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RESOLUTION NUMBER. '/101
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA OPPOSING THE SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES
INITIATIVE
WHEREAS, EI Toro airport opponents have introduced a proposed initiative called the Safe
and Healthy Communities Initiative; and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative requires an affirmative vote of two-thirds
of persons voting at a County General election to ratify any action by the
County of Orange to site or expand certain jails, hazardous waste landfill,
or civilian airport; and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative requires a super-majority approval for the
designated projects, which will effectively prohibit any of these projects to
be located in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the intent of the proposed initiative is to stop the construction
of an airport at EI Toro MCAS, even after there have already been two
previous elections confirming an aviation reuse at EI Toro, and
WHEREAS, the intent is to stop an airport at EI Toro, the initiative has
grave and far-reaching public policy consequences for all current and future
airport-related projects as well as all jails and hazardous waste landfills;
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WHEREAS, all communities, both in and outside Orange County, must be
prepared and willing to adequately plan for and address the impacts of their
own growth and not shift those impacts to other communities, and
WHEREAS, as one of the most populated counties in the nation, Orange County
must provide for its future transportation needs and ensure that the
necessary infrastructure, including airports, are in place so that people,
goods and services move through and within the county in an efficient and
effective manner; and
WHEREAS, the proposed initiative also restricts the citing of jails, and
could prevent law enforcement from adequately housing criminals and
ultimately protecting our communities, and which ultimately conflict with
State law on the citing of jails; and
WHEREAS. this proposed initiative may establish a precedent that encourages
voter-approved public projects, rather than approvals based on representative
democracy through a communities' elected officials.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Seal Beach opposes the Safe and
Healthy Communities Initiative.
PA~~Jl' APPROVED
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DOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach on
, , 1999 by the following vot .
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Councilmember
ABSENT:
Council member
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ATTEST:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
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I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, californ~o hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 'l"J1 on file in the office of the City
Clerk. passed, approved. and ad~d 4y the City Council o~ity of Seal Beach, at a regular
meeting thereof held on the V6- day of !A./L. 1999.
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