Officials to Go to D.C. for Quake Study Aid
City leaders will trek to Washington next week to lobby federal officials for almost $1 million to study how the city’s infrastructure would fare in an earthquake.
Federal legislation adopted in 1990 as part of a water bill gave authorization to pay for studies on Southern California cities’ needs for earthquake retrofitting to water-related infrastructure, such as sewer, storm drain and water systems.
The city will seek $900,000 to evaluate the infrastructure and plan improvements.
Public Works Director Les M. Jones, who will make the trip, said “hundreds of millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements are going to be needed to keep pace with the growth and aging of the city.”
Deputy City Administrator Richard Barnard, said city officials, which include Mayor Dave Sullivan and Councilwoman Shirley S. Dettloff, will also try to resolve issues pending with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The city is seeking about $3 million in claims from FEMA as a result of last year’s flood damage.
City officials, who leave Tuesday and return Thursday, will also voice support for an extension of the off-shore oil moratorium, Barnard said.
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