HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-294 11-09-1971RESOLUTION NO. 294
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE CITY
ATTORNEY TO INTERVENE, IN BEHALF OF THE CITY OF
EULESS, IN CAUSE NO. 71 -H -983 IN THE UNITED STATES
DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, IN
ORDER TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUATION OF THE WALLIS-
VILLE AND TRINITY RIVER PROJECTS, AND TO DO ALL
THINGS NECESSARY TO SUPPORT AND CARRY ON SUCH IN-
TERVENTION.
WHEREAS, the City of Euless 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 Euless; 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
construction in Chambers County, Texas, and
which is Fifty Percent (50 %) complete; and
(2) the Trinity River Project, which is now
being designed;
and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interests of the City of Euless 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
EULESS:
THAT its City Attorney be authorized and is hereby directed to file
a motion for leave to intervene in behalf of the City of Euless 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.
THAT its City Attorney be further authorized and directed to do all
things necessary to support and carry forward such intervention.
ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 9th day of November , 19 71, by a
vote of 3 ayes and 0 nays at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Euless, Texas.
ATTEST:
City Secretary