HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2014-11 RESOLUTION NO. 2014-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1453
WHICH REQUIRES THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
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WHEREAS, it has been reported that California is home to more veterans than any other
state, with a large portion of those veterans residing in Southern California; and
The National Cemetery in Riverside, California is the closest open federal veterans
cemetery to Orange County; and
There are two State Veterans Cemeteries -- the Northern California State Veterans
Cemetery located near Redding in Igo, California, and the Central Coast State Veterans
Cemetery which will be located in Monterey, California—which are many miles from Orange
County; and
Assembly Bill 1453, pending in the California State Legislature, directs the California
Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a master plan for a State-owned and operated
Southern California Veterans Cemetery to be located in Orange County.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
That the City of Huntington Beach hereby supports the passage of Assembly Bill 1453,
which in part directs the establishment of a Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Orange
County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hwitington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 17th day of March , 2014.
Mayor
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IN T D A D ROVED:
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Res. No. 2014-11
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 a Regular meeting thereof held on March 17, 2014 by the following vote:
AYES: Katapodis, Hardy, Shaw, Harper, Boardman, Sullivan, Carchio
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach; California