HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 93-079RESOLUTION NO. 93-79
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF' THE CITY OF PALM
DESERT, CALIFORNIA, URGING GENERAL TELEPHONE (GTE) TO
CONSIDEft THE COACHELLA VALLEY AS A SITE FOR
RELOCATION/EXPANSION OF ITS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
OPERATOR SERVICES
WHEREAS, General Telephone (GTE) is an important element in the Coachella
Valley economy, with thousands of Coachella Valley-GTE subscribers; and
WHEREAS, GTE currently employs approximately 110 telephone operator
service positions in the Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, GTE is currently evaluating sites for the consolidation of all its
operator services in Southern California; and
WHEREAS, the areas under consideration for consolidation might require GTE
employees to commute out of the Coachella Valley or move their families closer to their
work, causing considerable hardship to families with loss of revenues and jobs to the
Coachella Valley; and
WHEREAS, a Valleywide effort, coordinated by the Coachella Valley Economic
Development Association (CVEDA), is taking place to urge GTE to reconsider the
Coachella Valley as a site for these consolidation efforts .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, requests that :
1. GTE consider the Coachella Valley as a strong candidate for
placement of its Southern California operator services;
2. Other Coachella Valley cities pass a resolution to support this
effort to save local jobs and, revenues ;
3 GTE should recognize the following:
- The Coachella Valley offers a unique pro business climate
and serves as a triangle of opportunity between Los
Angeles and San Diego;
- The cost of living in the Coachella Valley is substantially
below that of surrounding metropolitan areas of Los
Angeles and San Diego;
- The Coachella Valley offers a diverse and productive labor
force and available skilled workers;
- The Coachella Valley boasts an unequalled quality of life,
lower crime rate, better air quality, less traffic, quality
education, superior health care, and desert resort living.
RESOLUTION NO. 93�
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- Many of the Coachella Valley cities offer aggressive
economic development programs, including financing
incentives and business assistance. The Regional
Business Assistance Center at the College of the Desert
and CVEDA will work with GTE to provide a package of
benefits and assistance.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm
Desert, California, this 26th day of August, 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: CRITES, KELLY, SNYDER, WILSON, BENSON
NOES : NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
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