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1..L:::;I""i' would like to present a position paper prepared by the City to explain the kind of concept that we feel is a viable alternative to the channel- ization that has been proposed. We would like to pass these out and if you would like to read along with me we can go throug it in some con- siderable detail. Let me state at the outset, that it is the position of the City of Littleton that the expenditure of $3,000,000 in federal funds is going to have a drastic change, in effect, the drastic change on the river valley. Some of the changes are obvious. The question of the channel- ization this morning - we feel there are many other side implications that have not yet been taken into account which need to be considered. As the mayor indicated, we feel that the money could perhaps be better spent so that it covers not only the flooding needs, but also aids the surrounding communities in many other depart- ments. The historical development of the City of Littleton centers on the South Platte River. The town site was originally laid out because it was a good location for a water powered grain milling operation in the community. At the turn of the century, the South Platte, and particularly a section known as Bowles Grove, was a popular spot for picnickers Who commuted out from Denver to take advantage of the natural areas. The river today is treated as Littleton's 'backyard'. It includes not only the 26,000 people residing within the City of Littleton, but we feel that 50 to 100,000 people in the western end of Arapahoe County. Any changes made in the river valley we feel need to take into consideration the needs of the those people as well as the flood control needs. In preparing this position paper, the City Council was aware that there were many factors that needed to be looked at. The first of these is the flooding possibility which has been clearly pointed out by the members of the board I I