HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2009-85 RESOLUTION NO. 2009-85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH REQUESTING CANCELATION
OF THE SALE OF THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
WHEREAS, the first Orange County Fair occurred in 1890 and has since thrived as
a"Celebration of Orange County's Communities, Interests and Heritage" as is stated in the
Orange County Fair and Event Center mission statement; and
As a result of the State of California's budget deficit of over $26 billion, the largest
in the State's history, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed the sale of surplus or
underutilized assets for the purpose of helping to close the budget deficit; and
On July 28, 2009 the Orange County Board of Supervisors passed Resolution 09-
110, in support of Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell the Orange County
Fairgrounds ("Fairgrounds"), only if the sale provided that the Fairgrounds would be sold
to a local government agency or local not-for-profit corporation to perpetuate its use as a
fairgrounds, event center, and equestrian facility; and
On October 7, 2009, the California Department of General Services released a
Request for Proposals for the sale of the Fairgrounds; and
The Request for Proposal does not require the buyer to be a local government
agency or local not-for-profit, nor does it require the buyer to perpetuate the utilization of
the property as a fairgrounds, event center and equestrian facility; and
The Fairgrounds is the only asset of its kind the State is actually proposing to sell
and relinquish control over; and
The Fairgrounds are wholly contained within the corporate limits of the City of
Costa Mesa; the City of Costa Mesa's General Plan designates the property as
"Fairgrounds;" the City of Costa Mesa has zoned the property "recreational/institutional;"
and
The Costa Mesa City Council has authorized preparation of a Specific Plan for the
Fairgrounds property and subsequently directed staff to prepare a ballot initiative for the
June 2010 ballot for voter approval of a land use restriction to "Fairgrounds;" and
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach believes that it is the best
interests of the public that the Governor immediately cancel the sale of the Fairgrounds,
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Resolution No. 2009-85
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does
hereby resolve as follows:
1. That Governor Schwarzenegger is hereby requested to immediately cancel
the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at
a regular meeting thereof held on the 21 st day of December , 20 09
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN 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 an regular meeting thereof held on December 21, 2009
by the following vote:
AYES: Carchio, Coerper, Hardy, Green, Bohr, Dwyer, Hansen
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Clerk and ex-offici lerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California