HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2001-072 - Veterans Home Facility RESOLUTION NO. 2001- '7 2-
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A CALIFORNIA STATE
VETERANS' HOME FACILITY IN SHASTA COUNTY
WHEREAS,according to local Veteran representatives,over 200,000 Veterans currently reside within
the 13 northern most counties of the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the City Council and the citizens of the City of Redding have great admiration and the
utmost gratitude for all the local men and women who have selflessly served their country and this community
in the armed forces, in order to protect and preserve the freedoms enjoyed by all Americans; and
WHEREAS, these same Veterans and their families are deserving of rehabilitative, residential, and
medical care and services in proximity to their place of residence; and
WHEREAS, the California Department of Veterans' Affairs, through its California Veterans' Home
facilities, is charged with providing such care and services to aged and/or disabled Veterans, their spouses,
dependants, and survivors; and
WHEREAS, the closest California Veterans' Home facility is located in Yountville, Napa County,
California, and
WHEREAS, legislation has been introduced in the California State Senate by Senator Maurice
Johannessen,in the form of SB 4,authorizing the development of a California Veterans'Home in Shasta County.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Redding wishes to
express its strong support for the development of a California Veterans'Home in Shasta County within the most
expeditious time frame possible.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular meeting of
the City Council of the City of Redding on the 1st day of May 2001, and was duly adopted at said meeting by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Cibula, Pohlmeyer, Stegall and McGeorge
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kight
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None •
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CONNIE S 'OHMAYEPi- Clerk
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W. LEONARD WINGNf ', City Attorney
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