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HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-65 - Coast College Bond Issue - Urging VoteRESOLUTION N0. 68-65 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA URGING PUBLIC CONSIDERATION OF TRE BOND ISSUE AND TAX OVER- RIDE CONVERSION OF ORANGE COAST COLLEGE ON SEPTEMBER 17, 1968. WHEREAS, in order that Orange Coast College may be able to maintain its present high caliber of education and offer adequate facilities with which to provide this education, in the face of an expanding student population and increasing costs, certain financial changes must take place; and WHEREAS, a Citizens Committee representing geographic locations through- out the college district, and composed of persons of several professions, includ- ing the different fields of finance, has participated in a thorough study over a number of months, and makes the following recommendations: 1. That an already existing lOz cents over -ride tax for building purposes be converted for use in general operations. 2. That a seven and one-quarter million bond issue be passed for the pur- pose of obtaining matching fluids in order to meet the building needs of the District for a four-year period. and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa wishes to maintain its long standing policy of non-interference in school board decisions, and at the same time desires to fulfill the Council's community leadership responsi- bility, once those decisions are made; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, that the Citizens Committee is hereby commended for its interest, time and effort spent on an important community problem; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that each and every eligible voter should give deep and earnest consideration to both requests of the Board of Directors of the Orange Coast Junior College District on Tuesday, September 17th, 1968; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a copy of this Resolution be mailed on September 4, 1968, to each City Council within the Orange Coast College District. PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 3rd day of September, 1968. Mayor of the City Costa. Mesa ' ATTEST: City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa 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. 68-65 was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting held on the 3rd day of September, 1968, by the following roll call vote: AYES: Councilmen: Wilson, Tucker, St. Clair, Jordan, Pinkley NOES: Councilmen: None ABSENT: Councilmen: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the City of Costa Mesa, this 4th day of September, 1968. City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa i k