HomeMy WebLinkAbout818 - Federal Surplus Property - Urging Parity in AllocationRESOLUTION NO. 818
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
URGING EQUITABLE PROVISIONS FOR MUNICIPALITIES IN THE
ACQUISITION OF FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, The federal government now possesses and will continue to acquire
considerable quantities of property no longer needed for their original gwera-
mental purposes; and
WHEREAS, Much of this property, declared surplus, is stored and ultimately
sold through the offices of the General Services Administration; and
WHEREAS, Certain rights and privileges to the acquisition of this surplus
property are accorded to non-profit organizations and to school jurisdictions;
and
WHEREAS, The rights and privileges of cities to acquire such surplus
property are severly restricted and are generally limited to purposes of civil
defense; and
WHEREAS, Much surplus property is purchased by private individuals for
speculative purposes; and
WHEREAS, In effect, municipal jurisdictions do not have the same rights
and privileges now enjoyed by school districts and by certain non-profit groups;
and
WHEREAS, All such surplus property has been purchased with public funds
and paid for by the taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, It is generally deemed equitable that municipal governments should
enjoy the same rights and privileges, in so far as surplus property is
concerned, now accorded to school districts and to non-profit organizations, and
WHEREAS, The rights and privileges of cities should in all justice take
precedence over the rights and privileges of private speculators; now, therefore
be it
RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, that this Council
respectfully memorializes the President and Congress of the United States to
take appropriate administrative and legislative action which will grant to
municipal governments the same rights and privileges now granted to school
districts and other non-profit organizations with respect to the acquisition
of federal surplus property; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa is hereby directed
to transmit copies of this resolution to Senator Thomas H. Kuchel and Congress-
man James B. Utt.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 20th day of February, 1961.
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Mayor of ti Costa Mesa
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City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, A. C. SWARTZ, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby
certify that the above and foregoing Resolution No. 818 was duly and
regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
at a regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of February, 1961.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 20th day of February, 1961.
Ci�C�k�ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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