HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 5944 2009-12-14RESOLUTION NUMBER 5944
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL
BEACH, 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 -110, in 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; 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
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 THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH 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.
Resolution Number 5944
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach, at a meeting held on the 14th day of December , 2009 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
ATTEST:
Mayor
Council Members
Council Members
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } SS
CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5944 on file
in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council
at a regular meeting held on the 14th day of December , 2009.
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