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RESOLUTION No. 2924
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF SUIT AND EMPLOYMENT
OF SPECIAL ATTORNEYS
IN CONNECTION WITH UNIFIED PORT DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego has
authorized the calling of an election in the cities of San Diego, Coronado,
Imperial Beach, Chula Vista and National City, on November 6, 1962, for the
establishment of a special district to be known as the San Diego Unified
Harbor District, and
WHEREAS, the cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach and Chula Vista,
acting by and through the City Councils of said cities, have repeatedly
objected to the establishment of said District, and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of
Chula Vista that the establishment of the San Diego Unified Port District
is not in the best interests of the citizens of said City; that if formed
it will take property of said city, it will force said City and the voters
thereof to resort to a vote of other cities on the question of whether property
rights owned in fee and in trust by the City of Chula Vista will be trans- _
ferred to the Unified Port District; that such an election would be unfair,
illegal, inequitable and unjust, and
WHEREAS, it is also the opinion of the City Council of the City
of Chula Vista that if formed said District will have the power to tax the
private property in said City without granting the right of equal representa-
tion, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has been informed and therefore believes
that the establishment of the San Diego Unified Port District based upon the
provisions of Chapter 67 of the Statutes of 1962, First Extraordinary Session,
will be illegal and any District so established will be founded upon an
unconstitutional statute, and
WHEREAS, the cities of Coronado, Imperial Beach and Chula Vista and
the electors, voters and citizens thereof are all affected .by any proposition
which will establish a Unified District as proposed and said cities have a
common interest in protecting themselves against a common danger and should join
together for this purpose.
WHEREAS, the services of special counsel is necessary and required to
provide legal services for said City of Chula Vista in the protection of property
rights of said City and the law firm of HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McAULIFFE of the
City and County of San Francisco is composed of persons qualified to render
said sew 1 .
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NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA as follows:
1. That is is in the best interests of the people of the City of Chula
Vista to join with the cities of Imperial Beach and Coronado in a joint effort
of the three cities to defeat any establishment of a Unified Port District as
provided for in Chapter 67, Statutes of 1962, First Extraordinary Session.
2. That the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized to commence
an action in the Courts of the State of California to contest the establishment
of the San Diego Unified Port District by an election to be held in said City
on November 6, 1962.
3. That the firm of HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McAULIFFE of the City of
San Francisco be and it is hereby employed as special counsel to represent the
City in the litigation herein referred to; that the terms and provisions of
said employment are more particularly set out in a memorandum thereof contained
in a letter now on file in the office of the City Clerk.
4. That this Resolution shall become effective only upon notification
by the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach to the effect that they have passed
similar resolutions.
5. That the Chief Administrative Officer is directed to negotiate with
the cities of Coronado and Imperial Beach to reach agreement as to sharing
expense, preferably on the basis .of forty (40%) percent by Chula Vista, forty
(40%) percent by Coronado, and. twenty (20%) percent by Imperial Beach.
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ADOPTED AND APPROVED by the CITY COUNCIL of the CITY OF
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA, this 18th day of September 19_
by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEN DeGraaf, McMains, Menzel
NAYES: COUNCILMEN McAllister
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN Smith
your of the Cit' ofghula Vista
ATTEST
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STATE.OF CA 1FORNIA )
COUNTY'OF SAN DIEGO ) ss.
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
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.
DATED:
City Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. .� Y_
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING FILING OF SUIT AND
EMPLOYMENT OF SPECIAL ATTORNEYS.
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of the County of .San Diego has
authorized -the calling of an election in the Cities Of Chula Vista, Coronado,
Imperial Beach, National City and San Diego, on November 6, 1962, for the
establishment of a special district to be known as the San Diego Unified
Port District, and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Chula Vista, Coronado, and Imperial Beach, acting
by and through the City Councils of said Cities, have repeatedly objected
to the establishment of said district, and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the City Council of the City of Coronado
that the establishment of the San Diego Unified Port District is not in the
best interests of the citizens of said city; that if formed, it will take
property of said city; it will force said city and the voters thereof to
resort to a vote of other cities on the question of whether property rights
owned in trust by the City of Coronado will be tranaferned to the Unified
Port District; that such an election would be unfair, illegal, inequitable
and unjust, and
WHEREAS, it is also the opinion of the City Council of the City of
Coronado that if formed, said district will have the power to tax the
private property in said city without granting the right of equal representation,
and
WHEREAS, the City *Council has been informed and therefore believes that
the establishment of the San Diego Unified Port District, based upon the
provisions of Chapter 67 of the Statutes.of 1962, First Extraordinary Session,
will be illegal and any district so established will be found..d upon an
unconstitutional statute, and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Chula Vista, Coronado and Imperial Beach, and the
electors, voters and citizens thereof are all affected by any proposition which
will establish a Unified District as proposed and said cities have a common
interest in protecting themselves against a common danger and should join
together for this purpose.
WHEREAS, the services of special counsel is necessary and required to
provide legal services for said City of Coronado in the protection of property
rights of said city, and the law firm of HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McA1JLIFFE
of the City and County of San Francisco is composed of persons qualified to
render said service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Coronado as follows:
1. That it is in the best interests of the people of the City of
Coronado to join with the cities of Chula Vista and Imperial Beach in a
joint effort of the three cities to defeat any establishment of a Unified Port
District as provided for in Chapter 67, Statutes of 1962, First Extraordinary
Session."
- 2; That the City Attorney be and he is hereby authorized to commence
an action in the Courts of the State of California to contest the establishment
of the San Diego Unified Port District by an election to be held in Said
city on November 6, 1962.
