Resolution No. 4729281
RESOLUTION NO. 4729
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS IN SUPPORT
OF DRAFT COMMUNITY REUSE PLAN AND DEIR 563, EL TORO AIRPORT
WHEREAS, Marine Corps Air Station El Toro (El Toro) is a regional asset located in
the geographic center of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, El Toro's redevelopment is the most important economic decision for the
region for the next century; and
and
WHEREAS, El Toro has been a military airport since 1942 with four active runways;
WHEREAS, Federal law requires El Toro to close by July 1999; and
WHEREAS, In November 1994 Orange County voters amended the General Plan and
established a planning process with the passage of Measure A to plan for a commercial airport,
if feasible, at El Toro; and
WHEREAS, The Measure A planning process was ratified by the Orange County voters
in March 1996 with the defeat of Measure S; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Defense has designated the Measure A planning process
and the Board of Supervisors, as the only officially recognized "Local Redevelopment Authority"
(LRA); and
WHEREAS, State law designates the Measure A planning process for the purposes of
state grants and economic conversion; and
WHEREAS, Cities surrounding El Toro have been offered a substantive role in the reuse
process on numerous occasions; and
WHEREAS, Those cities have declined to participate and have boycotted the planning
process but residents of Irvine and Lake Forest serve on the Citizens Advisory Committee; and
WHEREAS, The Department of Defense and Federal Aviation Administration have
appropriated over $2 million for the development of a "Community Reuse Plan" for El Toro's
redevelopment; and
WHEREAS, The extensive planning for El Toro's closure and redevelopment has
continued uninterrupted for nearly two years; and
WHEREAS, According to the Department of Defense the public participation and
community outreach for El Toro's reuse is the most extensive in the United States; and
WHEREAS, 155 community meetings, workshops, briefings, presentations and five
community newsletters have been distributed throughout the community in the last two years;
and
WHEREAS, The Draft El Toro Community Reuse Plan (Reuse Plan) and Draft
Environmental Impact Report #563 (DEIR) have been drafted and circulated for public comment;
and
WHEREAS, The Reuse Plan and DEIR discuss a broad scope of redevelopment
alternatives for El Toro in General Plan detail; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A is the only reuse scenario that is consistent with the Orange
County General Plan; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A of the DEIR is the preferred project after extensive
comparative analysis; and
282
WHEREAS, Alternative A fully utilizes the runways and aviation footprint of El Toro
by contemplating a commercial and cargo airport at El Toro; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A is by far the most beneficial reuse of El Toro allowing the
businesses and travelers access to national and international markets; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A projects that 162,000 new jobs will be created; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A projects that $9.9 billion in economic activity will result from
El Toro Airport; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A captures Orange County's 1.6 million tons of air cargo at El
Toro Airport; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A reduces the noise impacts in the surrounding communities in
comparison to the military mission of the last 53 years; and
WHEREAS, Alternative A is the only plan that is self - funded with no cost to local
taxpayers; and
WHEREAS, On November 12, 1996 the Federal Aviation Administration said "Our
review [of the EIR and Community Reuse Plan] indicates that there are no operational
constraints that would prohibit a civil aviation reuse of MCAS, El Toro "; and
WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Supervisors in their capacity as the federally
designated Local Redevelopment Authority will consider the El Toro Community Reuse Plan and
EIR on or about December 15, 1996; and
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, The City of Cypress supports the Draft Community
Reuse Plan and Alternative A of the Draft Environmental Impact Report; and
FURTHERMORE, The City Council authorizes the Mayor or designee to transmit this
Resolution to Supervisor Roger Stanton, Chairman, Orange County Board of Supervisors with
copies to the remaining Board members; and
FURTHERMORE, The City Council authorizes and encourages the Mayor or designee
to address the Board of Supervisors in public session on or about December 15 for the purpose
of Communicating this City's position; and
FURTHERMORE, Copies of this executed Resolution shall be transmitted to Citizens
for Jobs & the Economy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at an adjourned
regular meeting held on the 10th day of December, 1996.
ATTEST:
CITY LERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
283
I, LILLIAN M. HAINA, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at an adjourned regular meeting of the said City
Council held on the 10th day of December, 1996, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bowman, Jones, Keenan, Piercy
and Carroll
NOES: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
119)011)-6,,t 41t1-‘-v-a-
CITY CL RK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS