Resolution Number 01-5-15-1381
RESOLUTION NO. 01-5-15-1
SUPPORT OF
ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE ORANGE COUNTY
CENTRAL PARK AND NATURE PRESERVE INITIATIVE PREPARED BY
THE CITY OF IRVINE TO ACCURATELY REFLECT THE NEEDS AND
DESIRES OF THE PEOPLE OF ORANGE COUNTY.
WHEREAS, in 1994, Orange County voters narrowly approved an initiative
named Measure A which called for a commercial airport at the former EI Toro Marine
Corps Air Station; and,
WHEREAS, subsequent events and studies by aviation authorities have
determined that the proposed airport at EI Toro would not meet modern safety standards
and a major commercial airport at EI Toro would generate unacceptable levels of air
pollution, noise and traffic, harming the quality of life which we enjoy in Orange County;
and,
WHEREAS, Orange County is well served by the existing John Wayne Airport
and six additional airports within a 53 -mile radius; and,
WHEREAS, Orange County has a greater need for public lands for schools,
parks, open space and cultural facilities, and a recent survey by Chapman University has
shown that 68% of the residents are in support of a Great Park and oppose an airport at
EI Toro; and,
WHEREAS, the City of Irvine, with inputfrom residents and business owners,
has prepared the Orange County Central Park and Nature Preserve and has presented this
initiative to the Orange County Board of Supervisors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
San Juan Capistrano does hereby support the Orange County Central Park and Nature
Preserve Initiative prepared by the City of Irvine, and urges the members of the Board of
Supervisors to consider the negative impacts of an airport at the former EI Toro Marine
Corps Air Station and support an initiative that would repeal Measure A and require the
land to be used for open space, agriculture, education and cultural facilities, a nature
preserve and a multi-purpose central park..
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of May, 2001.
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ATT HART, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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M R ARET R. MONAHAN, CITY CLERK
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
I, MARGARET R. MONAHAN, City Clerk of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of
Resolution No. 01-5-15-1 adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano,
California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 15th day of May, 2001 by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS
Bathgate, Greiner, Gelff, Swerdlin,
and Mayor Hart
None
None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
(SEAL)
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M G RET R. MONAHAN, CITY CLERK