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HomeMy WebLinkAbout99-31 - Irvine Annexation of El Toro & Musick Jail• RESOLUTION NO. 99- 31 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO THE PROPOSED CITY OF IRVINE ANNEXATION OF EL TORO MCAS AND THE MUSICK JAIL WHEREAS, the City of Irvine has filed an application with the Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) to annex El Toro MCAS and the Musick Jail; and WHEREAS, as a part of the annexation, the City of Irvine is proposing to adopt General Plan and Zoning designations for El Toro that do not support an aviation reuse and as such, are inconsistent with the Community Reuse Plan adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Orange County; and • WHEREAS, the City of Irvine is instead advocating for the development of the so called "Millennium Plan" at El Toro MCAS and has prepared the environmental documentation to support such use; and WHEREAS, a successful annexation of El Toro MCAS by the City of Irvine would greatly jeopardize the planning process as defined by Measure A, could negate the previous planning activities over the past two years and seriously compromise the timely conveyance of the base into civilian control; and WHEREAS, a delay in conveyance and development could result in additional costs to taxpayers since the federal government would be responsible for maintaining the base until it is conveyed; and WHEREAS, the annexation as proposed by the City of Irvine for El Toro would ultimately deprive Orange County of the opportunity to serve the growing air transportation demand and ensure continued economic growth. • • NOW, THEREFORE, CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH RESOLVES that it opposes the application by the City of Irvine to annex El Toro MCAS and the Musick Jail. ADOPTED this 261h day of April, 1999. Mayor Dennis O'Neil • • • STATE OF CALIFORNIA } COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss. CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH } I, LAVONNE M. HARKLESS, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution No. 99 -31, was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 26th day of April, 1999, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit: Ayes: Glover, Thomson, Debay, Ridgeway, Noyes, Mayor O'Neil Noes: None Absent: Adams Abstain: None IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the • official seal of said City this 27th day of April, 1999. (Seal) • City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California