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RESOLUTION N0. 3796
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
PETITIONING THE BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS, DEPARTMENT OF
TIIE NAVY, TO ACQUIRE ADDITIONAL LA:dD TO ENLARGE FORT ROSECRANS NATIONAL CEMETERY
The City Council of the City of Chula Vista does hereby
reso]_ve as follows
WHEREAS, a qualified veteran has a leaal entitlement to
burial in a national cemetery, and.
WHEP,&AS, burial space within the present boundaries of
' Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, California will be non-
' existent ,•~ithin one to one and one-he~lf years, a.nd
WHEREAS, the
the veterai7s of one cf
country of their legal
VIHEREAS , the
and Marine officers an
California, and
condition of no space available will deprive
the largest veteran population centers of our
entitlement, and
overwhelming majority of retired U. S. Navy
9. enlisted n'~en reside in San Diego County,
WHEPSAS, there being considerable unused and undeveloped
~ land bordering this national cemetery suitable for burial purposes
and under the control of the Department of the Navy, and
WHEREAS, approximately ten acreas of land lying West of Memorial
Drive and adjacent to the Plor_th border of ti1C national cemetery could
be readily annexed. to the national cemetery, and
WHEREAS, the annexation of this parcel of land would add
materially to present available space,
' NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Chula Vista does hereby petition the Bureau of Yards and Docks,
~ Department of the Navy, to transfer title of the above described land
to the Quartermaster, United States Engineers for annexation to Fort
Rosecrans Dlational Cemetery.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of
Chula Vista be, and he is hereby directed to forward a certified copy
of this resolution tc tine Bureau of Yards and Docks, Department cf the
Navy; and to Gliiliam Sinclair, Chairman, Veterans National Cemetery
Committee.
THE CITY OF CHUhA VISTA
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Eleanor Anderson,-Mayor
Approved as t form by
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George D. Lindberg, City Attor '
ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the
CITY OF CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, thisl3thday of July ,
~ 1965 , by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN McCorquodale Sparling McMains, McAllister, Anderson
NAYES: COUNCILMEN None
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ABSENT: COUNCILMEN None
Mayor of the City of Chula Vista
ATTEST ~~-~-u- '
' -City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ~ ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA
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I, KENNETH P. CAMPBELL, City Clerk of the City of Chula
Vista, California, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the above and foregoing
is a full, true and correct copy of
and that the same has not been amended or repealed.
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City Clerk
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