HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 6165 RESOLUTION NO. 6165
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH RELATING TO POSSIBLE
CLOSURE OF THE LONG BEACH NAVAL SHIPYARD
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has approved the
closure of various military installations by the end of calendar
year 1995; and
The Secretary of Defense has proposed additional closures
which include the Long Beach Naval Shipyard; and
The Long Beach Naval Shipyard has been an integral part of
the greater Southern California community and its labor force
since 1943 and has played a significant role in the defense of
our country, in the preservation of freedom in the Pacific Ocean,
in youth training and skilled employment opportunities, and in
competitive enterprise; and
The operation of the Long Beach Naval Shipyard is critical to
retention of the Navy' s presence in the City of Long Beach and
it
s surrounding communities;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach resolves as follows :
Section 1. That the City Council hereby urges the President
of the United States, the Department of Defense, the Secretary of
the Navy and the Congressional Committees on Budget, Armed
Services and Appropriations to exclude the Long Beach Naval
Shipyard from any list of facilities to be closed at any time.
Section 2 . That the City of Huntington Beach hereby also
urges its neighboring cities, which enjoy benefits and employment
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opportunities for their citizens because of the existance of the
Long Beach Naval Shipyard, to enact similar resolutions .
Section 3 . That the City Clerk is directed to transmit
copies of this resolution to the President of the United States,
the Secretaries of Defense and Navy, the Chairpersons of the
Congressional Committees on Budget, Armed Services, and
Appropriations, United States Senators Alan Cranston and Pete
Wilson, all members of the United States House of Representatives
representing the City of Huntington Beach and the Mayors of all
neighboring Orange County cities affected by the closure of the
shipyard.
Section 4 . This resolution shall take effect immediately
upon its adoption by the City Council, and the City Clerk shall
certify the vote adopting this resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of June 1990 .
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk i y Attorney
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED: INITIATED AND AP ROVED:
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City Administrator Deputy City Administra/or
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6165
Res. No. 6165
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE 3 ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified 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 seven;
that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative
vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a regular adjourned meeting thereof held on the 25th day
of June 19 a0 , by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers:
MacAllister, Green, Days, Bannister, Silva, Erskine
NOES: Councilmembers:
Winchell
ABSENT: Councilmembers:
None
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City Clerk and ex-offidelo Cler
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California