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RESOLUTION NO. 79-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA SUPPORTlNG
HR2505, A BILL TO ESTABLISH A NEW FEDERAL
JUDICIAL DISTRICT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, HR 2505 is a bill to establish a new Federal judicial district
in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the new district, which would be referred to as "Southwestern'
would be comprised of the counties of Orange,. Riverside and San Bernardino,
all of which are currently in the seven-county Central District of California;
and ·
WHEREAS, the Central District has more than ll million people' residing
in it and court is only held in Los Angeles, imposing a severe hardship on
the residents of Tustin; and
WHEREAS, a "Southwestern" District of the three counties would have
3.5 million people residing in it, a district larger than two-thirds of the
present federal districts in the United States; and
WHEREAS, the creation of a 'iSouthwestern:: District would greatly ease
the delays and serious inconveniences for the residents of the three
counties at a minimal cost to the taxpayer
NOW THEREFORE, the £ity Council of the City of Tustin does hereby
resolve as foilows'
1. The City Council supports HR 2505 a bill to establish a new Federal
judicial district in the State of California which would be referred to
as "Southwestern" to be comprised of the counties of Orange, Riverside and
San Bernard ino.
2. The City Council urges each of our State Legislators to support an
promulgate legislation supporting such proposals or actions,
3. The City Council urges all other cities in Orange County and other
interested persons to urge similar support of their legislative representa-
tives.
4. The City Clerk is directed to distribute copies of this resolution
to Congressman Patterson, Congressman Dannemeyer, Congressman Badham,
Assemblyman Bruce Nestande, Assemblyman Ri chard Robinson, Assemblywoman
Marian Bergeson, Senator John V. Briggs, Senator John Schmitz and all cities
in Orange County.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California: held on the 16th day of April, 1979.
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MAYOR
ATTEST'
dpj; 4/16/79
STATE OF CALIFOP~NIA )
COUNTY OF OPJ~NGE ) SS
CITY OF TUSTIN )
RUTH C. POE, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of the
City of Tustin, California, does hereby certify that the whole number of
the members of the City Council of the City of Tustin is five; that the
above and foregoing Resolution No. 79-28 was duly and regularly
introduced, passed and adopted at a regular meeting of tl~e City Council
held on the ~ 16th day of April , 1979, by the following
vote-
AYES -
NOES:
ABSENT:
COD..~CII2-~EN: Schuster, Sharp, Saltarelli, Kennedy_, Welsh
COo.v~IL,~EN- None
CO-L~iCIL~,~N - None