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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH IN SUPPORT OF DRAFT COMMUNITY
REUSE PLAN AND DEIR 563, EL TORO AIRPORT
WHEREAS, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro (El Toro) is a regional asset located
in the geographic center of Orange County; and
El Toro's redevelopment is the most important economic decision for the region for
the next century; and
El Toro has been a military airport since 1942 with four active runways; and
Federal law requires El Toro to close by July 1999; and
In November 1994 Orange County voters amended the General Plan and
established a planning process with the passage of Measure A to plan for a commercial
airport, if feasible, at El Toro; and
The Measure A planning process was ratified by the Orange County voters in
March 1996 with the defeat of Measure S; and
The Department of Defense has designated the Measure A planning process and
the Board of Supervisors, as the only officially recognized Local Redevelopment Authority'
(LRA); and
State law designates the Measure A planning process for the purposes of state
grants and economic conversion; and
Cities surrounding El Toro have been offered a substantive role in the reuse
process on numerous occasions; and
The Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration have appropriated
over$2 million for the development of a"Community Reuse Plan" for El Toro's
redevelopment; and
The extensive planning for El Toro's closure and redevelopment has continued
uninterrupted for nearly two years; and
155 community meetings, workshops, briefings, pres6ntations and five community
newsletters have been distributed throughout the community in the last two years; and
The Draft El Toro Community Reuse Plan (Reuse Plan) and Draft Environmental
Impact Report#563 (DEIR) have been drafted and circulated for public comment; and
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The Reuse Plan and DEIR discuss a broad scope of redevelopment alternatives
for El Toro in General Plan detail; and
Alternative A is the only reuse scenario that is consistent with the Orange County
General Plan; and
Alternative A of the DEIR is the preferred project after extensive comparative
analysis; and
Alternative A fully utilizes the runways and aviation footprint of El Toro by
contemplating a commercial and cargo airport at El Toro; and
Alternative A is by far the most beneficial reuse of El Toro allowing businesses and
travelers access to national and international markets; and
Alternative A projects that 162,000 new jobs will be created; and
Alternative A projects that $9.9 billion in economic activity will result from El Toro
Airport; and
Alternative A captures Orange County's 1.6 million tons of air cargo at El Toro
Airport; and
Alternative A reduces the noise impacts on the surrounding communities in
comparison to the military mission of the last 53 years; and
Alternative A is the only plan that is self-funded with no cost to local taxpayers; and
On November 12, 1996 the Federal Aviation Administration said, "Our review [of
the EIR and Community Reuse Plan] indicates that there are no operational constraints
that would prohibit a civil aviation reuse of MCAS, El Toro"; and
The Orange County Board of Supervisors, in their capacity as the federally
designated Local Redevelopment Authority, will consider the El Toro Community Reuse
Plan and EIR on or about December 15, 1996.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach that: the City of Huntington Beach supports the Draft Community Reuse
Plan and Alternative A of the Draft Environmental Impact Report; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that The City Council Authorizes the Mayor or his
designee to transmit this Resolution to Supervisor Roger Stanton, Chairman, Orange
County Board of Supervisors with copies to the remaining Board members and authorizes
and encourages the Mayor or his designee to address the Board of Supervisors in public
session on or about December 15, 1996 for the purpose of communicating this City's
position.
Copies of this executed Resolution shall be transmitted to Citizens for Jobs &the
Economy, 950 South Coast Dr., Suite 200, Costa Mesa, CA 92626.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at its
regular meeting held on this end day of December , 1996.
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Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Clerk City orney 5_,4
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REVIEWED AND APPROVED:
City Administrator
Upon Adoption Return Resolution To:
Citizens For Jobs &The Economy
950 South Coast Drive, Suite. 200
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
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Res. No. 96-104
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) 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 meeting thereof held on the 2nd of December, 1996 by
the following vote:
AYES: Harman, Julien, Dettloff, Bauer, Sullivan,
Green„ Garofalo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk and ex-ofI'icio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach, California
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