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RESOLUTION NO. 61-118 OF TH~ CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE QUESTION OF ABANDONING MacARTHUR BOULEVARD AND EXPRESSING APPRECIATION FOR CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO ORANGE COUNTY INTERESTS BY SENATOR RANDOLPH COLLIER WHEREAS, for the past six or seven years there has been dis- cussion regarding extension of the Orange County Airport runway to cut and vacate portions of MacArthur Boulevard, running Southerly from Newport Avenue to the Corona Del Mar area, or the re-routing of said MacArthur Boulevard; and WHEREAS, any vacation or abandonment of any portion of, or the re-routing or realignment of, MacArthur Boulevard has always been opposed by the City of Santa Ana and by other cities in the southern and central portions of Orange County; and WHEREAS, it now appears that State Highway Route 184, co~only referred to as Newport Freeway, is being considered to replace a portion of MacArthur Boulevard and to result in the vacation of a portion of MacArthur Boulevard. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA: That MacArthur Boulevard affords a direct North and South link with the beaches and business areas in the vicinity of Corona Del Mar from the Civic Center and business heart of Santa Ana, California, the financial and commercial center of Orange County,and,. by reason of connecting major streets, a direct link with the principal cities in this part of the Santa Aha River Basin, and this City Council urges that every consideration be given to the preservation of this direct route and the retention of all of MacArthur Boulevard as a direct connection to the heavily populated areas of said County. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That years of study and effort have resulted in limitation of the Orange County Airport runway for the -1-