Resolution Number 10-01-05-01RESOLUTION NO. 10-01-05-01
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN JUAN
CAPISTRANO, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THAT GOVERNOR
SCHWARZENEGGER IMMEDIATELY CANCEL 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
WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, on July .28, 2009, the Orange County Board of Supervisors adopted
Resolution # 09- f0, n support of Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell the Orange
County 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
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2009, the California Department of General Services
released a Request for Proposals for the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals 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
WHEREAS, November 24, 2009, the Orange County Board of Supervisors adopted
Resolution #09-180, requesting that the Governor immediately cancel the proposed sale of
the Orange County Fairgrounds, and called upon all other cities in Orange County to join
with the County of Orange and the City of Costa Mesa in formally requesting of the
Governor that the proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds be cancelled
immediately.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fairgrounds is the only asset of its Kind the State is
actually proposing to sell and relinquish control over which serves as the emergency
evacuation center for large animals in the Orange County area; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County 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
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WHEREAS, 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
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Supervisors believes that it is the best
interests of the public that the Governor immediately cancel the sale of Fairgrounds
property;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of San Juan
Capistrano does hereby support and join the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the City
of Costa Mesa, and all other cities in Orange County in formally requesting of the Governor
that the proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds be cancelled immediately.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5th 06y -of January .2010
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO )
)RES USO, MAYOR
I; MARIA MORRIS, appointed City Clerk of the City of San ,Juan Capistrano, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 10-01-05-01 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of San Juan Capistrano at a Regular meeting thereof, held the 5th day of
January 2010, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Nielsen, Freese and Mayor Uso
NOES: ZCIL MEMBERS: Allevato, Hribar
ABSE T J,01,C1 L MEMBER: None
MARIA MpRIS, City C
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