2016-092 - Authorizing the Annual Display of the Pride Flag at City Hall

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RESOLUTION NO. 2016 -092 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AUTHORIZING THE ANNUAL DISPLAY OF THE PRIDE FLAG AT CITY HALL TO COMMEMORATE HARVEY MILK DAY AND LGBT PRIDE MONTH 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: A. On December 6, 2016, the City Council of the City of Santa Ana approved a resolution adopting a City Council policy regarding the display of federal, state, and City flags, the POW -MIA Flag, and commemorative flags at City facilities equipped for display. B. The City Council policy provides for the display of commemorative flags at City Hall that the City Council may authorize by resolution. Where so authorized, commemorative flags are to be flown at City Hall, exclusively under the City of Santa Ana Flag. C. The Pride, or Rainbow, Flag is a nationally recognized flag that was created in 1978 to represent the gay community and has become an internationally recognized symbol for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) rights. D. Harvey Milk is recognized as the first openly gay individual to be elected to public office in a major city, serving on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors from 1977 -1978. In 2009, the State of California created an official day of significance in his honor, to be observed on May 22, Milk's birthday. E. LGBT Pride Month is celebrated annually in the month of June to honor the 1969 Stonewall Riots in New York City, which marked a pivotal point for LGBT rights in the United States. F. The City desires to display the Pride Flag at City Hall annually from May 22 through the month of June to heighten awareness of Harvey Milk Day and LGBT Pride Month, and to celebrate diversity and inclusion. Resolution No. 2016 -092 Page 1 of 3