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RESOLUTION NO. 3765
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA,
ENDORSING SENATE BILL 340 PROPOSING
AN AIRCRAFT FUEL USERS' TAX.
WHEREAS, the number of privately owned airports is steadily
and gradually decreasing and the service rendered by the remaining
ones is in many instances greatly deteriorating; and,
WHEREAS, the number of private aircraft used for pleasure
or business is constantly increasing; and,
WHEREAS, airports serve the~people of the area in which
they are located irrespective of the precise boundaries of political
jurisdictions, for which reason it is highly proper that airport
facilities be maintained and operated by the County of Los Angeles;
and,
WHEREAS, the owners of the Los Angeles-El Monte Airport has
announced the intention of closing said airport on March 1, 1965, in
which event there will no longer be any airport facility serving the
western portion of the East San Gabriel Valley; and,
WHEREAS, the levy of an aircraft fuel users' tax as pro-
posed in Senate Bill 340 will derive revenue for the acquisition and
maintenance of airports from the very persons who use them;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA,
CALIFORNIA,DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Arcadia
does support and urge the enactment of Senate Bill 340 introduced by
Senator Randolph Collier.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of
this resolution and shall cause a certified copy hereof to be for-
warded forthwith to the Honorable Randolph Collier and Thomas M. Rees,
Senators of the State of California, John L. E. Collier and Houston
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I. Flournoy, Assemblymen of the state of California, and Supervisor
Frank G. Bonelli of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted
at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Arcadia held
on the 16TH day of
FEBRUARY
, 1965, by the affirmative vote
of at least three Councilmen, to wit:
AYES:
COUNCIlMEN BALSER, CONSIDINE, FORMAN, REIBOLD AND TURNER
NOES:
NONE
ABSENT:
NONE
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SIGNED AND APPROVED this 16TH day of FEBRUARY , 1965.
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ATTEST:
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