Resolution No. 1549RESOLUTION NO. 1549
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY (DUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
ENCOURAGING CYPRESS RESIDENTS TO REDUCE THEIR CONSUMPTION
OF SUGAR.
WHEREAS, the City Council is concerned over the dramatic price
increase of one of America's basic commodities, sugar; and
WHEREAS, the Council on Wage and Price Stability has indicated
that the U. S. sugar industry "reaped very large windfall gains"
this year from rapidly increasing sugar prices; and
WHEREAS, it appears that the sugar industry is tripling and
sometimes even quadrupling their profits this year; and
WHEREAS, grocery stores appear to be sharing in this windfall by
increasing their share of the retail price of sugar from 42 percent
last fall to 55 percent during the fall of 1974; and
WHEREAS, sugar is a basic nutrient required in balanced diets
for most Americans; and
WHEREAS, this spiraling cost of sugar to consumers is creating
an undue hardship on consumers; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress wishes to
express their displeasure with this spiraling cost and profits to the
sugar industry in an attempt to protect the taxpayers of its community;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that all citizens can assist
in reducing the cost of this commodity by reducing their consumption;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Cypress feels that other
legislative bodies should be equally concerned about this consumer
problem.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City
of Cypress encourages Cypress residents to reduce their consumption
of sugar in an attempt to force the price of this valuable commodity
to a more reasonable standard and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City
Council requests State legislators and the U. S. Senate, the U. S.
House of Representatives, the Department of Agriculture and other
city councils to seriously address themselves to this problem.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress at
a regular meeting held on the 25th day of November, 1974.
A'r1'EST:,,
CITY`"CLERK OF THE CI OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
I, DARRELL ESSEX, City Clerk of the City of Cypress, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted at a regular meeting of the
said City Council held on the 25th day of November, 1974, by the following
roll call vote:
AYES: 5 COUNCILMEN: Frankiewich, Harvey, Kanel, Sonju and Lacayo
NOES: 0 COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT: 0 COUNCILAEN: None
CITY CLERK OF
CITY O CYrESS