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RESOLUTION NO. 6172
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
REQUESTING THAT THE GOVERNOR CANCEL THE PROPOSED SALE
OF THE ORANGE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
WHEREAS, The Orange County Fairgrounds is a major entertainment,
recreational, cultural and educational asset to Orange County with over 100 events held
there annually supporting cultural and non-profit organizations; and
WHEREAS, as a result of the State of California's budget deficit of over $26
billion, the largest in the state's history, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed the
sale of surplus or underutilized assets for the purpose of helping to close the budget
deficit; and
WHEREAS, on July 28, 2009 the Orange County Board of Supervisors adopted
Resolution # 09-110, in support of Governor Schwarzenegger's proposal to sell the
Orange County Fairgrounds, only if the sale provided that the Fairgrounds would be
sold to a local government agency or local not-for-profit corporation to perpetuate its
use as a fairgrounds, event center, and equestrian facility; and
WHEREAS, on October 7, 2009, the California Department of General Services
released a Request for Proposals for the sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds; and
WHEREAS, the Request for Proposals does not require the buyer to be a local
government agency or local not-for-profit, nor does it require the buyer to perpetuate the
utilization of the property as a fairgrounds, event center, and equestrian facility; and
WHEREAS, on November 24, 2009, the Orange County Board of Supervisors
adopted Resolution #09-180, requesting that the Governor immediately cancel the
proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds, and called upon all other cities in
Orange County to join with the County of Orange and the City of Costa Mesa in formally
requesting the Governor to cancel the proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds
immediately.
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fairgrounds is the only asset of its kind the State
is actually proposing to sell and relinquish control over; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Fairgrounds are wholly contained within the
corporate limits of the City of Costa Mesa; the City of Costa Mesa's General Plan
designates the property as "Fairgrounds"; the City of Costa Mesa has zoned the
property "recreational/institutional"; and
WHEREAS, the Costa Mesa City Council has authorized preparation of a
Specific Plan for the Fairgrounds property and subsequently directed staff to prepare a
ballot initiative for the June 2010 ballot for voter approval of a land use restriction to
"Fairgrounds"; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Supervisors believes that it is in the
best interest of the public that the Governor immediately cancel the sale of Fairgrounds
property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Cypress does hereby support and join the Orange County Board of Supervisors, the
City of Costa Mesa, and all other cities in Orange County in formally requesting the
Governor to cancel the proposed sale of the Orange County Fairgrounds immediately.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council e City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 14th day of December, 2009.
MAY R OF THE CITY OF CYPRE S
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RESOLUTION NO. 6173
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 2008-03 -
WITH CONDITIONS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS HEREBY FINDS, RESOLVES,
DETERMINES, AND ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
1. That an application was filed for a conditional use permit in accordance with
the provisions of Section 4.19.070 of the Zoning Ordinance of the City of Cypress to
construct a 196 square-foot building addition onto an existing flood control pump station
facility located at 4363 Ball Road within the PS Public and Semi-Public Zone.
2. That the City Council, after proper notice thereof, duly held a public hearing
on said application as provided by law.
3. That the City Council hereby finds that:
a. The proposed location of the conditional use is in accord with the
objectives of the Zoning Ordinance and the purpose of the PS Public and Semi-
Public Zone in which the site is located, which is:
Intended for public uses other than street rights-of-way.
b. The proposed location of the conditional use and the conditions under
which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public
health, safety or welfare, or be materially injurious to properties or improvements in
the vicinity in that:
(1) The existing public utility use (flood control pump station) is a
conditionally permitted use in the PS Zone where it is located.
(2) The proposed restroom and office addition to the existing
public use is compatible with the surrounding flood control retarding basin
and residential uses. The subject facility is not permanently manned and the
proposed building addition area would only be manned during periodic
maintenance or flood event monitoring activities.
(3) The design of the proposed building addition would be
consistent with the style and materials of the existing facility pump station
building. The one-story building addition would also be compatible with the
adjacent one-story and two-story residential structures located adjacent to
the east property line.
(4) Sufficient access and parking is provided onsite at the existing
flood control pump facility to accommodate the service personnel visiting the
site.
c. The proposed conditional use will comply with each of the applicable
provisions of the Zoning Ordinance, except for the associated Variance No. 2009-
02.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Cypress does hereby approve Conditional Use Permit No. 2008-03, subject to the
conditions attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Counci f the City of Cypress at a regular
meeting held on the 11th day of January, 2010.
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS