HomeMy WebLinkAbout2003-03-11 - RESOLUTIONS - CALIFORNIA SPACE AUTHORITY (2)RESOLUTION NO. 03-42
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA, COMMENDING THE
CALIFORNIA SPACE AUTHORITY FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN
PROMOTING THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IN THE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
WHEREAS, California has experienced many space firsts, including having been the
site of the world's first polar -orbiting satellite launch at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Chuck
Yeager's breaking of the sound barrier at Edwards Air Force Base, and the first American
rocket to probe space was launched with engines built by a California company; and
WHEREAS, California is the world's center for design and manufacturing of satellites
and other space hardware that contribute to scientific exploration, including support of the
International Space Station and the Space Shuttle Program, weather prediction,
communication, entertainment, and national security. By virtue of the fact that the state
boasts "end-to-end" capabilities including research, design and development, manufacturing,
launch, in -orbit operations, and space -services; and
WHEREAS, California hosts more NASA centers than any other state, including
Ames Research Center, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the Dryden Flight Research
Center, which, when coupled with California's institutes of higher education, have produced
engineers and skilled workers with the intellectual capital and innovation capable of
fostering new and expanded growth areas for California's space legacy and greater economy;
and
WHEREAS, California's Aerospace Industry is playing a vital role in developing the
technologies that will support our national Homeland Defense strategy; and
WHEREAS, other states recognize the economic importance of space enterprise in
their communities and have been aggressively seeking to attract many California businesses
and seek their relocation out of California with the enticements of tax incentives and other
economic inducements; and
WHEREAS, our community has long benefited from the jobs and economic growth
that has occurred due to a prosperous space enterprise climate in California, and we boast
today approximately 2,500 jobs in our community are associated with space enterprise.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Santa Clarita does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Recognize and ask Governor Gray Davis and the California State
Legislature to acknowledge the economic value of space enterprise to the state's economy and
memorialize them to work with academic, local government, and industry leaders, including
the California Space Authority, to attract, retain, and grow space enterprise by enacting
policies that will assist with space -related education, academic research and development,
workforce development, and space infrastructure upgrades; and
SECTION 2. Declare and urge Governor Gray Davis and the California State
Legislature to acknowledge the date of March 18, 2003 as California Space Day; and
SECTION 3. Congratulate the California Space Authority and the Golden State
Museum for bringing together the educational exhibit "100 Years A Lot: California Takes
Wing" showcasing California's history in the development of flight and the eventual conquest
of space, to run from March 15 through May 30, 2003; and
SECTION 4. Call upon the Governor and each state agency and department, within
its budget authority, to promote and support the development of California space enterprise,
consistent with prudent environmental sensitivity and minimal regulations, designed to
retain California's historic position as a world leader in space education, research and
development, manufacturing, services, and transportation; and
SECTION 5. Call upon the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Governor's
Secretary of Education to work in close cooperation with space enterprise leaders, including
the California Space Authority, NASA, Air Force Space Command representatives, and
others as appropriate, to ensure that students and California's existing space enterprise
workforce are aware of and prepared for space enterprise opportunities; and
SECTION 6. Commend the Secretary of the Technology, Trade and Commerce
Agency in his effort to:
• Foster the development of space -related activities in California, including: space
education and job training, flight test and manufacturing, infrastructure development
and preservation, academic science, applied research and development, business
development, economic diversification, spacelift activity, space -related tourism, and
space industry retention and attraction.
• Examine and recommend, as necessary, the most effective relationship between the
State government and the State's space enterprise in order to effectively retain, grow,
and attract the full breadth of space activities.
• Develop, in close cooperation with the Director of the Employment Development
Department, a comprehensive listing of space enterprise assets throughout the state,
including identification and knowledge of the name and locations of businesses, the
numbers of employees engaged in space enterprise, the revenue source generated to the
state and local governments, and other important identifying information necessary to
help in finding ways to promote and grow space enterprise in this state.
• Develop, in close cooperation with the Secretary of the Business, Transportation and
Housing Agency, the identification, maintenance and preservation of the intrastate
space transportation network suitable for moving extra -legal loads; and
SECTION 7. Commend the Director of the Office of Military Base Retention and
Reuse for its work, in cooperation with space enterprise leaders, including the California
Space Authority, the California National Guard, and other appropriate parties, to identify
and retain military installations and their assets located in California and to provide a
central clearinghouse for all defense retention, conversion and base reuse activities in the
state; and
SECTION 8. Commend the Division of Aeronautics in the Department of
Transportation for recognizing the link between aviation and space and working to promote
space as a mode of transportation; and
SECTION 9. Commend the Governor's Homeland Security Advisor for his work, in
cooperation with the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, the Governor's Office of
Planning and Research, California National Guard, the California Space Authority, and other
appropriate parties in the research and potential use of space technology necessary to meet
California's homeland security goals and objectives; and
SECTION 10. Provide copies of this resolution to Governor Gray Davis, Lt. Governor
Cruz Bustamante, the California State Legislative Members, the Secretaries of the various
agencies, the Directors of the various departments, the Directors of the Office of Planning
and Research, Military Base Retention and Reuse, Emergency Services, the Office of the
Adjutant General of the California National Guard, the Advisor on Homeland Security, the
Administrator of the National Air and Space Administration, the Commander of Air Force
Space Command, and the Chief Operating Officer of the California Space Authority.
The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 11th day of March, 2003.
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA )
I, Sharon L. Dawson, CMC, City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Santa
Clarita at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 11th day of March, 2003, by the following
vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Ferry, McLean, Kellar, Weste, Smyth
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
CITY CLERK