RESOLUTION NO. 930790

Directing the City Manager to report on the expenditure of capital improvement funds and staff activities in the area of flood control and abatement.

WHEREAS, during the past week, the City and its citizens have experienced severe flooding problems especially in the Southwest Boulevard area and the Leeds-Dunbar area; and

WHEREAS, severe flooding causes financial hardship for those who experience it; and

WHEREAS, the current flooding has caused financial hardship on the City because of the unanticipated expenditure of funds to cleanup and remove debris from the areas involved; and

WHEREAS, the Council desires a report from the City Manager on the expenditure of capital improvement funds and activities by the various departments of the City in the area of flood control and abatement since the last incident of major flooding in 1990; NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF KANSAS CITY:

That the City Manager is hereby directed to report to the Council at the business session of the City Council one week from the date of passage of this Resolution on the expenditure of capital improvement funds and the activities by the various departments of the City in the area of flood control and abatement since the last incident of major flooding in 1990.

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