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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on March 12, 1985, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, McPeak, Torlakson and Fanden
NOES: None
ABSENT: Supervisor Schroder
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ABSTAIN: None
RESOLUTION NO. 85/127
SUBJECT: Request Continuation of Funding for United States Department of
Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service, Countywide.
WHEREAS the United States Department of Agriculture, Soil
Conservation Service, via Public Law 566, has solved severe flooding
problems for this County in the Marsh Creek and Pine Creek Watersheds; and
WHEREAS two remaining projects within the Marsh-Kellogg Watershed
work plan still remain to be completed; and
WHEREAS the Soil Conservation Service provided emergency stream
bank repairs and technical assistance in the design of repairs in the
aftermath of the 1982 and 1983 storms; and
WHEREAS the Soil Conservation Service continues to provide much
needed assistance in the areas of stream bank erosion, soil classification
mapping, erosion control , and hydraulic analysis to our County's Resource
Conservation District and Flood Control District; and
WHEREAS this Board, as the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County and as the Governing Board of the Contra Costa County Flood Control
and Water Conservation District, has learned that the President's Budget
for Fiscal Year 1986 severely reduces the funding level for the Soil
Conservation Service to the point of its extinction.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that this Board RECOMMENDS that the
Soil Conservation Service Budget allocation for FY 1986 be maintained at
the same level as FY 1985.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Board hereby REQUESTS the
assistance of Senators Alan Cranston and Pete Wilson and Congressmen
Ronald Dellums and George Miller and in securing sufficient funding for FY
1986 to maintain the Soil Conservation Service at its FY 1985 funding level .
1 hereby Caroly that this h a true end wrra.rt co".7f
an action teten and o:atersd--%n ft c:inutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: 9xmtj, a, /9 pS
PHIL Bt TCHELOR,Clot*of the Doarti
of SWerviaors and County Admhastrata!
By .Deputy
Orig. Dept. Public Works,
Flood Control Planning
cc: Senator Alan Cranston (via PWD)
Senator Pete Wilson (via PWD)
Congressman Ronald Dellumsl (via PWD)
Congressman George Miller (via PWD)
Soil Conservation Service (via PWD)
County Administrator
County Counsel
County Planning Director
Chief Engineer
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RESOLUTION NO. 85/ 127