HomeMy WebLinkAbout14-227 Res. of the City Council, Support of Online Auth. of Army And Air Force ExchangeC I T Y O F
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
FROM: Grant Yates, City Manager
DATE: August 12, 2014
SUBJECT: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, in
Support of Online Authorization of Army and Air Force Exchange
Recommendation
It is recommended that the City Council consider adoption of Resolution No. 2014 -0
supporting online authorization of Army and Air Force exchange service access by all honorably
discharged veterans; and to direct the City Clerk to forward a certified copy of the resolution to
our State legislative officials.
Discussion
The Office of Military & Defense Services for the County of Riverside has sent the City a letter
requesting support for the concept being proposed by the Army and Air Force Exchange
Service ( AAFES), which would authorize all honorably discharged veterans of the Armed
Services to access the Army and Air Force Exchange Service online. This is yet another way to
thank and to honor our nation's veterans for their service in times of war and in times of peace.
Additionally, it will increase revenues for AAFES, which will benefit our active duty forces.
Profits produced by AAFES help support morale, welfare, and recreation programs and
resources for our troops.
Riverside County is home to 133,000 veterans of the Armed Services. Most of our residents
who served our nation and our state in uniform did not retire from a twenty year career. Like
most Americans, they served honorably for four to six years. The AAFES proposal would allow
our nation's 20 million veterans to use the online exchange services only. The proposal does
not allow access to military installations, commissaries, or exchange stores. The attached
Resolution shows the City's support for our military personnel and staff encourages the Council
to adopt the AAFES proposal and direct the City Clerk to forward a certified copy of the same to
both state and federal elected representatives.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact to the City of Lake Elsinore associated with the adoption of this
resolution.
Prepared by: Virginia J. Bloom, City Clerk
Approved by: Grant M. Yates, City Manager
Attachment: Resolution No. 2014-
RESOLUTION NO. 2014-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LAKE ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA, IN SUPPORT OF
ONLINE AUTHORIZATION OF ARMY AND AIR FORCE
EXCHANGE SERVICE ACCESS BY ALL HONORABLY
DISCHARGED VETERANS
WHEREAS, the Army and Air Force Exchange Service ( AAFES), is proposing a
concept to authorize all honorably discharged veterans of the Armed Services to access the
Army and Air Force Exchange Service online; and
WHEREAS, this concept will increase revenues for AAFES which will benefit our
active duty forces and provide the extension of a no -cost benefit to the government; and
WHEREAS, Riverside County is home to 133,000 veterans of the Armed Services,
and
WHEREAS, the AAFES proposal would allow our nation's 20 million veterans to use
the online exchange services only and not allow access to military installations,
commissaries, or exchange stores.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Lake Elsinore, California, does
hereby resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. That the City Council and the residents of the City of Lake Elsinore do
hereby support the concept of online authorization of Army and Air Force Exchange Service
Access to all honorably discharged veterans.
SECTION 2. We respect that our federal representatives in the Senate and the House
also support the concept being proposed by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall communicate this action of the City Council to both
state and federal elected representatives.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the
City of Lake Elsinore, California, this 12th day of August, 2014.
Natasha Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST:
Virginia J. Bloom, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Barbara Zeid Leibold, City Attorney