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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 04reso/anaheim angels 1 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 04reso/anaheim angels 2 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