HomeMy Public PortalAbout15-036RESOLUTION NO. 15-036
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON,
CALIFORNIA, SUPPORTING THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE
AND THE SPACE AND MISSILE SYSTEMS CENTER AND OPPOSING
THE CLOSURE AND/OR RELOCATION OF SUCH FACILITIES.
WHEREAS, the Carson City Council is aware of the proposed new round of base
closures using the Base Realignment and Closure process, that previously closed military
facilities in Los Angeles County; and
WHEREAS, the Carson City Council is interested in retaining the Los Angeles Air Force
Base (LAAFB) and the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) in Los Angeles County as
critically important to Carson's regional economy and national defense; and
WHEREAS, LAAFB and SMC directly employ 5,879 military, civilian, and contract
workers and indirectly employ another 11,776 County residents, some of which reside in Carson;
and
WHEREAS, Air force base workers are residents and strong members of our community.
They live, work, play, eat and shop in our community; and
WHEREAS, Realignment and closure will result in the loss of thousands of jobs and the
approximately $1.8 billion that these military facilities contribute to our regional economy; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carson recognizes the importance of LAAFB and SMC as
critical assets to the aerospace industry and America's ability to design military technology that
is vital to our national defense; and
WHEREAS, the City of Carson stands beside the County of Los Angeles Board of
Supervisors in its efforts to prevent the closure or relocation of the LAAFB and SMC; and
NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Carson strongly supports the Los
Angeles Air Force Base and the Space and Missile Systems Center and strongly opposes the
closure and/or relocation of such facilities.
RESOLUTION NO. 15-036
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 4th day of March, 2015.
ATTEST:
City Clerk Donesia L. Gause
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
ayor Jim Dear
I, Donesia L. Gause, City Clerk of the City of Carson, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is four; that the foregoing resolution, being
Resolution No. 15-036 was duly and regularly adopted by said Council at a regular meeting duly
and regularly held on the 4th of March, 2015, and that the same was passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Mayor Dear, Santarina, Davis -Holmes, and Robles
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
City Clerk Donesia L. Gause, CMC