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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 1342 SOLUTION NO. 1342 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH, CALIFORN'IA, CALLING FOR METROPOLITAN AREA RECOGNITION OF ORA11GE COUNTY BY THE' FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ,. WHEREAS, Orange County, California, has grown into a great metropolitan area with a population of more than; 600,000 and WHEREAS, there are now three adjoining cities - Santa Ana'Anaheim and Garden Grove - each having more than 50,000 population, and WHEREAS, a total population of approximately 500,000 now lives within an area with a radius of only 12 miles, and WHEREAS, Census Tracts now on file with the Federal Government verify the urban character of Orange County, and AREAS, surveys by the California State Department of Employment show urban employment in the county to be more than 125,000, and WHEREAS, the California State Department of Employment has seen fit to recognize Orange County as part of what it now describes as the "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Orange County Labor Market Area", and WHEREAS, Orange County has grown from a population of 216,000 at the time of the last country-wide Federal Census in 1950 to more than 600,000 today - as proven by more recent Federal Censuses taken city-by-city and 1. Reso. 1342 reasonable estimates of the population in unincorporated county area, thus making Orange County the "fastest growing county in our Nation's fastest growing State", and WHEREAS, the designation of "Standard Metropolitan .Areas" across the country started with the 1950, Federal Census and the list has been added to, year by year, as areas qualified for such recognition, and WHEREAS, Orange County is now included as part of the "Los Angeles-Long Beach" Metropolitan Area without being mentioned as part of that area in official Federal Government reports, and WHEREAS, business and industry look to the Federal Metropolitan Area reports for valuable information on markets, production and employment, and r WHEREAS, Orange County's growth and advantages -as a site for industrial and trade expansion would be better known across the country if the Federal Government would give recognition to Orange County as a Metropolitan Area in its frequent reports on such areas, and WHEREAS, the City of Huntington Beach is located in Orange County and the City Council, as the legislative body of said City, recognizes that the growth and advantages of the County would be better know if the Federal Government would give recognition. to Orange County as a Metropolitan Area in its frequent reports on such areas; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Hunt- ington Beach does resolve as follows: 2. Reso, 1342' The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, County of Orange, as the legislative bodies of said City, calls upon the Committee on Standard'Metropolitan Areas, Bureau of the Budget, Office of the President of the United States to recognize the development that has taken place in Orange County in the past 7 years by officially designating Orange County as one of the "Standard Metropolitan Areas" of the nation; and the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby compliment the Honorable Thomas H. Kuchel, United States Senator, for his forthright stand in urging such recognition for Orange County; the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby compliment the Honorable Goodwin J. Knight, Governor of California, for his action in including mentioning of our county in the designation of the "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Orange County Metropolitan Area" in Department of Labor reports; the City of Huntington Beach does hereby compliment the Honorable James B. Uttv Representative in Congress, for his stand in favor of separate statistical reporting for Orange County; the City of Huntington Beach does hereby compliment the Honorable William F. Knowland, United States Senator, for the action he has taken in forwarding to the Committee on Standard Metropolitan Areas -up-to-date information on Orange County. The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach further resolves that it, through copies of this Resolution, urges our elected representatives in the House of Repre- sentatives and Senate of the United States, and the Vice- President and President of the United States, to assist in 3. Reso. 1342 securing for Orange County the recognition to which it is entitled as a "Standard Metropolitan Area". PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of The City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof called on the 17th day of Y.arah 1958. vsGnOR .; MAYOR OF THE CITY OF HTT ' T 'GTCH BEACH ATTEST: T 3 i y Clerk Reso. 1342 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) 4 COUNTY OF ORANGE s s : CITY OF HUN TINGTON BEACH I, JQ i L. HE TRICKSEN, the duly elected, qualified and acting City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is five; that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of all the members of said City Council at a regular meeting there- of held on the 17th ay of March 1958, by the following vote : AYES: Councilmen: BRYANT, LOCKET , IRBY, BARTLE1TT 9 PERRY. FOES: Councilmen: NONE ABSENT: Councilmen.: NONE City Clerk and ex-o ficio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach,- California k 5.