HomeMy WebLinkAbout3386_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO 3386
RESOLUTION OF THE CI'T'Y COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
URGING THE FEDERAL AND STATE AUTHORITIES AND THE SAN
BERNAFDINO COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO SEEK TO HAVE
THE NEW SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM. DESIGNA'T'ED TO BE
THE LOCATION FOR R.E'T'ENTION OF THE OLD WOMAN METEORI'T'E
WHEREAS, the three-ton Old Woman meteorite was found in
San Bernardino County, and
WHEREAS , the people of California should have easy and
convenient access to view, study and display this meteorite, and
WHEREAS, the new San Bernardino County museum would be a
fitting, secure and well-.located site for this phenomenon, and
WHEREAS, all of the thirteen major iron meteorites
discovered in the United ,States to date are located in institutions
or museums in the East, with seven already in the Smithsonian, and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Redlands desires
that this area be the permanent home for this meteorite,
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and City
Council of the City of Redlands urge the Federal Government,
the State Legislature and the County Board of Supervisors to
take appropriate legal steps to establish this end, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of Redlands invites
all other cities in the State of California to join with us in
this appeal
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 1 b da!�)of July, 1977
Bayo t Ci f lands
ATTEST:
I, Peggy A . Moseley, City Clerk, City
of Redlands, California., do hereby certify
that the foregoing resolution was adopted
Ci `lerk by the City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 19th day of July,
1977.
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