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RESOLUTION 70-40 REQUESTING THE LOCAL AGENCY FORMATION COMMISSION TO APPROVE THE ANNEXATION OF THE MARINE CORPS AIR STATION AREA TO THE CITY OF SANTA ANA WHEREAS, the Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, being immediately adjacent to the easterly boundary of the City of Santa Ana, has been for 25 years or more closely identified as a military facility associated with our City; and W}{EREAS, the Marine Corps Air Station, Santa Ana, has for many years provided a large economic support for businesses in our City and at the present time provides millions of dollars per year to our economy; and WHEREAS, the association of the Marine Corps Air Station with the City of Santa Ana through the years has given us nationwide prestige; and W~EREAS, the Air Station is the primary military training location for helicopter personnel for the United States Marine Corps and as such constitutes a continuing critically necessary training facility for the safety of the entire nation; and WHEREAS, in 1967 the City of Tustin permitted the construc- tion of medium density apartment houses which eliminated use of one of the last two air approach corridors to said facility; and WHEREAS, the recent filing by a major private property owner adjoining the northerly boundary of the Marine Corps Air Station would force the closing of the sole remaining air approach corridor through the rezoning and development of this land to apartment house development with medium densities; and WHEREAS, recent statements attributed to high officials in the private corporation owning this land under the remaining approach pattern indicate the purpose of the company is to eliminate the Air Station or to cause a cessation of its use; and WHEREAS, the closure of this remaining aircraft approach pattern would effectively destroy the utilization of the Marine Corps Air Station for its original training mission; and WHEREAS, any attempt to relocate and duplicate the facilities now in use at the Station would constitute an expenditure of over $200,000,000 by the United States Government; and WHEREAS, annexation of the Air Station by the City of Santa Ana is the only means by which the City can effectively exercise its desire and intent to assist in every way in the preservation of the Air Station and in exercising any influence upon the method of development of the adjoining properties so as to permit the continued utilization of the Station; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City of Santa Ana does hereby request the Local Agency Formation Commission to approve the annexation of the Marine Corps Air Station to the City of Santa ana. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Santa Ana at its regular meeting held on the 20th day of April, 1970~ MAYOR CLERK OF THE COUNCIL -1-