HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 1972-004RESOLUTION NO. R72-4
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE AUTHORIZING
AND DIRECTING INTERVENTION IN ITS BEHALF, IN CAUSE
NO. 71-H-983 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT,
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, IN ORDER TO SUPPORT THE
CONTINUATION OF THE WALLISVILLE AND TRINITY RIVER
PROJECTS.
Preamble
WHEREAS, the City of Grapevine has for many years supported the full
implementation of the Trinity River Master Plan as proposed by the United
States Army Corps of Engineers and the Trinity River Authority of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the completion of the Trinity River Master Plan will greatly
benefit the people of the City of Grapevine; and
WHEREAS, a lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas as Cause No. 71-H-983 and styled Sierra
Club, et al. v. Froehlke, et al. for the purpose of halting permanently
two important elements of the Trinity River Master Plan, to-wit:
(1) the Wallisville Project, which is now under construc-
tion in Chambers County, Texas and which is Fifty-One
Percent (51%) complete; and
(2) the Trinity River Project, which is now being designed.
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WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Grapevine that it
intervene in said lawsuit in order to support the continuation of the
Wallisville and Trinity River Projects.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAPEVINE that J.A. McMullen be authorized and is hereby directed:
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(1) to file a motion for leave to intervene in behalf of
the City of Grapevine as a party defendant in
Cause No. 71-H-983 and styled Sierra Club, et al. v.
Froehlke, et al. in the United States District Court
for the Southern District of Texas; and
(2) to do all things necessary to support and carry for-
ward such intervention.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS 15
ATTEST:
day of February , 1972.
THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE
WILLIS PIRKLE, Mayor