HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 98-51RESOLUTION NO. 98 — 51
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING
PROPOSITION A ON THE JUNE 2, 1998 BALLOT
IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO
WHEREAS, the San Diego Convention Center has generated over $3 billion in
regional economic impact since its opening in 1989, and is directly responsible for
7,500 jobs throughout San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, expansion of the San Diego Convention Center is projected to
produce an additional 4,000 jobs and a total regional economic impact of over $900
million annually; and
WHEREAS, the San Diego Convention Center cannot accommodate larger
conventions, which are being lost to Los Angeles, Anaheim, Las Vegas and San
Francisco, each of which has a convention center over twice the size of San Diego's.
Over 70 conventions which would have produced spending in excess of $600 million
have already been lost because of delays in the expansion, and failure to expand the
Convention Center will cause San Diego to fall from the top tier of convention
destinations; and
WHEREAS, organizations as diverse as the North County Convention and Visitors
Bureau, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Carlsbad's LEGOLAND, the San
Diego -Imperial Counties Labor Council, the AFL-CIO, the San Diego Zoological
Society, and the San Diego County Taxpayers' Association have all enthusiastically
endorsed Proposition A; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and City Council of the City of National City support
continued growth of the region's visitor industry as part of a healthy regional economy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National
City hereby supports Proposition A on the June 2,1998 ballot in the City of San Diego,
and urges residents throughout the region to lend their support to this important project.
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Resolution No. 98 — 51
May 5, 1998
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 5th day of May, 1998.
George H.' Waters, Mayor
A I -I hST:
+14MR.,ty Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney