HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2601 STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) RESOLUTION NO. 2601
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE)ss
CITY OF SAN JACINTO )
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF A MAJOR CARGO CARRIER AT
MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE
WHEREAS, March Air Reserve Base provides an estimated $347 million
economic impact tc the Inland Region annually, along with the basing of more than
8,000 military people and civilians; and
WHEREAS, March ARB provides a joint partnership with the March Joint Powers
Authority to operate the 2.5 mile runway, and relies on the authority to share runway
costs as the March Inland Port; and
WHEREAS, the March Joint Powers Commission and its elected representatives
have been working for eight years to plan for a successful cargo airport that will operate
on a 24-hour basis, and will fuel the local economy with new jobs and ancillary
businesses; and
WHEREAS, the March Joint powers Commission has actively sought a major
cargo carrier to operate from the March Inland Port; and
WHEREAS, the March Joint Powers Commission is considering a plan by its
airport master developer to construct a 380,000 square foot cargo handling facility at the
southeasterly end of the runway on public property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, ordered and determined by the City
Council of the City o` San Jacinto at their regular meeting August 19, 2004, that they
wholeheartedly support the basing of DHL (Dalsey, Hillblom & Lynn) as a major tenant
at March Inland Port; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of San Jacinto does not want any
flight restrictions that will prevent DHL or any other major carrier from operating a
successful 24-hour operation that has the potential for becoming a huge job and
business magnet for Riverside County.
C n Jaci
Jim Ayres ayor
Attest: I /�
rothy L C uinard, City Clerk