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RESOLUTION NO. 5046
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ARCADIA DESIGNATING THE ARCADIA HIGH SCHOOL
APACHE MARCHING BAND AND JACK SAELID AS
AMBASSADORS OF GOOD WILL FROM THE PEOPLE OF
ARCADIA TO THE PEOPLE OF NEWCASTLE, AUSTRALIA
WHEREAS, the Cities of Arcadia, California, and Newcastle,
New South Wales, Australia have been joined in a covenant of friend-
ship'since 1973 and a formal sister city relationship since 1975;
and
WHEREAS, since that time the sister city relationship has
continued to gro~ and strengthen through various cultural, industrial
and commercial e~changes and contacts on a people-to-people, person-
to-person level; and
WHEREAS, in July of 1982 147 members of the award-winning Arcadia
High School Apache Marching Band together with 43 additional members
of the travelling group will visit Australia and most particularly
the City of Newcastle, in recognition of their celebration of our
independence Day on the 4th of July; and
WHEREAS, this trip by the Arcadia Band has been made possible by
the joint efforts of the citizens of Arcadia and Newcastle and the
members of the Band itself; and
WHEREAS, ~he members of the Arcadia Band will be presenting con-
certs in Sydney and Newcastle and will be housed in private homes in
Newcastle, with many opportunities for personal contact with the
people of our Sister City:
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES
HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
That, with great pride, we designate the 147 members of the
Arcadia High School Apache Marching Band and other members of the
group as Ambassadors of Goodwill from the people of Arcadia to the
people of Newcastle; and further that former Mayor and Councilman
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Jack Saelid, because of his active participation and support of
sister city affairs and his efforts to make this trip possible, be
designated as the Arcadia City Council's Special Ambassador to the
citizens of Newcastle.
That IN TESTIMONY TO THIS COVENANT we hereby affix our signatures
and set thereto the Seal of our City on this 15th day of June, 1982,
here in the City Hall of the City of Arcadia, State of California,
in the United States of America.
Dated:
June 15, 1982
SIGNATURES
AYES: Councilmen Haltom, Hannah, Lojeski & Pellegrino
NOES: None
ABSENT: Councilman Dring
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City Clerk of the City of Arcadia
SIGNED AND APPROVED THIS 15TH day of June, 1982.
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Mayor of th~ City of Arcadia
ATTEST
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