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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4749 . RESOLUTION NO. 4749 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, DESIGNATING CERTAIN CITIZENS OF ARCADIA AS AMBASSADORS OF GOODWILL ON THE OCCASION OF THE OFFICIAL VISIT OF ARCADIANS TO SCANDINAVIA. WHEREAS, international amity and world peace can be achieved wnen people and governments can be held firm by a golden chain of understanding, respect and friendship; and WHEREAS, it is the desire and wish of the people of Arcadia, California, to extend to the people of Scandinavia the hand of friendship and comradery as neighbors in the Free World; and WHEREAS, the purpose of the visit to Scandinavia by Arcadians from California is to implement and give meaning to our good relationship and to embark upon and activate joint programs of various exchanges and personal contacts between the people of Scandinavia and the City of Arcadia with a view toward promoting mutual understanding, respect and friendship between them; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ARCADIA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. That we, the people of Arcadia, California, in the United States of America, by and through our fellow citizens as ambassadors of goodwill, hereby join the people of Scandinavia in an affiliation of friendship to the end that through our various cultural, industrial and commercial exchanges and contacts on a people-to-people, person-to-person level, we may learn to know each other, respect each other's rights and views, and help cultivate friendships between our people, and thus join in helping build the road to world peace on a bedrock of international harmony and accord. - 1 - 4749 " L.o That IN TESTIMONY TO THIS COVENANT we hereby affix our signatures and set thereto the Seal of our City on this 6th day of June, 1978, herein the City Hall of the City of Arcadia, State of California, in the United States of America. Passed, approved and adopted this 6th day of June, 1978. .~&h?~ MAYOR PRO TEM CHARLES E. GILB Councilman a~/8/,<iJ DONALDPE E RINO Councilman - 2 - 4749 - , .. L'