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Resolution No. 4590 April 13, 2010
Department: Attachments: Budget Impact: nla Public Works Resolution No. 4590
Administrative Recommendation:
City Council adopt Resolution No. 4590.
Background Summary:
Resolution No. 4590 requests that the federal government and the US Congress provide for immediate
appropriation of $44 million for interim grout work and related repairs to the Howard Hanson Dam so that
the work can be completed before next flood season.
The Resolution further requests that the US Congress appropriate sufficient funds to provide for a
permanent repair of the Howard Hanson Dam and direct that the Army Corps of Engineers make the
Howard Hanson Dam permanent repair a priority project and expedite its standard process to assure the
fastest and safest approach to complete the work.
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Action: Committee Approval: ❑Yes ❑No
Council Approval: ❑Yes ❑No Call for Public Hearing I l
Referred to Until I l Tabled Until I I
Councilmember: Wa ner Staff: Dowd
Meetin Date: April 19, 2010 Item Number:
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RE~LUTION N0.4 5 9 ~
A I~E~LUTIOfV ~1= THE CITY C~UNCfI_ ~F THE
CITY ~F AUBURN, UVAHINTON, RECUETIIV
THAT THE UNITED TATS CNI~E
APPROPRIATE SUFFICIENT FUND T~ PROVIDE
FAR INTERIM AND PERIIANEfVT REPAIR T~
THE H~VIIARD HAN~N DAM, AND RE~UETIN
THAT THE ARMY CARP F ENINEER EE
DIRECTED T~ IUTAKE THE H~IJVARD HAN~N
DAM PI=RIi~ANENT REI'Afl A l'RI~RITY
PR~,~ECT
IHEPEA, the federally ov~ned Hov~ard Hanson Dane has provided flood
protection for residents and businesses of the green River Valley, in I~Sing
County, UVashington, since ~ 9~ r and
~IVHEREAt the Houvard Hanson Dam has served to prevent flooding in
the green River Valley that could have caused damages amounting to hundreds
of millions of dollars during the period of time that the Dam has Keen in place;
and
III~HEREA, the green River Valley contains the second largest
vwrarehouse and production distribution center cn the v~rest coast of the United
tates~ and
1HEREA, the green Diver Valley industrial center represents over 3~
Killion dollars in gross business income, 4,5aa lauinesses, and over ~ aa,a0a
jobs that are dependent upon the flood protection of the Havuard Hanson Dam;
and
UUHEREA, the population of the green River Valley vuatershed i
estimated to be approximately 3b~,gg0 residents, including many love-in~orr~e
families; and
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VIIHEREA, in January, ~g0, following a record high level storage of
flood uvater behind the Dam, the Army corps of Engineers discovered damage to
the right abutment of the Hovuard Hanson Dam v~rhich led to the Army Dorps of
Engineers restriction ors the operating capacity of the Dam thereby increasing the
risk of flood to the green River Valley; and
HEREA, in the event of a flood, residents and businesses of the green
Riverllalleycould be displaced foreeks, months or permanently; and
UVHEREA, flood damage would cast individual citizens and businesses
~vho may not have insurance or may not have adequate insurance, thousands
. and thousands of dollars far repair and relocation, severely impacting and
damaging the economic climate for the entire state ofshingtvn; and
V1~HEREA, the potential threat of flooding has caused sore businesses
to relocate from the green River Valley, adversely impacting economic
deveiopr~ent in this areas and
IHEREA, since damage to the Dam structure was found, federal, state
and local governments have ~rorked hard to provide interim measures offload
protection until a permanent fix to the Dam could be completed; and
V1IHEREA, permanent repairs to the Ho~rard Hanson Dam have been
estimated to take as long as six years; and
V1~HEREA, the United states Army corps of Engineers has identified an
interim solution that weuld extend the grout curtain aver a deeper and Crider area
of the right abutment to the Ha~rard Hanson Dam that could alloy for storage of
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r~vater at higher levels and thus provide the flood protection intended by the Dam;
and
vUHEREAS, this interim solution, vuhile not a perrr~anent solution, vuould
reduce the flood risk threats to ~ level more comparable to that vuhich existed
prior to the discovery of damage to the Dam; and
vVHEREA, the estimated oasts for the interir~ solution is 44 million
dollars, compared to the billions and billions of dollars that the Federal
Emergency ~lanagen~ent Agency estimates could result from just a single flood
frarr~ the damaged Hv~ard Hanson Dam.
NCIIV, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL ~F THE CITY ~F AUBURN,
HEREBY RESOLVES as fallov~rs:
section ~ . That the City Council of the City of Auburn v~ashingtan,
requests that the federal government and the United Mates Congress pravide far
immediate appropriation of 44 r~illian dollars for interim grant vuork and related
repairs to the Hazard Hanson dam so that this ~rark can b completed before
the next flood season.
Section 2. That the Auburn City Council further requests that the United
States Can ress a ro riate sufficient funds to provide for a permanent repair of g Pp p
the Ho~rard Hannan Dam and direct that the Army Carps of Engineers make the
He~vard Hanson Dam permanent repair priority project and that the Army Carps
of Engineers expedite its standard processes to assure the fastest and safest
approach to complete these repairs,
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ectian That the Auburn pity council further vuishe to express its
appreciation and gratitude to senator patty Murray and to the other members of
the vllashington state ~ngressional Delegation ~rha have vuorked so hard to
have the Hov~ard Hanson Dam damage addressed responsibly and promptly.
section That the pity clerk is directed to transmit to the Honorable
Barak ~bamar president of the United states senate, the speaker ~f the Hause
of Representatives and each r~en~ber of the vvashingto~ state congressional
Delegation, and the secretary of Defense, a copy of this resolution.
Bection That the Mayar is authorised to implement such
administrative procedures as ray be necessary to carry out the directives of this
legislation.
Section That this Resolution shall take effect and be in full farce
upon passage and signatures hereon.
Dated and signed this ~ day of , ~a~ g~'
CITY ~FAUBURN
PETER B. LEVVI
MAYOR
ATT~BT:
Danielle E. Daskamf pity Olerk
APPR D A T~ FARM:
D 'e B, ' , Oit Attorne
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