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2. The City Council hereby directs the city staff to write to the United States <br />Department of State and request that the Department of State advise as to <br />the nature, purpose and duration of visits, drive-bys or stops, by <br />representatives and officials of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam or their <br />commercial or trade delegations, at least ten (10) business days before <br />such occurrence, due to the unique experience of the City of Westminster <br />and Its desire not to repeat the mass demonstrations of 1999 and the <br />unprecedented financial burden imposed upon the City of Westminster by <br />same; <br />3. The City Council further directs city staff, at the earliest opportunity, to <br />-report to the Mayor and to each Council Member, notice of any such visits, <br />drive-bys or stops, by representatives and officials of the Socialist <br />Republic of Vietnam or their commercial or trade delegations, once the <br />request is received from a requesting agency or jurisdiction; <br />4. The City Council further directs city staff to take all further actions that city <br />staff considers reasonable and necessary to avoid a repeat of the mass <br />demonstrations of 1999 and the unprecedented financial burden Imposed <br />upon the City of Westminster by same. <br />5. In the event of such activities as set forth hereinabove occurs within the <br />City, all costs incurred by the City for the protection of the public welfare <br />and safety shall be paid by the event organizers, or those who are the <br />source of the City's costs. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution shall expire on April 30, 2009. <br />PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 19th day of May, 2004, by the <br />following vote: <br />AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: RICE, QUACH, FRY, MARSH, PARIS <br />NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE <br />ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE <br />c <br />MARGIE 10 RICE, MAYOR <br />ATTEST: <br />MARIAN T ERA ,CITY CLERK <br />i <br />3835-3 <br />85C-5