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<br />H. <br /> <br />After the 2003 baseball season, the Anaheim Angels baseball team was <br />purchased by a new owner. <br /> <br />I. <br /> <br />News stories and other public reports indicate that the current team owner <br />is considering a change of the team name to a name other than the <br />"Anaheim Angels" and adding the name "Los Angeles" to the team name. <br /> <br />J. <br /> <br />The City of Los Angeles has a Major League Baseball team, the "Los <br />Angeles Dodgers", which has played its home games in Los Angeles <br />since 1958. <br /> <br />K. <br /> <br />On November 17, 2004, the City Council of the City of Los Angeles <br />unanimously adopted its Resolution No. 04-2354 opposing any change in <br />name of the Anaheim Angels to include the name "Los Angeles," and has <br />expressed its support of the City of Anaheim in its efforts to ensure that <br />the team name remains the Anaheim Angels. <br /> <br />Section 2 The City of Santa Ana expresses its support for the City of Anaheim <br />in its efforts to keep the team name "Anaheim Angels" as the name of this major league <br />baseball franchise. <br /> <br />Section 3. A copy of this Resolution shall be forwarded by the Clerk of the <br />Council to the City of Anaheim, the Anaheim Angels, and the Commissioner of Major <br />League Baseball. <br /> <br />Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by <br />the City Council, and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting <br />this Resolution. <br /> <br />ADOPTED this 20th day of December, 2004. <br /> <br /> <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />Joseph tcher, City Attorney <br /> <br /> <br />Resolution No. 2004-096 <br />Page 20f 3 <br />