HomeMy WebLinkAbout2001-26 - Lower Newport Bay Maintenance DredgingRESOLUTION NO. 2001— 26
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH REGARDING
THE NEED FOR MAINTENANCE DREDGING
IN LOWER NEWPORT BAY
WHEREAS, Lower Newport Bay is the largest recreational small boat harbor within the
state of California and;
WHEREAS, Lower Newport Bay is home port to a United States Coast Guard cutter as
well as the Orange County Sheriff's Harbor Patrol rescue vessels and;
WHEREAS, it is both economically and socially important that Lower Newport Bay be
maintained for both recreational and commercial uses and;
WHEREAS, increased siltation is impacting the safety and navigability of channels in
Lower Newport Bay and;
WHEREAS, federal authority directs the Chief of Engineers of the Army Corps of
Engineers to maintain the navigational channels at Newport Bay when determined advisable in
the interest of providing navigation and safety, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that the City hereby
urges the prompt federal funding during the Fiscal Year that begins in October 2001 of a US
Army Corps - directed dredging program for Lower Newport Bay and be it also
RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Newport Beach that this Resolution and
any other related correspondence be forwarded to the offices of the Honorable Chris Cox (47th
District) and the Honorable Dana Rohrabacher (451h District) to urge their support in procuring
the necessary federal funds to do maintenance dredging within the Lower Newport Bay to
insure safe and navigable channels.
ADOPTED this 81h day of May, 2001.
Garold B. Adams
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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LaVonne Harkless
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, LEILANI I. BROWN, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California,
do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 2001 -26 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by
the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 8th
day of May, 2001, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
Ayes: Heffernan, O'Neil, Ridgeway, Glover, Bromberg, Proctor, Mayor Adams
Noes: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the
official seal of said City this 91h day of May, 2001.
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