2000-030 RESOLUTION NO. 2000R-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ANAHEIM OPPOSING MEASURE F
WHEREAS, the "Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative"
has received sufficient signatures to qualify for placement on
the ballot for the statewide election scheduled for March 7,
2000; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative prohibits the County from
implementing the development or expansion of certain jails,
airports and hazardous waste landfills until hearings are
conducted and two-thirds of persons voting at a County general
election approve the project; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sheriff has advised the
Board of Supervisors that if this Initiative is enacted, "the
County's ability to provide adequate ...jail beds...to convicted
criminals will be made much more difficult and public safety and
quality of life in Orange County will be diminished;" and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Sheriff has also indicated
that passage of this Initiative would mean that smaller satellite
jails would have to be constructed throughout Orange County to
accommodate prisoners and to comply with Federal Court orders;
and
WHEREAS, this Initiative, if enacted, would allow one-
third of the Orange County voters to prevent a commercial
aviation reuse of E1 Toro Marine Corps Air Station even while the
majority of residents support the project; 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 and services move through
and within the county in an efficient and environmentally
sensitive manner; and
WHEREAS, given Orange County's projected growth and
recent air traffic demand projections by the Southern California
Association of Governments (SCAG), it is appropriate that Orange
County provide for its own air traffic needs rather than forcing
our residents and business to drive to outlying airports creating
more traffic congestion and air pollution in north and central
Orange County cities; and
WHEREAS, this Initiative discriminates against the
residents of cities and communities in other counties by forcing
them to bear the burdens of Orange County's infrastructure needs,
including airports, jails, and hazardous waste landfills that are
necessary to support a growing Orange County, growth in large
part generated by the south county communities sponsoring the
Initiative; and
WHEREAS, the Initiative attacks one of the fundamental
principles of our representative form of government by depriving
duly elected officials of the ability to provide needed
infrastructure and services essential to the well being of their
constituents; and
WHEREAS, contrary to claims by proponents, this
Initiative will increase the potential for an expansion of John
Wayne Airport or the conversion of military facilities in Los
Alamitos and Seal Beach because there will be an ever increasing
need for air transportation that cannot be served at airports in
other counties.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of
Anaheim opposes the Safe and Healthy Communities Initiative and
urges all Orange County public agencies to do the same.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 15th day of February ,
2000.
ATTEST:
MAYOR OF T~~'EIM
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2000R-30 was introduced and adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the
Anaheim City Council held on the 15th day of February, 2000, by the following vote of the
members thereof:
AYES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: Feldhaus, Kring, Tait, McCracken, Daly
NOES:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT:
MAYOR/COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim signed said Resolution
No. 2000R-30 on the 15th day of February, 2000.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of
Anaheim this 15th day of February, 2000.
CITY CL~RI2: OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)
I, SHERYLL SCHROEDER, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing
is the original of Resolution No. 2000R-30 was duly passed and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Anaheim on February 15th, 2000.
THE CITY OF ANAHEIM