HomeMy WebLinkAbout67-102RESOLUTION 67-102 SUPPORTING THE LOCATION
OF A FEDERAL BUILDING IN THE ORANGE COUNTY-
SANTA ANA CIVIC CENTER
WHEREAS, Orange County is now the second most populated county
in the State of California with a population exceeding 1,250,000
persons; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is one of the fastest growing metropolitan
areas in the United States with a growth rate exceeding 190 persons
daily and an estimated population of 1,514,000 persons by 1970 and
2,343,000 persons by 1980; and
WHEREAS, Orange County is the only metropolitan area in the
United States today which is not served by any Federal Building; and
WHEREkS, the City of Santa Ana, which is the County Seat for
Orange County, and which had a population of 100,000 persons in 1960
and today has a population of over 145,000 persons, has experienced
this same rapid growth and development which urgently require additional
Federal facilities; and
WHEREAS, the County of Orange has located its finance,
engineering, health and welfare, court house, jail facilities and
utilities buildings in the Orange County-Santa Ana Civic Center, which
is described in the map attached hereto; and
WHEREkS, the City of Santa Ana has located its police facilities
building, central library, and stadium in the Orange County-Santa Ana
Civic Center, and plans to locate its new City Hall in this center; and
WHEREAS, said buildings represent a total public investment
exceeding thirty-eight million dollars in local tax funds; and
WHEREAS, all of the planning studies which have been prepared
for the ultimate development of the center have clearly indicated
the wisdom of centralizing all major public buildings, including a
Federal Building, in this Civic Center for maximum efficiency of
operation, economy of land use, and convenience for the public; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government could achieve substantial
economies and greatly improve its services to the public by centralizing
in this Civic Center many of its more than 25 facilities occupying
approximately 100,000 square feet of space which are currently
scattered throughout the City of Santa Ana.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City
of Santa Ana, California, that it supports and endorses the location
of a Federal Building within or immediately adjacent to the Orange
County-Santa Ana Civic Center; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that United States Senators Thomas H.
Kuchel and George Murphy and Congressmen Richard T. Hanna and
James B. Utt be sent a copy of this resolution and memorialized to
initiate and support any measures to achieve the objectives set forth
herein.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the Board of Supervisors of
Orange County, California, and the Civic Center Commission each be
sent a copy of this Resolution and be requested to endorse and support
this project.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana
at its regular meeting held on the 19th day of June, 1967.
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL VICE-MAYOR
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY 0P SANTA ANA )
SS
I, DORIS M. BROWN, do hereby certify that I am the Clerk of
the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the foregoing Resolution
was regularly introduced to said Council at its regular meeting held
on the 19th day of June, 1967, and was at said meeting regularly
passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Herrin, Brooks, Griset, Markel, Thurman
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Carlson, McMichael
CLERK OF THE COUNCIL