HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions 87-027 N.C.S. 02/02/1987Resolution No. 87-27 N.C.s.
of the City of Petaluma, California
SUPPORTING THE CONCEPT OF HOSTING
THE 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS IN THE
SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA
WHEREAS, the Secretary General of the United States Olympic Committee
has initiated an inquiry to determine whether the City and County of San
Francisco is interested in hosting the 1996 Summer Olympics; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of San Francisco has asked ABAG's Executive
Board to assess the proposal that hosting the 1996 Summer Olympic Games be
considered on a regional basis; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area enjoys a temperate climate
well-suited to international athletic competition and geographically encompasses
a number of fine athletic facilities suitable for Olympic sites; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area can provide numerous anal appropriate
accommodations to support visiting athletes and spectators; and
WHEREAS, the 1996 Summer Olympic Games would bring significant
revenues to the Bay Area and its local economies, as well as extensive
international recognition, without expending taxpayer funds.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City of Petaluma, State of
California, hereby expresses to the Mayor of San Francisco, and to the San
Francisco Bay Area Organizing Committee for the 1996 Games, its firm support
for the concept of hosting both a Sports Festival prior to the Olympics and
the Summer Olympic Games on a regional basis in 1996 or as soon as possible
thereafter.
ccreso~ 1i1~i~er`~1~~~~and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approved as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a (Regular) (~xl (~) meeting
on the ..end ............... day of ..._..........-..February....................., 19-.$~., by the
following vote: ----- - --- -- --••-----...........---..
ity Attorney
AYES: Davis, Sobel, idoolsey, Cavanagh, Balshaw, Vice Mayor Tencer, Mayorr}Yilligoss
NOES: 0
ABSENT: 0
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