HomeMy WebLinkAbout2320 Resolution1 4 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco at a regular meeting this
day of July,,1997
harks D Kilbury, ayor
RESOLUTION N023 AO
A RESOLUTION regarding the minimum safe height of the
Columbia River levees in Pasco
WHEREAS, the United States Congress enacted the Water Resources
Development Act of 1996, which included certain provisions relating to the Columbia
River levees in Pasco, and
WHEREAS, certain language of the Act directs the Secretary of the Army to
contract with a private party to determine the minimum safe height for said levees, and
WHEREAS, a private party has not yet been contracted to so determine minimum
safe levee height, and
WHEREAS, the U S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) previously advised the
city that it had previously determined the minimum safe levee height to be equivalent to
Elevation 354 Mean Sea Level (MSL), and
WHEREAS, recent guidance issued by USACE for use in determining
qualification for the National Flood Insurance program managed by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) reflects the national standard of protection
against the one hundred year flood,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO,
WASHINGTON, DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The national standard of protection against the one hundred year flood
and qualification for the National Flood Insurance Program is an appropriate and
overriding standard by which to fix the minimum safe levee height for the Columbia
River levees in Pasco
Section 2. The Secretary of the Army is hereby requested to define the minimum
safe levee height for the Columbia River levees in Pasco at the lowest elevation (MSL)
necessary to conform to the FEMA standard
ATTEST:
Catherine D Seaman, Deputy City Clerk
Leland R Kerr, City Attorney