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SUPERVISOR JIM ROGERS ?� Contra
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MARCH 18, 1997 �.
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SUBJECT: REVIEW OF FLOOD CONTROL POLICIES AND :REGULATIONS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATIONS:
A. Request the Community Development Department to prepare a report to the
Board on current General Plan and other policies currently in place that protect
lowlands from flood damage and to make recommendations on any necessary
revisions.
B. Request the Community Development Department in conjunction with the
Public Works Department, to review the current flood control ordinances and
procedures to determine if modifications are needed to these ordinances to
better protect the public.
C. Request that this report be forwarded to the Board in approximately two
months.
BACKGROUND REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATIONS:
While Contra Costa County's flood control system performed very well in the floods of
1997, there were areas within the County which were flooded. The new reports of the
flooding in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valley clearly showed the human and
financial impact on people living in an area they presumed were protected from floods.
Given the devastation of neighboring jurisdictions, it would be prudent to ask
Community Development and Public Works staff to review current policies, ordinances
and procedures to see if proposed modifications are in order to minimize future
problems or to protect future residents of an area from the problems observed this year.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE (S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON- � ; 99� APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
ZUNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
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CC: Public Works Dept. ATTESTED &A�1/ -18) 1 99'
Comm. Development Dept. PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Dist I Supervisor SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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