HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes.2977.04-04-2016BILL NO. 16-62
RESOLUTION NO
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU,
MISSOURI, STATING INTENT TO SUPPORT PASSAGE
OF FEDERAL LEGISLATION TO ENSURE MAINTENANCE
.OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES
PROir_CT, AND PASSAGE Or THE COMPR iENSIVE
FLOOD CONTROL AND NAVIGATION PROJ=T, FOR
THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER BASIN
WHEREAS, during the last six (6) years the Mississippi
River Valley has experienced historic rainfall and flooding with
the most recent being the winter flood of 2016; and
WHEREAS, sixty (60) percent of all grain exported from the
United States is shipped via the Mississippi River from ports
throughout the region, down to the Port of New Orleans and the
Port of South Louisiana; and
WHEREAS, navigation on the Mississippi River carries the
vast amount of vital commodities such as coal, fertilizer,
cement, gravel and salt, among others, which are the building
blocks of our nation's economy; and
WHEREAS, the performance of the levee system in the Lower
Mississippi River Valley has a direct impact on the Mississippi
River's navigation system and its ability to function
efficiently; and
WHEREAS, the Mississippi River and Tributaries (MR&T)
Project, the nation's first comprehensive flood control and
navigation act, provides protection for more than four (4)
million people that live in the Lower Mississippi Valley,
impacts people in half the USA and since its creation in 1928,
_las saved thousands of lives, communities and more than half
($0.5) a trillion dollars in property dairage/loss; and
W :ERAS, beyond 2t5 flOpd control protection, the MR&T
Project prOvideS benefits d_L'cial to the MlssisSiDpl Vallev
_egl On, _nCl:7�_n� s-_Dle anC rellaDle drinking water sulpplies,
?Ower generation, na4'_gatcOn: and commerce, econoffuC deve107 E' -t
end recreation; and
WHEREAS, as a result o- _ne n15_O_'c floods Of 2008, 2011,
and 2016, the ALR&T Project __O_ Deen comproffcsed; and
WHEREAS, fail-na to implement a systematic approach,
experiencing a failure in the system or failing to restore the
system in time for the next high-water event would be
devastating to our nation's economy and quality of life; and
WHEREAS, the United States Congress has the power to supply
funding to the U. S. Army Corps of Encineers and other federal
and state agencies so that those devastated by this year's
flooding can rebuild and restore their lives and livelihood; to
approve and -fund a comprehensive flood Control and navigation
Project for the upper Mississippi River Basin to protect people
and property; to pass legislation providing the authority to
streamline the existing complicated and lengthy planning
processes required by the federal government along with the
exhaustive regulatory reviews that significantly diminish funds
that could be used for construction, especially projects cost
shared with local governments; and
WHEREAS, the City of Cape Girardeau is located on the
Mississippi River with nearly 90,000 residents.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAPE
GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS:
Article 1. The City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri supports
the passage of supplemental appropriations of $2 billion dollars
to repair flood damage to the system and infrastructure; yearly
funding in the amount of $500 million dollars for continued
maintenance of the MR&T Project; and passage of a comprehensive
flood control and navigation project for the upper Mississippi
River Basin to Protect people and property throughout the entire
Mississippi River Valley; and
Article 2. Further, the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri
supports passage of federal legislation providing main stem
Mississippi River municipal -ties as well as local levee and
drainage distT-Cts 1?1 COP.jL'n Coon. with the U.S. Army Corps of
Enc ineers and the Mi. s s i s s i. Doi River Commission the au'thor'Ly to
strear..I ins the burdensome _euulctory and env-roP_meretal Processes
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to ensurefederal dzlars `are spent directly on projects to
Drgtect people and pr ODErt j'. I'
P'--_SSED kND ADOPTED TFIS DA" OF ✓� W� 201,-
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Harry E./Rediger, Mayor
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&nice saye. C, .y Clerk
SIGNED RESOLUTIONS
1. THE LITTLE RIVER DRAINAGE DISTRICT
2. MISSISSIPPI VALLEY FLOOD CONTROL ASSOCIATION
3. MISSOURI LEVEE R DRAINAGE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION
4. UPPER MISSISSIPPI, ILLINOIS, C MISSOURI RIVERS ASSOCIATION
5. ST. FRANCIS LEVEE DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
6. SN`Y ISLAND LEVEE DRAINAGE DISTRICT'
7. BIG ISLAND RIVER CONSERVANCY DISTRICT
8. ST. FRANCIS LEVEE DISTRICT OF ARKANSAS
9. MISSISSIPPI LEVEE BOARD
10. YAZOO-MISSISSIPPI DELTA LEVEE BOARD
11. TENSAS LEVEE DISTRICT, LOUISIANA
12. SOUTH QUINC1' DRAINAGE AND LEVEE DISTRICT
13. NEW MADRID COUNTY PORT AUTHORI'n'
14. PEMISCOT COUNTI'PORT AUTHORITI'
15. LEVEE DISTRICT #2 OF SCOTT COUNTS MISSOURI
16. ELK CHUTE DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
17. SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS LEVEE DISTRICT
18. SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REGIONAL PORT AUTHORITY
19. FIFTH LOUISIANA LEVEE DISTRICT
20. INTERNATIONAL PORT OF MEMPHIS
21. CONSOLIDATED DRAINAGE DISTRICT NUMBER ONE
22. FULTON COUNTS LEVEE BOARD OF KENTUCKY
23. HICKMA.N-FULTON COUNTS RIN'ERPORT AUTHORITY
24. CITY OF MEMPHIS PROCLAM_4TION