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CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />IRVINE. IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1453 AND THE <br />ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA <br />STATE_ VETERANS CEMETERY <br />WHEREAS, California is home to more veterans than any other state; and <br />WHEREAS, the majority of California's veterans live in Southern California; and <br />WHEREAS, the nearest currently open federal veterans cemetery to Orange <br />County is the National Cemetery in Riverside, California; and, <br />WHEREAS, although the National Cemetery in Riverside is a beautiful resting <br />place for veterans, due to various factors — distance from Orange County, regional <br />geography, limited driving routes, and the population density of the region -- the Orange <br />County veterans, veterans from other Southern California coastal areas, and veterans' <br />families find access to available National Veterans Cemeteries challenging; and, <br />WHEREAS, the two State Veterans Cemeteries are also distant from Orange <br />County --- the Northern California State Veterans Cemetery is located near Redding in <br />Igo, California, and the Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery will be located in <br />Monterey; and, <br />WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1453 is pending in the California State Legislature, <br />directing the California Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a master plan for a <br />State -owned and operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery to be located in <br />Orange County; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Irvine DOES HEREBY <br />RESOLVE as follows: <br />SECTION 1. That the City of Irvine supports the passage of Assembly Bill 1453 <br />and the establishment of a Southern California Veterans Cemetery in Orange County. <br />SECTION 2. That the City of Irvine expresses its strong interest in providing at <br />least 1.00 acres of land at the Orange County Great Park (formerly the Marine Corps Air <br />Station at El Toro), for purposes of creating a Southern California Veterans Memorial <br />and Cemetery, <br />PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Irvine at a regular <br />meeting held on the 11t" day of March, 2014. <br />MAYOR OF THE CITY OF IRVINE <br />55D -25 <br />