preparedness and Flood Prevention Bond Act of
2006; and
WHEREAS, this comprehensive flood prevention infrastructure package will
appear on the November 7, 2006 ballot as Proposition 1E; and
WHEREAS, if approved by the voters a total of $4.1 billion will be available to
fund disaster preparedness and flood protection needs; and
WHEREAS, this comprehensive plan includes $3 billion for levee repair, $500
million for the flood control subvention program, $300 million for grants toward
stormwater flood management projects, $290 million for the state's flood control corridor
program, and $90 million for updated flood -plain mapping that will help cities make the
most informed land -use decisions; and
WHEREAS, Proposition 1E represents the first significant investment in the
aforementioned programs in the last thirty years; and
WHEREAS, the Flood Control Subvention Program is included in Proposition 1E;
and
WHEREAS, this funding is essential for the funding and completion of the Santa
Ana River Mainstem project, including the Prado Dam project, and
WHEREAS, new flood protection funding will lead to safer communities and
economies;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of Directors does hereby resolve that the Costa
Mesa Sanitary District wholeheartedly endorses Proposition 1E and urges statewide
support for the measure on the November 7, 2006 General Election ballot.
PASSED and ADOPTED on this W day of June 2006.
Secretary, Costa Mesa Sanitary D
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I, Joan Revak, Clerk of the Costa Mesa Sanitary District, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 2006 -722 duly and regularly passed and adopted by
said Board of Directors at a regular meeting thereof held on the XA day of
2006.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
Costa Mesa Sanitary District, this day of �,,,_� 2006.
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Clerk of e Costa Mesa ?Sanitary District