HomeMy WebLinkAbout061902-CC_CCv0001.pdf MINUTES of an adjourned regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Redlands
held in the Mitten Building, 345 North Fifth Street, Redlands, California, at
12:00 Noon on June 19, 2002.
PRESENT Karl N. (Kasey) Haws, Mayor
Susan Peppler, Mayor Pro Tem
Gary George, Councilmember
Jon Harrison, Councilmember
ABSENT Pat Gilbreath, Councilmember
The Redlands Chamber of Commerce hosted the third annual State of the
Community luncheon. Chamber of Commerce President Jim Macdonald
welcomed those present, delivered an invocation, and led the audience with the
pledge of allegiance. He then introduced Mayor Haws who explained the
format of this meeting. Mayor Haws introduced the Councilmembers, other
elected officials present, and City department heads.
September 11 Memorial - At the City Council meeting held the evening before,
Mayor Haws announced the citizens of Redlands will hold a community
gathering for approximately one hour on the one year anniversary of the events
of September 11, 2001. The gathering will be both a memorial service as well
as a patriotic commemoration and will take place at the Redlands Bowl
beginning at 7:00 P.M. on September 11, 2002. The program will contain
inspirational and patriotic music, a moment of silence, prayer and brief
comments from adults and youth representing those impacted by the events of
one year ago and reflecting on our response as a nation and as a community.
The program will also feature the unveiling of a specially commissioned
original bronze memorial statue designed for the City of Redlands by Lawrence
Noble. The Redlands September 11 Memorial will eventually be placed at a
permanent resting spot near the Lincoln Shrine in Smiley Park as a lasting
memorial to those that perished that day as well as those that took up the fight
to preserve and secure our lasting freedoms. The theme of the program will be
to remember those whose lives were lost, to recognize those that have defended
our freedoms and liberties by striving against the forces that caused such a
tragedy, and to resolve to defend and promote our rights as citizens and
members of humankind as we go forward ever more determined to "let freedom
ring." At this meeting, an artist rendering of the statue was unveiled featuring a
young Lady Liberty, standing atop a column based resembling one of the World
Trade Center towers, with her hand stretched out freeing three doves. Donations
to defray the cost will be accepted by the City.
Adjourned Regular Meeting
June 19,2002
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Mayor Pro Tem Peppler, Councilmember George, Councilmember Harrison,
and Mayor Haws each spoke for approximately ten minutes each. These
presentations were followed with a brief question and answer forum.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None forthcoming.
ADJOURNMENT
There being no further business, Mayor Haws declared the meeting adjourned at
1:25 P.M. to an adjourned regular meeting to be held on Tuesday, June 25,
2002. at 9:00 A.M. in the City Council Chambers, 35 Cajon Street, Redlands,
California.
The next regular meeting will be held on July 2, 2002.
City Clerk
Adjourned Regular Meeting
June 19,2002
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