Resolution No. 6409309
RESOLUTION NO. 6409
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1453
AND IN FAVOR OF 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 its distance from Orange County, regional geography, limited
driving routes, and the population density of the region, the needs of Orange County
veterans, veterans from other southern California coastal areas, and veterans' families
are not met by the National Cemetery in Riverside; and
WHEREAS, the two State veterans cemeteries are distant from Orange County;
the Northern California Stat Veterans Cemetery is located near Redding in Igo,
California, and the Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery will be located in Monterey
California; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1453 is pending in the California State Legislature,
directing the California Department of Veteran Affairs, to develop a master plan for a
State -owned and operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery to be located in
Orange County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, that the City Council of the City of Cypress resolves as
follows:
Section 1. That the City of Cypress hereby supports the passage of Assembly Bill
1453 and the establishment of a Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Orange
County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council o the City of Cyp ess at a regular
meeting held on the 10th day of March, 2014.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR ti 'HE CITY OF CYPRESS
I, DENISE BASHAM, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 10th day of March, 2014, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bailey, Narain, Yarc, Johnson and Mills
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS