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RESOLUTION NO. 2014 -013
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1453 AND
THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
STATE VETERANS CEMETERY
WHEREAS, California is home to more veterans than any other state; and
WHEREAS, the majority of California's veterans live in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the nearest currently open federal veterans cemetery to Orange
County is the National Cemetery in Riverside, California; and
WHEREAS, although the National Cemetery in Riverside is a beautiful resting
place for veterans due to various factors -- distance from Orange County, regional
geography, limited driving routes, and the population density of the region —the Orange
County veterans, veterans from other Southern California coastal areas, and veterans'
families find access to available National Veterans Cemeteries challenging; and
WHEREAS, the two State Veterans Cemeteries are also distant from Orange
County — Northern California State Veterans Cemetery is located near Redding in
California, and the Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery will be located in
Monterey; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1453 is pending in the California State Legislature,
directing the California Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a master plan for a
State -owned and operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery to be located in
Orange County;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana, California, supports the
passage of Assembly Bill 1453 and the establishment of a Southern California Veterans
Cemetery in Orange County.
Section 2. The Clerk of the Council is directed to send this Resolution to all
elected officials representing the City of Santa Ana in the California State Legislature;
and
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Section 3. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting
this Resolution.
ADOPTED this 18th day of March, 2014.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By: � 1�
City Attorney
AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua Benavides, Martinez Pulido Reyna
Sarmiento, Tinaiero (7)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers:
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2014 -013 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on March 18, 2014.
Date: 3 ��N /ply
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
Resolution No. 2014 -013
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