HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2013 —
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY
REAFFIRMING SUPPORT OF THE SAN DIEGO CONVENTION CENTER
PHASE III EXPANSION PROJECT
WHEREAS, on November 15, 2011, the City Council of the City of National City
adopted Resolution 2011-251 in support of the San Diego Convention Center Phase III
Expansion Project; and
WHEREAS, according to data compiled by the San Diego Convention Center
Corporation, the San Diego Convention Center has generated over $22 billion in regional
economic impacts since opening in 1989 and is directly responsible for 12,500 permanent jobs
throughout San Diego County; and
WHEREAS, the Convention Center is the cornerstone of the region's third largest
traded cluster, the visitor industry, which employs 13 percent of the region's workforce; and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendations of a citizen's task force and
substantial community and stakeholder input, a Phase III Expansion of the current facility is
being proposed to meet market demand, address lost business concerns, and build on the
success of the current facility while also generating new jobs and regional economic benefits;
and
WHEREAS, the Phase III Expansion will attract an additional 25 primary events
and nearly 250,000 additional attendees which will create positive regional economic impacts of
$689 million and 6,685 new permanent jobs; and
WHEREAS, the Phase III Expansion will also create a new five -acre elevated
public park and substantial retail uses to activate and create a visitor destination on the
Bayfront; and
WHEREAS, the Phase III Expansion will maximize and greatly enhance public
access and public recreational opportunities for San Diegans as well as visitors on the Bayfront
consistent with the California Coastal Act; and
WHEREAS, the Phase III Expansion, its economic impacts, its proposed location
and its public realm amenities have the enthusiastic support of neighborhoods surrounding the
proposed Phase III Expansion, the greater San Diego region, and diverse business and labor
organizations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of National
City that this Council hereby affirms its support for the Phase III Expansion of the San Diego
Convention Center and urges the California Coastal Commission to approve the project at its
October 2013 hearing.
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Resolution No. 2013 —
September 17, 2013
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 17th day of September, 2013.
Ron Morrison, Mayor
ATTEST:
Michael R. Dalla, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Claudia Gacitua Silva
City Attorney