HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 98-084 - Proclaiming July 5, 1998, as King Center-Community Heritage Reunion Day in Redding � RESULUTION NO. 98-�'� !
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
PROCLAIMING JULY 5, 1998, AS KING CENTER-COMMUNITY HERITAGE REUNION
DAY IN REDDING
WHEREAS, on April 15, 1968, Byron Robertson and Katherine Brooks appeared before the
Redding City Council representing the residents of the Neighborhood Facility Primary Service Area
and requested that Sheridan Park be renamed as a memorial to the late Reverend Martin Luther King,
Jr.; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Park and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Memorial Center were dedicated to the memory of this great leader on October 11, 1968, and the
dedication ceremony was attended by local and national dignitaries; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center will celebrate its 30th Anniversary
and Community Heritage Reunion on July 5, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Center was completed in January, 1969,
with the grand opening on April 4, 1969; and
WHEREAS, the Anniversary/Heritage Reunion Committee, in honor of this great occasion,
will proudly sponsor a three day celebration at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center and Park
with activities including contests, a barbeque, a reunion and the presentation of a social awards
program; and
WHEREAS, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Center is a community-oriented service
facility which has served the citizens and the City of Redding continuously for the past 30 years.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby commends the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial Center and Park for its service as a
/ multipurpose neighborhood center, and congratulates the Center as it celebrates 30 years of
.� community service to all the citizens of Redding.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was introduced and read at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Redding on the 16th day of June 1998, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Anderson, Cibula, Kight, McGeorge and Kehoe
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: CO(JNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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David A. ehoe, Mayor
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Connie Strohmayer, City rk W. Leonard Wingate,�i Attorney