CC - 1964 - 71 - Proposition on Ballot•
RESOLUTION N0. 64-71
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
ROSEMEAD AUTHORIZING APPROVAL OF
ENDORSEMENT OF PROPOSITION C ON
1964 BALLOT.
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OF THE CITY OF
AND RECOMMENDING
THE NOVEMBER 3,
WHEREAS, Los Angeles County Proposition C will appear on the
General Election ballot November 3, 1964, seeking voters' approval of
a $275 million bond issue for flood control purposes, and
WHEREAS, passage of Proposition C will authorize construction
of some 267 critical or urgently needed storm drains within 73 cities
and 32 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 through-
out 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 boundar-
ies, 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 City Council of the
City of Rosemead does hereby endorse, without qualification, Los
Angeles County Proposition C, and does recommend that voters of the
City of Rosemead also express their approval by voting "yes" on
Proposition C on November 3, 1964;
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. ,
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 29th day of September, 1964.
MAYOR OF THE
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