HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 071-1975RESOLUTION N0. 71-75 (1975)
ESTABLISHING SISTER CITY ASSOCIATION WITH NEW
LONDON, CONNECTICUT(, TO PROVIDE A BICENTENNIAL
"BRIDGE ACROSS THE NATION"
that: RESOLVED, by the Council of the City of Burlingame, California,
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame Bicentennial Committee,was:formed
for the express purpose of fostering and implementing appropriate
observances of our nation's 200th anniversary during the bicenten-
nial period; and
WHEREAS the City of New London, Connecticut. has enjoyed a
uniquely significant and historical role in the birth of the Nation
as the site of the first associated intercolonial resistance to
the Stamp Act and the British Monarchy; and
WHEREAS, the New London Sons of Liberty did lead the way to
independence by urging the colonies to "reassume their natural
rights and the authority which the laws of Nature and God have
invested them with..."; and
WHEREAS, New London was the home of Nathan Hale, who courageous-
ly gave his life so that his country might live; and
WIEREAS, the town of New London aided the Revolutionary cause
as an important base for privateers; and
WHEREAS, it is both appropriate, and in furtherance of the City
of Burlingame's Bicentennial celebrations, that a link be forged
to one of the cities which played such a prominent role in the birth
of our Nation by means of communication and cultural exchanges and
a sharing of plans of Bicentennial observances; and
WHEREAS, Herbert.I._Mandel, the Chairman of the Bicentennial
Committee of the City of New Lonaon, has encouraged such exchanges
and the establishment.of.a.city association with Burlingame as a
step in providing an exceptionally unique "bridge across the Nation"
for Bicentennial observances;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED, THAT:
1. Tjiis Council hereby authorizes the Mayor, Irving Amstrup,
and the City of Burlingame Bicentennial Committee to establish a
city association with New London, Connecticut, to provide a Bicen-
tennial "bridge across the illation" by co,munications and cultural
exchanges and a sharing of plans for Bicentennial observances.
2. This Council hereby convoys to Herbert I Mandel and his
Committee its willingness and pleasure in associating on such an
exchange basis with a city which has played such a uniquely historical
role in our Nation's birth.
3. The City Clerk is hereby directed to forward a certified copy
of this Resolution to the Mayor of New London, the Chairman of the
Bicentennial Committee of the City of New London, and to each member
of the City of Burlingame Bicentennial Committee.
ATTEST:
HERBERT K. . HITE
Ci y Clerk
y✓ 7 BY
DEDE U� CLAY ERK
October 7, 1975