HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-042 CC Resolution RESOLUTION NO. 12-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TEMECULA REGARDING ITS INTENT TO CREATE A
MURRIETA CREEK JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Cities of Temecula and Murrieta experienced a National flooding
disaster as a result of Murrieta Creek overtopping its banks in January 1993 causing
millions of dollars in damage; and
WHEREAS, the results of the next large flood in the area are likely to be even
more devastating; and
WHEREAS, the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District
has been working diligently with the United States Army Corp of Engineers to design
and ultimately fund the improvements to Murrieta Creek for decades; and
WHEREAS, in 2004 the Cities of Temecula and Murrieta, and the Riverside
County Flood Control and Water Conservation District entered into a Cooperative
Agreement entitled "Joint Funding of the Murrieta Creek Flood Control, Environmental
Restoration and Recreation Project", detailing each agency's funding responsibilities of
the "Local Share" of the project costs; and
WHEREAS, with the exception of Phase 1, a'/2 mile long reach at the
downstream end of the planned project, sufficient federal funding has yet been allocated
to construct the seven miles of needed improvements; and
WHEREAS, the lack of sufficient federal funding for the design and construction
of this necessary infrastructure has resulted in the continuing risk to the public and their
property; and
WHEREAS, the taxpayers of the Riverside County have contributed more than of
$30 million to the Riverside County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to
pay for the "Local Share" of the ultimate improvements of Murrieta Creek; and
WHEREAS, Congress has authorized the overall project and declared that the
Federal Government would be responsible for funding 65% of the overall project, the
"Federal Share"; and
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WHEREAS, our local members of Congress have yet to be successful in gaining
the appropriations of sufficient federal monies to complete construction of Phases 2, 3
and 4.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMECULA DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
A. That the Cities of Temecula, Murrieta, and Wildomar, along with Riverside
County and the Riverside Flood Control and Water Conservation District initiate the
process to form a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) with the expressed goal of moving
forward with the design and construction of Murrieta Creek. The JPA will consist of
members appointed by the respective Councils and Board and will be guided by the
following basic tenets:
1. That the Joint Powers agree that moving ahead with the project
design and construction, as quickly as possible, is the best way to ensure the safety of
local citizens and their properties. This action will reduce the risks of morbidity and
mortality associated with a catastrophic flooding event, as well as create many jobs for
local residents seeking employment.
2. That the funds held by the Flood Control District for the Project
(currently estimated to be over $30 million), be used to design and construct as much of
the project as possible.
3. That the Joint Powers act together to secure any other sources of
funding needed to complete the project.
B. The City Council hereby directs and authorizes the City Staff to meet with
the staffs of the City of Murrieta, City of Wildomar, and the County of Riverside to
negotiate and draft a joint exercise of powers agreement to accomplish these goals.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by,,. the City Council of the City of
Temecula this 22" day of May, 2012.
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Susan . Jones, MMC
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss
CITY OF TEMECULA )
I, Susan W. Jones, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Temecula, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 12-42 was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council of
the City of Temecula at a meeting thereof held on the 22" day of May, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES: 4 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Comerchero, Naggar, Roberts,
Washington
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: 1 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Edwards
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Susan . Jones, MMC
City Clerk
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