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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 5201RESOLUTION NO. 5201 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL REQUESTING THE U.S. ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS TO CONSIDER INCLUDING THE DREDGING OF PRIVATE PROPERTY ALONG THE SAN RAFAEL CANAL IN THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS' MAINTENANCE DREDGING PROJECT WHEREAS, the City of San Rafael has received requests from property owners along the San Rafael Canal to include dredging on their property in the Corps of Engineers' San Rafael Canal Maintenance Dredging Project; and WHEREAS, said requests have been discussed with the Corps of Engineers' staff; and WHEREAS, Section 4 of the River and Harbor Act, approved in 1915, authorizes said work on private property; and WHEREAS, if said work on private property along the Canal were to be included in the San Rafael Canal Maintenance Dredging contract by the Corps of Engineers, the property owners would benefit from lower costs due to the higher volume of work under the contract; and WHEREAS, in the past, property owners who have nego- tiated directly with the Corps' dredging contractor have com- plained to the City of San Rafael about the higher costs they have had to bear for dredging on their property; and WHEREAS, at this time it is uncertain as to whether the Corps of Engineers will agree to the inclusion of this dredging work on private property in their contract: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of San Rafael hereby requests the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to consider the inclusion of the dredging of private property along the San Rafael Canal in the Corps' Maintenance Dredging Project. - 1 - � o f GIi�G� I, MARION A. GRADY, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a REGULAR meeting of the Council of said City on MONDAY , the 4TH day of OCTOBER 19 76 , by the following vote, to -wit: AYES: COUNCILMEN: Jensen, Mulryan, Nixon and Mayor Bettini NOES: COUNCILMEN : None ABSENT: COUNCILMEN : Miskimen MARION A. GRADY, City Clerk -- - --------- --------------------------- RENEE 6URDISSO -Deputy City Clerk — 2 —