WHEREAS, The City of Irvine and its residents have invested hundreds of millions of dollars and countless hours to ensure that the City is a desirable location to live and to raise a family, and whereas the City is nationally-recognized as being a well-planned, safe, clean, prosperous and desirable community; and

    WHEREAS, a commercial airport is completely inconsistent with the General Plan of the City of Irvine; and

    WHEREAS, a portion of MCAS El Toro is actually within the borders of the City of Irvine, and whereas the remainder is within the City's sphere of influence for purposes of planning; and

    WHEREAS, a commercial airport would cause extraordinary and intolerable traffic, noise, pollution and crime within the City of Irvine and the other South County Cities; and

    WHEREAS, in response to the County's plan for a commercial airport, Irvine and the South County Cities have prepared an alternative non-airport reuse plan for MCAS El Toro known as the "Millennium Plan;" and

    WHEREAS, the Millennium Plan was conceived and developed as the result of an extensive public participation process that reached out to the community, business leaders and those interested in shaping a plan for the next millennium; and

    WHEREAS, the Millennium Plan features a balanced combination of the following uses:

 
• an education, research and technology district, of approximately 1,301 acres, including educational facilities, research and technology companies, office uses, retail and entertainment uses and an outdoor sports complex; and

• an arts and culture district, of approximately 1,272 acres, including facilities such as museums, galleries, theaters, studios, homes, and including a 360 acre urban park with amenities similar to San Diego's Balboa Park or San Francisco's Golden Gate Park; and

• a sports and entertainment district, of approximately 715 acres, including facilities such as a sports stadium, indoor arena, hotels, business offices, homes, and a golf course; and

• a habitat district, of approximately 1,047 acres, consisting of habitat preserve and open space park uses; and

    WHEREAS, at build-out, the Millennium Plan is projected to generate $10.4 billion to $12.9 billion into the economy each year.

    NOW, THEREFORE, the people of the City of Irvine do hereby resolve as follows:

    Section 1. The Millennium Plan, as described more fully on the land use map attached hereto as Exhibit A, is hereby endorsed by the people of Irvine as the preferred reuse alternative for MCAS El Toro.

    Section 2. The City Council of the City of Irvine is hereby encouraged and requested to inform representatives of the United State Department of Defense, the United States Department of Navy, the Federal Aviation Administration, the California Congressional Delegation, the Orange County State Legislative Delegation, the Orange County Board of Supervisors, other cities and interested groups in Orange County, and the public of the wishes of the people of Irvine for the non-aviation reuse of MCAS El Toro.