CC - 2004-06 - Resolution is opposition to the closure or relocation of the Los Angeles Air Force Base.RESOLUTION NO. 2004-06
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROSEMEAD OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF
THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE
WHEREAS, since the inception of the Defense Department's downsizing in 1988, California
has undergone four rounds of military base closures or realignments; and
WHEREAS, California was the state hardest hit by spending Teductions, with military
downsizing resulting in an economic loss of $9.6 billion annually and almost 100,000 jobs,
representing 60 percent of all Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC) related job losses
nationally, despite housing only 15 percent of the Nation's military personnel at the beginning of
the BRAC process; and
WHEREAS, the Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB), is ideally located in the City of
El Segundo, in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, LAAFB is not a traditional military base, but a group of office buildings
housing military and civilian employees responsible for managing the development and
construction of the Nation's military space and missile systems, including many new systems
being used for Homeland Security; and
WHEREAS, the projects overseen by LAAFB currently total $60 billion in value, with
$8.5 billion in new contracts being awarded annually; and
WHEREAS, about 70 percent of this work is performed by 350 aerospace companies
and their suppliers in the Los Angeles region, generating employment for more than 67,000
persons, with the vast majority holding high-paying engineering and research positions; and
WHEREAS, the LAAFB is dependent on the close proximity of these companies and
employees, as well as the universities and other resources in the Los Angeles region; and
WHEREAS, relocating the LAAFB would not only be extremely distruptive to the Los
Angeles region, but it would result in unnecessary Federal costs, estimated at $750 million, for
relocation; and
WHEREAS, it was not the intent of Congress to force the wholesale relocation of a
major component of a region's economy, as would happen if LAAFB were moved; and
WHEREAS, the BRAC process was not intended to enable the Congressionally
supported relocation of critical military facilities from one state to another; and
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WHEREAS, the County of Los Angeles, in coalition with the cities surrounding LAAFB
and the business community, have developed a creative plan to redevelop the area surrounding
LAAFB, as well as to build all new facilities for LAAFB, thus reducing the construction and
ongoing maintenance costs for the Federal Government.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ROSEMEAD, that the President and Congress of the United States of America be
respectfully requested to support the continued operation and maintenance of LAAFB at its
current location in Los Angeles County, California.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED THIS IOTA DAY OF FEBRUARY 2004.
ATTEST:
City Clerk:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
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I, Nancy Valderrama, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 2004-06 being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
OPPOSING THE CLOSURE OR RELOCATION OF THE LOS ANGELES AIR
FORCE BASE
was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the 10`h day of February, 2004, by the following vote
to wit:
YES: ALARCON, CLARK, VASQUEZ, IMPERIAL, TAYLOR
NO: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
Nan y Vald CMC
City`Clerk