HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RES 568RESOLUTION NO. 568
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF TUSTIN, INVITING THE OWNERS OF THE ANGEL'
BASEBALL CLUB TO LOCATE THEIR AMERICAN LEAGUE
BASEBALL, FRANCHISE IN ORANGE COUNTY
The City Council of the City of Tustin does resolve as follows:
WHEREAS, the Angels' Basebase Club is presently
under contract only until 1964 and their President, Hobert
Reynolds, has indicated that they may not wish to renew their
present obligations, and
WHEREAS, President Reynolds has indicated they
may want their own field in 1965, and have evidenced an interest
in the location of the franchise in Orange County, and
WHEREAS, surveys have shown a large number of
Orange County residents now support the Angels at Wrigley Field
in Los Angeles, and
WHEREAS, the present population of Orange County
is in excess of three-quarter's of a million people, with a 1980
estimated population of two and one-half million people, and
WHEREAS, the central, location of Orange County
midway between three major metropolitan areas with immediate
freeway access from each, and
WHEREAS, professional baseball clubs and con-
cessions represent the free competitive enterprise system
and are self-supporting, and
WHEREAS, the identification of Orange County with
a major sports endeavor such as the Angels Major League Club
would benefit all communities therein.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City
Council of the City of Tustin, California, recommend and en-
courage the serious consideration by the owners of 'the Angels
Baseball Club to select Orange County as their next home.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all cities and
their City Councils, service organizations and others work
together toward the achievement of this goal.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Tustin at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the
5th day of September 1961.
ATTEST-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN
RUTH C. POE, City C].erk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council. of the City of Tustin, California., does hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council
of the City of Tustin is five, and that the above and foregoing
Resolution was duly and regularly passed and. adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council held on the 5th day of September, 1961,
by the following vote:
AYES'
COUNCILMEN' Humeston, Byrd, Mack, Sheridan
NOES'
COUNC ILMEN', None
ABSENT' COUNCILMEN' Kidd
DATED' September 6, 1961
City ~lerk of the City of~-~
Tust in,~al i fornia '