HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 087-1987RESOLUTION 87-87
CITY OF BURLINGAME SUPPORT 1996 SUMMER OLYMPICS
WHEREAS, the Secretary General of the United States Olympic
Committee has initiated an inquiry to determine whether the City and
County of San Francisco is interested in hosting the 1996 Summer
Olympics; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor of San Francisco has asked ABAG's Execu-
tive Board to assess the proposal that hosting the 1996 Summer Olym-
pic Games be considered on a regional basis; and
WHEREAS, the San Francisco Bay Area enjoys a temporate
climate well suited to international athletic competition and
geographically encompasses a number of fine athletic facilities
suitable for Olympic sites; and
WHEREAS, the Bay Area can provide numerous and appropriate
accommodations to support visiting athletes and spectators; and
WHEREAS, the 1996 Summer Olympic Games would bring sig-
nificant revenues to the Bay Area and its local economies, as well
as extensive international recognition, without expending taxpayer
funds.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Burlingame,
State of California, hereby expresses to the Mayor of San Francisco
and to the San Francisco Bay Area Organizing Committee for the 1996
Games, its support for the concept of hosting both a Sports Festival
prior to the Olympics and the Summer Olympic Games on a regional
basis in 1996 or as soon as possible thereafter.
Mayor
I, JUDITH A. MALFATTI, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame,
do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution was introduced at a
regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of
August , 1987 , and was adopted thereafter
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: AMSTRUP, BARTON, LEMBI, MANGINI
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEN: PAGLIARO
City Clerk