HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,430RESOLUTION NO. 12,430
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY SUPPORTING THE SWEETWATER
"DEEP -WATER" CHANNEL INDUSTRIAL SITE FOR
JAPANESE AUTOMOBILE PLANT
WHEREAS, the State Business and Transportation
Agency has solicited proposals from interested parties
for the possible location of a Japanese automobile plant
in California, and
WHEREAS, there exists in San Diego County a
high rate of unemployment, and
WHEREAS, the introduction of new industry into
the local economy would offer the potential for alleviat-
ing such unemployment, and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Chula Vista and National
City, as well as the San Diego Unified Port District, have
expressed their support for such economic development, and
WHEREAS, there is a potentially available site
on the Chula, Vista/National City bay front known as the
"Sweetwater 'Deep -water' Channel Industrial Site", and
WHEREAS, such a site would address the afore-
mentioned solicitation from the State Business and
Transportation Agency for a proposed site for Japanese
automobile plant;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City
Council of the City of National City strongly urges the
Governor and the Secretary of Business and Transportation
to seek favorable consideration of the "Sweetwater 'Deep -
water' Channel Industrial Site" as a preferred location
for any possible Japanese automobile plant in California.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 9th day of August, 1977.
ATTEST:
CITY ILERK