HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-10 - Relating to Orange County Harbor DistrictRESOLUTION N0. 68-10
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, RELATING TO ORANGE COUNTY HARBOR DISTRICT AND
MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ITS FURTHER ORGANIZA-
TIONAL FUNCTION IN ORANGE COUNTY GOVERNMENT.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Orange County Harbor District has for some time been a county-
wide assessment district organized and existing for the purpose of harbor
development under Section 5800, et seq, of the Harbor and Navigation Code; and
WHEREAS, the passage of time and the growth of Orange County, including
population shifts, population increases, and expansion of ci Lies, and the
general growth of Southern California warrant a re-evaluation of the policies
of the Orange County Harbor District relating to improvements, maintenance,
policing, and the general provisions for the health, safety, and welfare of
affected cities and citizens; and
WHEREAS, the California League of Cities, being an organization of cities
within the State of California, has formally taken action and recommended that
the Orange County Harbor District be dissolved in an orderly manner; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 1126 has been introduced by Assemblyman Briggs
in the State Legislature, providing for the dissolution of the Orange County
Harbor District; and
WHEREAS, the City of Costa Mesa desires to set forth its position in
relation to said Harbor District;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Costa Mesa does hereby
stand for the orderly dissolution of said district in the manner as proposed
officially by the Orange County Chapter of the California League of Cities.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
will support and sustain Assembly Bill No. 1126, introduced by Assemblyman
Briggs, relating to the Orange County Harbor District, providing said legis-
lation will make provisions for the orderly phase-out of said district in keeping
with the policy of this City and the California League of Cities.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the
Orange County Board of Supervisors, the representatives of the Congressional
District within which the City of Costa Mesa lies, and to Assemblyman Briggs,
sponsor of Assembly Bill No. 1126.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of May, 1449//68. /
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City Clerk of the City of Costa esa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 68-10 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 May, 1968. .
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this 21st day of May, 1968.
City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa
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