CC RES 1975-047 RESOLUTION NO. 75-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES TO
CREATE A PALOS VERDES PENINSULA BI-
CENTENNIAL COMMITTEE
WHEREAS, representatives to the Congress did pass a unanimous
Declaration and by proper execution thereon did proclaim the United
States of America a sovereign and independent nation on July 4 , 1776 ,
and
WHEREAS, the President of the United States of America did issue
a public proclamation proclaiming that a general celebration of the
nation' s 200th Anniversary would be conducted during the years 1975
and 1976 , and
WHEREAS, the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration was
set up to encourage and stimulate participation by citizens through-
out the nation in the celebration of the nation' s 200th Anniversary, and
WHEREAS, the American Revolution Bicentennial Administration of
California was created to plan and coordinate projects and programs
commemorating the Bicentennial of the American Revolution and the events
preceding the years of actual hostilities , and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes has
appointed a Bicentennial Committee made up of residents of that City
to plan and coordinate projects and programs of local interest and value
to help recall our national, state and local history, and
WHEREAS, the unique geography and the historical and cultural
development of the Palos Verdes Peninsula as one entity have resulted
in broad citizen participation in many peninsula-wide projects, and
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED that a Palos Verdes Peninsula
Bicentennial Committee be formed with representation from the four
city governments , the various related governmental bodies serving the
Peninsula and all recognized educational, service and cultural organi-
zations, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Rancho
Palos Verdes support the Palos Verdes Peninsula Bicentennial Committee
by encouraging the participation of the residents of that City in
projects and programs commemorating the Bicentennial 1975-1976 .
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15u1 day of July, 1975.
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LEONARD G. WOOD, CITY CLERK AND
EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE COUNCIL
By /1201---x--n-e_
Deputy
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was adopted at
a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rancho Palos
Verdes held on this 15th day of July, 1975.
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