HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 92-16RESOLUTION NO. 92-16
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
URGING AN AMERICAN SOLUTION TO THE
CAPITALIZATION OF THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY
WHEREAS, McDonnell Douglas Corporation, Long Beach, has
demonstrated before a Committee of Congress the need for additional capital and
facilities to develop the MD-12 commercial aircraft; and
WHEREAS, Taiwan Aerospace has made offers to buy significant
percentages of McDonnell Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics
Corporation, Convair Division, which constructs fuselages for McDonnell
Douglas aircraft; and
WHEREAS, these two venerable defense and commercial aviation
contractors have been integral parts of the greater Southern California community
and its labor force since 1935; and
WHEREAS, the livelihoods of 53,000 direct employees and their
families, plus the livelihoods of more than 200,000 others as employees and
principals of vendor and subcontracting firms, are dependent upon the continued
presence and future expansion of these two corporations herein in Southern
California; and
WHEREAS, for the security of our country's aerospace technology,
for preservation of aerospace jobs in Southern California and the nation, and for
youth training and skilled employment opportunities now and in the coming
century, it is important to find an alternative to foreign investment in McDonnell
Douglas Corporation and General Dynamics Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of
the City of National City that the Council hereby joins with and wholly supports
the Committee to Enact A Patriotic Alternative to Commercial Takeover of
American Aircraft Production and Maintenance (P.A.C.T.) in efforts to find a
suitable alternative to foreign investment in McDonnell Douglas and General
Dynamics Corporations.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council exhorts
Congress and the President of the United States to find an American solution to
capitalization of these vital and respected giants of the aerospace industry.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 21st day of January, 1992.
George 1 W ters, Mayor
ATTEST:
L ' Anne Peoples, City lerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney