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RESOLUTION NO 3910
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
URGING THE CALIFORNIA LEAGUE OF CITIES BOARD OF
DIRECTORS TO ARRANGE FOR AN ALTERNATE SITE FOR
THE ANNUAL MEETING SCHEDULED FOR OCTOBER 13-16,
1991 IN SAN FRANCISCO.
WHEREAS, the country of Iraq invaded and took control of the
country of Kuwait with unwarranted force and injury to its people; and
WHEREAS, President Bush, and the Congress of the United
States, in accordance with United Nations action, had agreed to the
use of force to restore the country of Kuwait against the armed forces
of Iraq and
WHEREAS, as many as 500,000 American men and women served as
part of the United States Armed Forces in the Persian Gulf War against
Iraq, and
WHEREAS the City of San Francisco s Board of Supervisors had
declared the City a sanctuary' for anyone who opposed the Persian
Gulf War; and
WHEREAS, such an action by a City government in this manner
is 'ludicrous and an insult to our President, Congress, our service
men and women, as well as an embarrassment to all cities in the
State of California, and
WHEREAS, the City of Cypress had affirmed its support of
President Bush and members of the Armed Forces involved in the Persian
Gulf War through Resolution No 3879
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Cypress abhors the action of the City of San Francisco and
urge the Orange County Division League of Cities to adopt a similar
resolution, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this City and other cities in
the State of California, give consideration to not attending the
annual meeting should it be held in San Francisco, and FURTHER, urge
the California League of Cities Board of Directors to immediately
make arrangements to hold the 1991 Conference at an alternate site,
within a city that supports the United States of America.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Cypress
at a regular meeting held on the 11th day of March 1991.
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CITY CL8RK OF TIE CITY OF CYPRESS
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS
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 llth day of March
1991 by the following toll call vote:
AYES 5 COUNCIL MEMBERS Age, Kerry Nicholson, Partin and
Bowman
NOES. 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS. None
ABSENT- 0 COUNCIL MEMBERS. None
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF CYPRESS