HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2004-98 RESOLUTION NO. 2004-98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF HUNTINGTON BEACH SUPPORTING THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM IN THEIR EFFORTS TO KEEP THE NAME
"ANAHEIM ANGELS"AS THE NAME OF THE ANAHEIM ANGELS
WHEREAS, in 1961, Gene Autry purchased a team franchise from Major League
Baseball which team was located in the City of Los Angeles and was named the Los Angeles
Angels; and
The team was relocated by Gene Autry from the City of Los Angeles to the City of
Anaheim and, with the beginning of the 1966 baseball season, commenced playing its home
games in Anaheim Stadium as the California Angels; and
In 1996, the then team owner and the City of Anaheim executed a long-term agreement
arranging for the team to continue playing its home games in the City of Anaheim; providing for
the City to contribute more than $20,000,000 toward the remodeling of Anaheim Stadium, and
requiring the team name to include the name"Anaheim" commencing with the 1997 baseball
season; and
In conformance with its contractual obligations,the then team owner changed the team
name from the California Angels to the Anaheim Angels by which name such team has been
known, branded and identified since 1997; and.
In 2002 the Anaheim Angels baseball team won its first, and to date, only Major League
Baseball World Series championship, wearing"Anaheim"jerseys in ballparks across the nation;
and
The Orange County community takes pride in the fact that the Anaheim Angels are
identified in Orange County and the surrounding region, and take pride in the recognition the
Anaheim Angels have brought to the entire County of Orange and surrounding region; and
The Anaheim Angels name brings economic benefits to the community relating to,
among other things,national and international recognition,tourism,conventions, and businesses;
and
After the 2003 baseball season,the Anaheim Angeles baseball team was purchased by a
new owner; and
News stories and other public reports indicate that the current team owner is considering
a change in the team name to a name other than the"Anaheim Angels"and adding the name
"Los Angeles"to the team name; and
The City of Los Angeles has a Major League Baseball team,the "Los Angeles Dodgers",
which has played its home games in Los Angeles since 1958; and
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Resolution No. 2004-98
On November 17, 2004, the City Council of the City of Los Angeles unanimously
adopted its Resolution No. 04-2354 opposing any renaming of the Anaheim Angels to include
the name"Los Angeles" and has expressed its support of the City of Anaheim in its efforts to
ensure that the team name remains the Anaheim Angeles,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach expresses it support for the City of Anaheim in its efforts to keep the team
name "Anaheim Angeles" as the name of the Anaheim Angels.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the City of
Anaheim, the Anaheim Angeles baseball team, and the Commissioner of Major League Baseball.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of December , 200 4 .
or
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
p ty Attorney
REVIEWED, INITIATED AND APPROVED:
ity Adrdinistrator
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Res. No. 2004-98
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN FLYNN, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City
of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the
City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed
and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 20th day of
December, 2004 by the following vote:
AYES: Hansen, Coerper, Sullivan, Hardy, Green
NOES: Bohr, Cook
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
CiIV,Ierk and ex-officio lerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California