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AGENDA REPORT City Manager
Finance Director N/A
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 7, 2010
TO: WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM: PATRICIA ESTRELLA, CITY CLERK SERVICES SUPERVISOR
SUBJECT: LEGISLATIVE REPORT - FUNDING REQUEST SUPPORT FOR JOINT
FORCES TRAINING BASE (JFTB) IN LOS ALAMITOS
SUMMARY
Mayor Amante requested that the attached request from the City of Garden Grove be
agendized for discussion.
RECOMMENDATION
Pleasure of the Council
FISCAL IMPACT
None
GARDEN GROVE
July 27, 2010
CITY OF GARDER~I~'O"C/E
William J. Dalton
1layor
Steven R. Jones
Mayor Pro Tem
Dina Nguyen
Council Memher
Mayor Jerry Amante Bruce A. Broadwater
Council Member
City of Tustin
300 Centennial Way Andrew Do
Council Mernbi~r
Tustin, CA 92780
SUBJECT: Support for Funding Request -Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB)
in Los Alamitos
Dear Mayor Amante:
The Orange County Division of the League of California Cities, in support of the
efforts of the cities of Cypress, Garden Grove, Los Alamitos, and Seal Beach to
obtain funding for the reconstruction of Runway 4R-22L at the Joint Forces
Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos, recently disseminated information on our
cities' behalf to Orange County cities seeking support in this matter.
We respectfully request your city's support by sending a letter endorsing our
funding request to Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez. Attached for your
convenience is a sample letter that can be used to convey your city's support of
our funding request. Should you have any questions, please contact Los
Alamitos City Manager Jeff Stewart at (562) 431-3538, x201.
Sincerely,
Steven R. Jon
Mayor Pro Tem
Enclosure
11222 Acacia Parkway • P.O.Box 3070 • Garden Grove, CA 92842
www.ci.garden-grove.ca.us
September 7, 2010
The Honorable Loretta Sanchez
Congresswoman, 47th District
12397 Lewis Street, #101
Garden Grove, CA 92840
SUBJECT: Support for Funding Request -Joint Forces Training Base (JFTB) in Los Alamitos
Dear Congresswoman Sanchez:
The City Council of the City of Tustin joins with the cities of Cypress, Garden Grove, Los
Alamitos, Seal Beach, and the Gateway Cities Council of Governments in support of your efforts
to obtain funding for the reconstruction of Runway 4R-22L at the Joint Forces Training Base
(JFTB) in Los Alamitos, California.
We understand that there are many requests for federal funding and that funding resources are
limited. However, we believe that the regional significance of the JFTB is important enough to
justify consideration. Agencies throughout Southern California have banded together to request
$17 million for the reconstruction of the runway because the JFTB is the only military facility
between Santa Barbara and San Diego Counties that is able to accommodate heavy aircraft,
such as the C-17 and Air Force One. Clearly, there is strategic military and civilian value in
maintaining the JFTB as a fully functioning base in the Southern California region. In addition to
its ongoing military mission, the Base serves as California's Southern Regional Office of
Emergency Services. Accordingly, the JFTB and its airfield will serve as the focus through which
manpower and aid flows in the event of a regional emergency.
The City of Tustin sincerely believes that the entire Southern California region benefits
immensely from a fully functioning airfield in northwest Orange County. While we are well aware
of your efforts to obtain the funding, we offer our assistance in helping you with that task. If there
is anything we can do to be of support, please feel free to contact me at (714) 573-3010.
Sincerely,
Jerry Amante
Mayor