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SRC03/12/14 <br />RESOLUTION NO. 2014 - <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />SANTA ANA, IN SUPPORT OF ASSEMBLY BILL 1453 AND <br />THE 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 County <br />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 — Northern California State Veterans Cemetery is located near Redding in Igo, <br />California, and the Central Coast State Veterans Cemetery will be located in Monterey; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Assembly Bill 1453 is pending in the California State Legislature, directing <br />the California Department of Veterans Affairs to develop a master plan for a State -owned and <br />operated Southern California Veterans Cemetery to be located in Orange County; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES <br />HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana, California, supports the passage of <br />Assembly Bill 1453 and the establishment of a Southern California Veterans Cemetery in <br />Orange County. <br />Section 2. The Clerk of the Council is directed to send this Resolution to all elected <br />officials representing the City of Santa Ana in the California State Legislature; and <br />Section 3. The Clerk of the Council shall certify to the passage and adoption of this <br />Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions. <br />8595315.2 55D-3 <br />