Resolution 12104CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 12104
COMMENDING SUPERVISOR DON PERATA
FOR HIS EFFORTS RELATED TO SAVING
THE ALAMEDA NAVAL AIR STATION
WHEREAS, the Alameda Naval Air Station and Naval Aviation
Depot were among many military installations identified as
candidates for closure or re-alignment on Defense Secretary
Cheney's January 29, 1990 list submitted to Congress; and
WHEREAS, since that original list was made public, the Alameda
County Economic Advisory Board was formed under the direction of
Supervisor Don Perata; and
WHEREAS, with Supervisor Don Perata exercising the leading
role, the Advisory Board formed a broad coalition of interested and
concerned citizens and business leaders to develop a strategy for
addressing the potential base closure; and
WHEREAS, a delegation including business, labor, base worker
representatives and elected officials flew to Washington, D. C. to
present the socio-economic and cost implication of the potential
base closure; and
WHEREAS, while in Washington, D. C., the delegation met with
27 congressional leaders, representatives from Federal Department
of Labor and Defense as well as meeting with representatives from
the Economic Development Administration and the Department of the
Navy; and
WHEREAS, as a result of these exhausting efforts, neither NAS
Alameda nor Naval Aviation Depot were included on the April 15,
1991 list submitted by Secretary Cheney to the Base Closure
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co NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the
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=-0 City of Alameda, that Supervisor Don Perata be congratulated on
his efforts on behalf of local Naval Facilities and that his
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efforts should not go unnoticed by the community.
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I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and passed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the seventh of
May, 1991, by the following vote to wit:
AYES: Councilmembers Arnerich, Camicia, Lucas, Roth
and President Withrow - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTENTIONS: None.
IN WITNESS, WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this eighth day of May, 1991.
Diane lsch, City Clerk
City of Alameda