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CITY OF PLYMOUTH
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Pursuant to due call and notice thereof, a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Plymouth, Minnesota, was held on the 21st day
of June 19 76 . The following members were present:
ng memoers were
Councilman Neiis introduced the following Resolution and
moved its adoption:
RESOLUTION NO. 76-338
URGING ACTION ON THE BASSETT CREEK FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT
WHEREAS, the Bassett Creek Flood Control Commissino h_s .,.7ipleted the basic
planning work needed to develop a plan for ;overall flood control
within the Bassett Creek drainage area, and
WHEREAS, development of a new storm sewer outlet in an area now included in
plans for the construction of a se^ment of the interstate highway
1bsystem by the. Minnesota Highway �ep.rtment in downtown Minneapolis
is a vital element in the flood control plan, and
WHEREAS, if the plans for the highwav -ind the storm sewer can be coordinated
and an oversized storm sewer pijle placed as part of the highway con-
struction, savings of between 6 and 10 million dollars wi11 be realized,
and
WHEREAS, this project is under review by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for
financing in a process that normally takes up to a year and a half
before the matter will be before Congress for consideration, and
WHEREAS, there apparently is a procedure whereby the House Committee on
Public Works can bring this project directly to them for consideration,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, MINNESOTA
that the Congressional representatives of the Bassett Creek drainage
area hereby are requested to assist in whatever way possible to urge
and to obtain the agreement of the Committee on Public Works to have
the feasibility report for flood control for the Bassett Creek Watershed
in Hennepin County, Minnesota pulled from the division offices of the
U.S. Corps of Engineers for immediate consideration by Congress.
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing Resolution was duly seconded by
Councilman Spaeth , and upon vote being taken thereon, the
To1Towing voted —in favor t ereo :- ayor Hilde, Councilmen Neils, Seibold
and SR�aet__h
The7ollowlng voted against orabstained: None
Whereupon the Resolution was declared duly pasimand adopted.