HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 10172007 - RES-158 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Requesting the
United States of America to
Release the County of Contra
Costa from the Recapture Clause RESOLUTION NO.
in the Instrument of Transfer
for Buchanan Field, Concord,
California.
The Board of Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa
does resolve as follows:
THAT by Instrument of Transfer dated October 9, 1947,
and amended 'July 11, 1951, and February 24, 2953, the United
States of America, acting by and through the War Assets Adminis-
tration, did convey unto the County of Contra Costa for airport
purposes certain property located in said County, known as
Buchanan Field, and
THAT said Instrument of Transfer contains a clause by
means of which the United States Government can summarily repossess
leased areas at said airport under certain emergency conditions,
and
THAT private investors have expressed a great interest
in constructing facilities at Buchanan Field Airport in a manner
which would be of great benefit to Buchanan Field Airport, Civil
Aviation, and the County of Contra Costa, and
THAT said recapture clause has made if difficult for
private investors to acquire financing to develop facilities
at the airport, and
THAT the Beard of Supervisors of the County of Contra
Costa is of the opinion that technical developments in the field
of aviation have rendered the original purpose of said recapture
clause inapplicable to Buchanan Field Airport, and
THAT military use of said airport by the United States
Government can be effected through the negotiation procedures
outlined in Paragraph Eight (8) of the Sponsors Assurance Agree-
ment whereby the County of Contra Costa obtained Federal. Aid, and
THAT the United States government, acting through the
Federal Aviation Agency, release Buchanan Field Airport from
the provisions of said recapture clause as detailed in Paragraph
Four (4) on Page Fifteen (15) of said Instrument of Transfer.
RESOLUTION NO.