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R-00-49 <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE LOCATION OF THE EAST COAST F/A- <br />18 E AND F MODEL AIRCRAFT AT OCEANA NAVAL AIR STATION. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Oceana Naval Air Station is the base for the Navy's East Coast <br />F/A-18 C and D model aircraft and all of the Navy's F-14 aircraft; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, Oceana's presence benefits the entire Hampton Roads region not <br />only economically, but through the high quality of men and women who are stationed <br />there in defense of our nation, with the character and quality of those men and women <br />contributing immeasurably to the quality of life throughout the region; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the F-14 aircraft will be retired from the Navy's inventory over the <br />coming years and will be replaced by the F/A-18 E and F model aircraft; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the Navy is in the process of conducting a number of public <br />meetings as part of the scoping process for preparation of an Environmental Impact <br />Statement (the "Scoping Process") on the East Coast location of the F/A-18 E and F <br />model aircraft; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, in addition to the benefits to our national defense, the location of <br />these F/A-18 E and Faircraft at Ocean Naval Air Station would be of great benefit to all <br />localities in the Hampton Roads region, including Portsmouth, <br /> <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of <br />Portsmouth, Virgima: <br /> <br /> That the City hereby encourages the Navy, through the Scoping Process, to select <br />Oceana Naval Air Station as the preferred alternative for placement of all the East Coast <br />F/A-18 E and F model aircraft. <br /> <br /> Adopted by the Council of the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, at a meeting held on <br />September 26, 2000. <br /> <br />Teste: <br /> <br />City Clerk <br /> <br /> <br />