RESOLUTION NO R2005 35
A
RESOLUTION
COMMENTING
OF
ON
THE
THE
CITY
US
OF
FRIENDSWOOD
ARMY
CORPS
OF
TEXAS
ENGINEERS
NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR CLEAR CREEK
WHEREAS
the
of Friendswood is located in northern Galveston and Harris
City
Counties and
WHEREAS
Clear Creek is
a
major drainage artery
Galveston and Harris Counties to Galveston
WHEREAS
the
City
Bay
that carries floodwaters
through
and
of Friendswood and other parts of northern Galveston Brazoria
severely affected by flooding along Clear Creek for over 30
and Harris Counties have been
years and
WHEREAS
Galveston
this
area
County
has
WHEREAS
or
one
occurred in recent years in northern
drainage facilities in
of waterway and
the u s
Army Corps
GRR and Review
Report
of
Engineers Corps Galveston District s General
of the Clear Creek Project PROJECT is currently in
and
WHEREAS
is
population explosion that has
greatly impacted the effectiveness
and
Reevaluation
progress
the
major portion
a
draft of the National Economic
ofthe overall GRR has
recently
PLAN
Development Plan NED
completed by the Corps and
WHEREAS the NED PLAN has several components that
not provided for adequately and
WHEREAS the
its various components
City
now
of Friendswood is
which
been
greatly
affected
are
by
either
completely
omitted
the entire NED PLAN and
therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD
TEXAS
Section 1
That the
determines that the NED PLAN
or near
the Clear Creek
Section 2
determines that the
drainage
That
the
City
Council of the
as now
proposed
City
of Friendswood
hereby
will have adverse consequences
on
finds and
citizens in
area
City
Council of the
following components must
City
of Friendswood
hereby
be added to make the PROJECT viable
finds and
A
In order to
service road
improved
bridges
to increase flow
B
PLAN
the
bridges
by
the Interstate
Highway
45
should be raised and the channel
at these locations
capacities
In addition to the selective
such
improvements
be installed
flow restrictions caused
remove
at Clear Creek
or
as
high
clearing and de snagging proposed in the NED
bypasses and reestablishment ofoxbows should
Interstate Highway 45 and Farm to Market Road
water
constructed between
2351
c
High water bypasses reestablishment of oxbows and selective clearing
snagging should be installed or constructed between Farm to Market Road 2351
Dixie Farm Road as opposed to the exclusion of any improvements in this area
and de
and
under the NED PLAN
Section 3
that would negatively
Section 4
The
City
impact
The
hereby objects to any proposed
downstream
City
to the watershed that would
Council
Council
adversely
properties unless
such
impact
hereby specially objects
affect the economic well
watershed
to any
is
improvements
fully mitigated
proposed improvements
being or drainage
in the
City of
Friendswood
PASSED APPROVED AND RESOLVED this the
17th day
of October 2005
Co
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Councilmember Chris Peden
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Councilmember Me P
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Deloris McKenzie T
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Ronald E Cox
City Secretary
R2005 35
City Manager
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