Resolution No. 162RESOLUTION NO. 162
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TdE CITY OF CYPRESS REQUESTING THAT
MUNICIPALITIES HAVE THE SATE RIGHTS WHICH PERTAIN TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS
WITII REFERENCE TO SURPLUS PUBLIC PROPERTY.
WHEREAS, the Federal Government now possesses and will continue to
acquire considerable quantities of property no longer needed for their
original governmental 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 severely 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 a.id paid for by the tax payers; and
WHEREAS, it is generally deemed equitablthat City Governments should
enjoy the same rights and privileges, insofar as surplus property is con-
cerned, 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, that the City Council of the City
of Cypress hereby gees on record as favoring the adoption of legislation
and ad_i,inistrative rules and regulations which will vest in cities the same
rights and privileges now vested in school districts and other non-profit
organizations,with respect to the acquisition of Federal surplus property.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on the 20th day of March , 1961.
THOMAS A. BA OLDI, Mayor
ATTEST:
FRED D. HARBER, City Clerk