Resolution Number 93-4-20-5RESOLUTION NO. 93-4-20-5
OPPOSING CLOSURE OF EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
JUAN CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OF
THE EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATIONS
WHEREAS, the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission has
proposed the closure of the EI Toro Marine Corps Air Station; and,
WHEREAS, El Toro Marine Corps Air Station is a vital link in the chain of
strategic military installations needed to provide an adequate defense of our nation; and,
WHEREAS, the closure of El Toro Marine Corps Air Station would have a
deleterious impact on our nation's strategic defense posture and readiness; and,
WHEREAS, forty-six percent of all presently -proposed closures would occur in
the State of California, thus compounding the cumulative effects of an already disastrous
recession on our State; and,
WHEREAS, it is estimated that the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station generates
approximately $518.5 million annually to the economy of Orange County and generates
more than 8,300 military and civilian jobs on the base and up to 25,050 related jobs off
' the base; and,
WHEREAS, the closure of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station would have a
negative effect on all planning and land use decisions made by the County of Orange over
the past 50 years in the development of residential, commercial/ industrial and open
space areas, and in the design and construction of the County's transportation systems;
and,
WHEREAS, the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station has consistently been a vital
part of the community, having participated in rescue and emergency efforts whenever
called upon; and,
WHEREAS, the closure of the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station would have
extremely detrimental social and economic effects on Orange County.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of
San Juan Capistrano does hereby oppose the proposal to lose the EI Toro Marine Corps
Air Station and does hereby call upon the President of the United States, the Secretary
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of Defense and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission to remove the El
Toro Marine Corps Air Station from consideration for closure.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
of aril , 1993.
_-G i NES, MAYOR
ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
20th
day
I, CHERYL JOHNSON, 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. 93-4-20-; adopted by the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day
of April , 1993, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Nash, Ilausdorfer, Campbell and Mayor Jones
NOES: Council Member Vasquez
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
(SEAL)
CHERYL JOHN -SOW -CITY CLERK
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