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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1956-07-17; City Council; Resolution 2128 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 RESOLUTION NO. 212 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CARLSBAD URGING THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT TO PROPRIATED FUNDS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT NECESSMY ENGINEERING FOR HARBORS OF REFUGE IN NORTHERN SAPJ DIEGO GWT PRIORITY FOR EXPENDITURE OF AP- COUNTY. - IWREAS, the Congress of the United States, in the 1956 appropriations, has appropriated $3,000.00 to carry out necessary engineering for harbors of refuge in Northern San Diego County; and WH€R€AS, it is anticipated that the Congress of ‘the United States shall appropriate $10,000.00 during the fiscal year 1957 for the continuing study of necessary engineering for harbors of refuge in Northern San Diego County; and YEREAS, there exists in Northern San Diego County, at a point midway between Newport Harbor and San Diego Harbor, a natural tidal estuary, known as the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, which could be used as a harbor of refuge; and tW€REAS, Acjua Hedionda Lagoon has had its natural attri- butes as a harbor of refuge enlarged and expanded by substantial dredging at a cost of approximately two and one-half million dollars; and WH€REBS, said Agua Hedionda Lagoon has historically in point of fact served as a harbor of refuge from the earliest recorded memory of man; and WHEREAS, said Agua Hedionda Lagoon cannot be used as a harbor of refuge for the reason that bridging operations have restricted the ebv and flow of tide, causing the mouth of the Agua Hedionda Lagoon to be filled with sand; and WHEREAS, said Agua Hedionda Lagoon is conveniently located to serve the needs of approximately 200,000 persons; and WHEREAS, there exists an urgent need for the complete development of said Agua Hedionda Lagoon as a harbor of refuge, .. 1 8 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 NOW, TIEREFOR€, BE IT RESOLED by the City Council of the City of Carlsbad that the United States Government, acting through the Chief of Engineers, Department of Army, be, and they hereby are, urged to give a high priority to the completion of the engineering studies on the Agua Hedionda Lagoon, as heretofore referenced. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Carlsbad, be, and he hereby is authorized and instructed to certify copies of this resolution, and transmit the same to all interested parties. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED, this 17th day of July, 1956, by the following vote, to wit: AYES : NOES : H0- Coaaeilrsa Baird, Helton, LedgerwW, Robineon, Mayor Castoreaa ABSENT: #om of the City oP'Carlsbad, Carlsbad, California. ATTEST : M. 0. EWALD, City Clerk -2-