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b 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 b� 1 RESOLUTION NO. R-02-93 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OOLION SUPPORTING IACATION OF A DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACO EZ?rING CENTER AT. THE SITE OF NORTON AIR FORCE BASE IN SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA SAS, Norton Air Force Base is in the process of closing as part of our nation's defense reduction, and is therefore being proposed for `carious reuse activities under the jurisdiction of the Inland Valley Develop- ment Agency, and; WHEREAS, Norton AFB has housed for several decades, in addition to flying missions, a large variety of sizeable Air Force support units, in- cluding audit, Inspector General, safety, and audio-visual functions, and; WHEREAS, because of this background and many other similar public and private operations in the general location, the San Bernardino area has an abundance of skilled workers who can respond imemdiately to the needs of such an Accounting Center, and; AREAS, California State University San Bernardino has a highly acclaimed undergraduate and graduate program in accounting, with a great many well-qualified graduates annually, and with other four year and two year colleges and Universities also providing an ample supply of accounting technicians at all levels, and; WHEREAS, the area has experienced, and is continuing to experience, dramatic and debilitating job losses in a great many occupational sectors, as a consequence of both defense reductions and the general economic distress, and; WHEREAS, other recent and planned job -site closures, both military and corporate, including George AFB, Kaiser Steel, Lockheed Aircraft, General Dynamics, and TRW, have similarly devastated the area economically, and; SAS, the San Bernardino area offers an affordable housing market and many other welcome attributes to new employees, even beyond the the sizeable labor force already available, and; SAS, siting of a Defense Accounting Center at Norton AFB enjoys enthusiastic county -wide support, because it becomes a major employer and economic asset throughout our far-flung county and in the multi -county region, and; WHEREAS, the City of Colton will find itself and its workforce similarly benefitted by the location of such a center.