HomeMy WebLinkAbout2005-09-13 - AGENDA REPORTS - HURRICANE KATRINA RELIEF (2)Agenda Item: f (40
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA
AGENDA REPORT
NEW BUSINESS City Manager Approval:
Item to be presented by:
DATE: September 13, 2005
SUBJECT: CITY RELIEF EFFORTS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA
DEPARTMENT: City Manager's Office
RECOMMENDED ACTION
City Council direct staff to contact the City of New Orleans (and/or other affected Gulfport
cities) to investigate the current and future relief efforts needed for Hurricane Katrina recovery,
and to determine how the City of Santa Clarita can support hurricane relief efforts if deemed
necessary.
BACKGROUND
On Monday, August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina hit the coastal areas of the Gulf of Mexico with
full force. The damage and devastation in the entire region is tremendous and the images we are
receiving mirror the tsunami catastrophe of December 2004.
Hundreds of thousands of lives have been saved by evacuations ordered prior to the landfall of
the hurricane. Unfortunately, two levees burst that protected the low-lying City of New Orleans
from the surrounding water. Within a short period of time, 80% of the 500,000 -person city was
covered in water up to 21 feet deep.
There has been a vast community outpouring of concern for this national disaster, as
demonstrated by numerous phone calls and e-mails received by staff, particularly as to the City's
role in assisting in the recovery efforts.
ALTERNATIVE ACTIONS
1. Decline proposed recommendation.
2. Other action as determined by City Council.
FISCAL IMPACT
Anticipated cost unknown at this time.
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