3, That the firm of HELLER, EHRMAN, WHITE & McAULIFFE of the City and
County of San Francisco be and it is hereby employed as special counsel
to represent this city in the litigation herein referred to; that the
terms and provisions of said employment are more particularly set out in
a memorandum thereof contained in a' letter stow on file in the office of
the City Clerk.
k. That this Resolution shall become effective upon receipt of noti-
fication from the City of Chula Vista and the City of Imperial Beach that
said cities have adopted a similar Resolution.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coronado, California,
this /be day of Septem r, 1962, by the following, to-wit:
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NAPES: Councilmen --
ABSENT: Councilmen
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- City of Coronado, Californian
ATTEST: / .
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"1 t i� °' • �� ,; e , ,�a „� oil�of Suryis°��s,cif�#�„ 6iint�o,�°�$at� �?ie�o � ,.�, ,�
F.;-4t, ` h agi utherizedx the,tal i gL of ant ele4tion irr the`g Cases>bt:S"arx Die' o, .L . ..'
'1". ,..a •Coronado, Imperial„Beach, Ciiii4 Vista and ] tional Ci .' d ��
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;. '' 6, I962, for the establiahrrient.
df`aspetiai ,district t o be knozvn
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,9 : - Sah Unified Harbor District and.
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f: ,t, WIC - 'S ,the citie'a _o 3° Y ,#" K , rye,.
.. �'` p ., roliatia, Inria7 $eark acid Chula - r�
, , 'Vista, aetirig by a�`,athrough the Ciik-C'outiciis oiPsa,d,citie , hale A `'g„, ?
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I � r.peatedfy, obje.et'eil to�the estataj.shment of ,said district, arit , , . "• y ,:..
r, VHERFEAS, ,it is th$ opinion'of-thd",Cit' r'C(�u r of the .ty.Of " v fig`
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Imperial,$ ach,that the,sestab)i"shment°of the Sari Diego'Urnified43' rbor i ,,,
District is not in the-best interests of.the citizens. o'f s d,cityi,� hat, if s
I "font d it'will place ari unw.ar anted tam burden onl,.the residehts of ,,Y�
this .,,, that,sue ,an .jelectidti would be u2tfait;illegal,',, fne Z table and ,
unjust;,.a d �. _ , '
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it HERP,AS,,jt is aIso the .opinion„of the City-Co incil of the ;City r- ,,
of Imperial Beach-thn if formed, said"district will have thy`power tee
a, ,tax the private propaehty in,•said.,City without grautirig the right"of cqua s
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' '`Witt REAS; the City'Cou
t ixcil has kt�eert irifCirfned and thex for¢'belia
that-tom 'ettablishment-of the San`Diego ,Uuified.Hhrbor .District based u n
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u� .� � : �.:,�, tlaie.�� dvisionb" qf''C'�� � `�-F�`�h:e'B#attifies,bf ° - irs�t �r i�,a�,y _
I Sestion, will.be illeg and any district eb established''Will be. founded•
1 upon au unconstitutional statute,, and .
I. W`lREAS, the City Ii pe°rial'fleach does Trot hhye tidelahc . to
;grant, and a F
WHEREAS, the :cities of Coronado, Imperial Jae.
aeach and Cl tila 1,40a
and the;electors, voters and citizens therepof are all aff'ectedhy FY
I" proposition which wil1'estanblish a JJnified District as n proposed a nc saiid�° t
cities hays Ra-corm on interest in"proteeting,themse1yes`a atiri a. t w - '
coin iion.�dang r and should join together •;for this purpose,, and, ,ti
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"}a WHEREAS, the serV..,pes of special:counsel are netes`sary aid '.
" , required to pr,avide legal services for said City of fm.perial"Be ich..in the " ,
• ` ,, f protection of propetty rights 'oaf sad city and the law firm o t, a ,ITED4 ,
' F,HR1VIAN,,, WRITE. & ' cAULIFFE o 'the Cify-and Cou`rity of San Pratinisbo'��a
. ,t is composed of persohs qualified to.renders 9a-id`service,
" . . F g ,TD ' Ravtig IT-lip by-theC itt opim er - .r
Beach as follows:
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'. .ri II. That it is in the beat interests of the people Of the City of
i ' Imperial Beach to join with the -cities of Corctnadaand Chula Vista in a
joirit effort of the three cities to defeat any-establishment °of a "Unified
Port District as praviced"fqr in Chapter 67, Statutes Qf°3962, First '
Extraordinary Session. -
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°` o, } , ' F:` 2;�} 'That tieCft Attorney' be sand he is h, r'ef�y .aufhorized to , •
;• lt 'commextce an actiorf in tiJ,o:Coifrts pf"the Mate of'Ca1ifornia to Eonfest
the;establishment"of the San ,?i.ego Unifi. 'd, Harbor. Dfstrict by an
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,l' . election to'be held ill saiid`c. ty on November 6,A 1962 . , i4
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1 3, eThat the firm of HELER, EHRNSAN,, "WHITE & 1VI"cAULIFVE-
iF of the City.AndSCgitnty of San Francisco be and it is hereby employed as
special c6unsel 'Co represent the city in the litigation herein referred to;
1 .. 1 that the4terms and provisions of said etpIoyxnent are more particularly
I it �s gout in d,x9eriio nd hpreb, 16 ont ,Ake in,a letter, n.pw on._fi&e in.
+� bI the ol` ceof the C;ity5-C er1k"4.
1 N PASSED AND AD(QPTED.at a reg>_ilar meeting of the City Council
of the,City of Imperial Beach held this :18th day of September, 1962, ,
by thelollowing vote, to-wit: ti
1 '° AYES; ' BOWLER, 4ANSEtT, SRS,, ORD, Itic LAIIGHLI N
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.. , duly passed and a4optedby dl re City Council of said'' ',
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