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AGENDA REPORT
DATE: December 10, 2001 I�
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council ^�
FROM: John B. Bahorski, City Manage/
SUBJECT: Orange County Central Park & Nature Preserve Illlnitiative
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
That Council consider adoption of the attached resolution opposing Orange County
Central Park and Nature Preserve Imitative.
Orange County Regional Airport Authority (OCRAA) adopted a resolution opposing the
Orange County Central Park and Nature Preserve Initiative. The initiative is designed to
change the land use zoning for El Toro and would preclude a commercial aviation reuse
for El Toro which is OCRAA's primary goal and objective. The Airport Authority is
requesting that cities oppose this initiative and adopt similar resolutions in opposition of
same.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact.
Upon motion of the consent calendar, it is recommended that Council adopt the attached
resolution in opposition to the Orange County Central Park Nature Preserve Initiative.
Attachment: Proposed Resolution #
Agenda Item A-
RESOLUTION NUMBER
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEAL BEACH
WHEREAS, the Orange County Central Park and Nature Preserve Initiative, if passed,
will change the land use zoning for El Toro and specifically preclude a
commercial aviation reuse of El Toro; and
WHEREAS, the proponents of the Initiative propose a "Great Park" to be built on the
4700 acre El Toro site; and
WHEREAS, South Orange County contains 78,000 acres of parkland while North
Orange County has only 8,000 acres of parkland; and
WHEREAS, impact analyses of the Initiative performed by BBC Research &
Consulting estimates the cost of creation of the "Great Park" to be $2.1
billion dollars in current monies and would require substantial tax
increases within the jurisdiction that chooses to develop the "Park'; and
WHEREAS, the BBC study estimates that the impact of the total annual cost of the
"Great Park" would be new or increased taxes equivalent to a 10%
property tax increase if spread across all Orange County taxpayers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach hereby opposes the Orange County Central Park and Nature Preserve Initiative
designed to change the land use zoning for El Toro and as a member city of the Orange
County Airport Authority adopts this resolution of opposition.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach
on day of , 2001 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers
NOES: Councilmembers
ABSENT: Councilmembers
ATTEST:
Joanne M. Yen, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH )
I, Joanne M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number on file in the
office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the City of
Seal Beach, at a regular meeting thereof held on the day of
, 2001.
City Clerk