CC - 1970 - 079 - Urging Voters to Vote Yes on Flood Control Bond IssueL
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
RESOLUTION NO. 70-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD ENDORSING LOS ANGELES COUNTY
PROPOSITION "A" AND URGING VOTERS TO VOTE
"YES" ON THIS FLOOD CONTROL BOND ISSUE ON
NOVEMBER 3, 1970.
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County Proposition A will appear
on the General Election ballot November 3, 1970, seeking voters
approval of a $252 million bond issue for vital flood control
purposes; and
WHEREAS, Passage of Proposition A will authorize
construction of some 286 critical or urgently needed storm drains
within 75 cities and the unincorporated communities of Los Angeles
County; and
WHEREAS, These drains will protect the health and
safety of all residents by relieving flooding or ponding conditions,
as well as improving sanitation, conserving valuable water and
stabilizing ground cover, thus protecting and augmenting property
values throughout the County; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rosemead has been and will remain
a principal party to the proposed construction program, having
already submitted its requirements for drains needed within the
city boundaries, and will take part in planning vital drains
programmed for construction; and
WHEREAS, The City of Rosemead has consistently sponsored
and supported similar flood control programs, believing them to be
in the best interest of this City, as well as of the nearly seven
million residents of the County of Los Angeles;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the governing body
of the City of Rosemead does hereby endorse Los Angeles County
Proposition A and does recommend that voters of this City also
express their approval by voting "yes" on Proposition A on
November 3, 1970;
AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That in an effort to obtain
broad public knowledge of this endorsement, that copies of this
resolution be distributed to all newspapers circulating generally
within the City of Rosemead, as well as to the Los Angeles County
Division, League of California Cities, and to the Board of
Supervisors of Los Angeles County, acting as the governing body
of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District.
1970 PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of September,
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ATTEST:
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M9YOR OF THE C I TY-~iOFZ OS MEAD
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CITY CLERK