Res 2495 4/1/1980RESOLUTION NO. c4l
RESOLUTION ADOPTING POLICY AND POSITION
STATEMENT ON LAKE WICHITA--HOLLIDAY CREEK
FLOOD CONTROL.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY
OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS , THAT:
The Board of Aldermen of the City of Wichita Falls
does hereby adopt that certain policy and position statement
on Lake Wichita--Holliday Creek Flood Control Project, a
copy of which is attached hereto.
PASSED AND APPROVED this the 1st day of April, 1980.
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M A Y O R
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF WICHITA FALLS BOARD OF ALDERMEN
POLICY AND POSITION STATEMENT
ON
LAKE WICHITA-HOLLIDAY CREEK FLOOD CONTROL
Control of flooding around Lake Wichita and along Holliday Creek as well as pro-
viding a safe dam and spillway at Lake Wichita has been a top priority project
for the. Wichita Falls Board of Aldermen. Evidence of this concern and top pri-
ority status of this project has been the hundreds of hours spent by the Board
of Aldermen and City Staff in reviewing and discussing alternatives to correct
this problem in a responsible manner. We have determined that the highest de-
gree of protection from flooding upstream and along Lake Wichita and along
Holliday Creek can be provided in the most reasonable, responsible and fiscal-
ly sound manner through carrying-out of the flood control plan jointly prepared
by the City of Wichita Falls and the U. S . Corps of Engineers.
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This plan calling for the rebuilding of Lake Wichita dam and spillway and the
channelization of Holliday Creek from Lake Wichita to its confluence with Wichita
River was chosen as the best of many alternatives studied and reviewed at
several public hearings in Wichita Falls. It provides the highest degree of pro-
tection for the dollars proposed to be expended on the project. The plan has
been endorsed unanimously by the Wichita Falls Board of Aldermen. The City
Council of Lakeside City withdrew official opposition to the plan after the Board
of Aldermen, by Resolution 2027, pledged to use best effort to maintain the lake
level at the new spillway elevation. The report and plan as prepared by the
Tulsa District of the U. S. Corps of Engineers was finalized by that office in
late 1976. Since that time , the plan with few modifications has been approved
by the Board of Harbors and Rivers of the U. S. Corps of Engineers; the Chief
of Engineers of the U. S. Corps of Engineers; the Department of Army of the
Department of Defense; the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the U. S. House
of Representatives; and the U. S. House of Representatives. Also the project
has been endorsed by the Governor's Office of the State of Texas and several
other state and federal agencies. The project now awaits U. S. Senate consider-
ation for authorizing the project. Additional approvals before work can begin on
the final detailed engineering and construction of the project include: approval
by the President of the United States of the project authorization; initial fund-
ing by the U. S. House of Representatives and U. S. Senate; and approval by
the President of the United States of appropriations. We believe that reason-
able progress has been made on authorizing and receiving joint funding approval
for carrying-out this project.
Because of the great importance and top priority given to this project by the
Board of Aldermen , though, we do not believe that the City should delay an
unreasonable period of time before beginning engineering and construction of
this project. Therefore , if the City of Wichita Falls-U. S. Corps of Engineers
project for flood control at Lake Wichita and along Holliday Creek is not author-
ized and initial appropriations provided within a reasonable period of time by
the U. S. Congress and President (an actual date could be optional) the City
will not be solely dependent upon seeking such Congressional approval and ap-
propriations for the jointly funded project. In this event , the City would
immediately employ consulting engineers to begin detailed design of the project
and develop adequate cost estimates in order to submit to the Electorate a pro-
posed Bond Election to finance this project completely with local funds. Further,
the Board of Aldermen would continue efforts to seek other than local funds to
support the engineering and construction of this project.
In summary, the Board of Aldermen believes that the Lake Wichita-Holliday Creek
Flood Control Project is of top priority to all citizens of this community. The
Board further believes h itatit has proceeded in both a reasonable and fiscally
responsible manner to correct this problem. Finally, the Board of Aldermen
pledges to the citizens that it will proceed in an expeditious manner toward the
ultimate completion of this important work.
Mayor and Board of Aldermen