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RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF CREATION OF ASSESSMENT
DISTRICT TO IMPROVE LEVEES ALONG THE WEST BANK OF THE
FEATHER RIVER
WHEREAS, Butte County is a member of the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency ("Agency"), a
Joint Powers Authority created in 2007 to finance and construct levee improvements in the Sutter
Basin; and
WHEREAS, levee studies have identified deficiencies along 44 miles of the Feather River,
which borders the Agency on the east side; and -
WHEREAS, Butte County recognizes the significant public safety and economic I-~slcs of
flooding to residents, businesses and farms within the Sutter Basin due to the deficient levee
system; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's remapping efforts in Butte and
Sutter Counties will result in higher costs for flood insurance far residents and businesses in the
Sutter Basin; and
WHEREAS, due to the State's floodplain mapping efforts, starting in 2015 cities and counties
will be unable to develop unless flood protection is adequate or adequate progress has been made
on achieving a minimum level of flood protection; and
WHEREAS, the Agency has studied the flood protection needs of the Sutter Basin and proposes
to rehabilitate the entire length of the Feather River levee in order to provide 200-year flood
protection between Thermalito Afterbay and Yuba City, and 100-year flood protection for the
remainder of the Sutter Basin south of Yuba City {in conjunction with work proposed by the
Agency for the California Department of Water Resources on the Sutter Bypass Levees}; and
WHEREAS, completion of the Agency's proposed rehabilitation work is likely to remove
mandatory flood insurance requirements for most of the Sutter Basin and allow for responsible
development in areas with adequate flood protection.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Butte County hereby supports the creation of a
special assessment by the Sutter Butte Flood Control Agency, with approval as required by the
California Constitution from impacted property owners, in order to improve public safety, reduce
flood insurance costs, allow for responsible development, and protect the regional economy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this l l t~` day of May,
2010, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan, Kirk, Lambert, Yvnaagucha and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: Bone
NOT VOTING: None
Bill Connelly, Chair of e Butte County
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST;
Scott Tandy
Interim C1uef A inistrati e Officer
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