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RESOLUTION NO. 2004-096 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE CITY OF ANAHEIM'S EFFORTS TO RETAIN THE NAME "ANAHEIM ANGELS" BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines and declares as follows: G. A. In 1961, Gene Autry purchased a team franchise from Major League Baseball, which team was located in the City of Los Angeles and named the Los Angeles Angels. B. The team was relocated by Gene Autry from the City of Los Angeles to the City of Anaheim and, with the beginning of the 1966 baseball season, commenced playing its home games in Anaheim Stadium as the California Angels. C. In 1996, the then team owner and the City of Anaheim executed a long- term agreement arranging for the team to continue playing its home games in the City of Anaheim, providing for the City to contribute more than $20,000,000 toward the remodeling of Anaheim Stadium, and requiring the team name to include the name "Anaheim" commencing with the 1997 baseball season. D. In conformance with its contractual obligations, the then team owner changed the team name from the California Angels to the Anaheim Angels by which name such team has been known, branded and identified since 1997. E. In 2002 the Anaheim Angels baseball team won its first, and to date, only Major League Baseball World Series championships, wearing "Anaheim" jerseys in ballparks across the nation. F. The Orange County community takes pride in the fact that the Anaheim Angels are identified with Orange County and the surrounding region, and takes pride in the recognition the Anaheim Angels have brought to the entire County of Orange and surrounding region. The Anaheim Angels name brings economic benefits to the community relative to, among other things, national and international recognition, tourism, conventions, and business. Resolution No. 2004-096 Page 1 of 3