HomeMy WebLinkAbout73-155RESOLUTION NO. 73-155
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA URGING SANTA ANA CITIZENS TO
SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
BICENTENNIAL COMMISSION
WHEREAS, 1976 will be a year to remember in our
nation's history as a time of celebration when Americans recall
two hundred years of independence and nationhood; and
WHEREAS, the Bicentennial year will
ment, a time to remember the past, to enjoy
build for the future; and
be a time of achieve-
the present, and to
WHEREAS, the California and National American Revolution
Bicentennial Commissions have designated three themes for the
Bicentennial Commemoration: Heritage '76, to recall the past,
Festival U.S.A., the contemporary cultures around us, and Horizon~
'76, to challenge ideas which improve and inspire the peoples
of the United States of America, the State of California, the
County of Orange, and the City of Santa Ana for generations to
come; and
WHEREAS, it is an effort to share with other Americans
and the world the traditions, cultures, hospitality and character
cf the United States and all its people, and to honor the con-
tributions of other nations and their people to the development
of Santa Ana and th~ nation; and
WHEREAS, the American Revolution Bicentennial Commemora-
tion will involve civic associations, service clubs, Chamber of
Commerce, youth groups, social organizations, parochial organi-
zations, ethnic units, educational instrumentalities and individuals
not associated with any organizations; and
WHEREAS, thE: American Association of Museums has recommended
that museums be made the focal point of American Revolution Bicen-
tennial Commemoration and further recommended that communities form
committees to determine the most important unmet needs of their
museums, the solutions which would be designated as the "Two-Hundred
Birthday Present" to the people of the community and the United
States,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: That the City Council of
the City of Santa Ana, by and for the citizens of Santa Ana, urge
ell citizens - young and old - to contribute information, time and
assistance toward the success of the Bicentennial Commemoration
and further urge that all citizens familiarize themselves and
their associations, both social and business, with the Bicentennial.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council
Santa Ana at its regL~lar meeting held on the
Decembe~ , 1973.
of the City of
17 day of
ATTEST:
RESOLUTION NO. 73-155
PAGE TWO
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SANTA ANA )
SS.:
I, FLORENCE I. MALONE, do hereby certify that I am
the Clerk of the Council of the City of Santa Ana; that the
foregoing Resolution was introduced to said Council at its
regular meeting held on the 17 day of December , 1973,
and was at said meeting passe--~--~-d adopted by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES, COUNCILMEN: Griset, Garthe, Markel, Yamamoto,
Patterson, Ward
NOES, COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT, COUNCILMEN: Evans
CLERK OF THE
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JAMES A. WIT/P/ERS', C'ITTY'i~TIORNEY
By Charles ~)'. Liberto, Assistant
City Attorney