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RESOLUTION NO. 98- 0 58
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SUPPORTING THE
2002 CALIFORNIA POLICE SUMMER GAMES
AND SANTA ANA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
BID TO HOST THE GAMES IN SANTA ANA
WHEREAS, the purpose of the California Police Summer Games (the Games) is to promote
friendship, sportsmanship, physical fitness and athletic competition among the law enforcement
community; and
WHEREAS, the first Games were held in San Diego in 1967, with 504 police athletes
competing in sixteen sports; and
WHEREAS, the Games have grown annually in the number of competitors and sporting
events, with over 6,000 participating in 54 events in 1996; and
WHEREAS, the California Police Athletic Federation (CPAF) was founded in 1970 as a tax
exempt non-profit organization to plan and perpetuate the Games; and
WHEREAS, the CPAF requires that any police organization desiring to petition to host the
Games must first obtain the full support of its city, requiring that the hosting city provide the
necessary staff support to host the event; and
WHEREAS, hosting of the Games would not only present a positive image of the. city of
Santa Ana, but also generate substantial revenues during the week-long event by the various hotels,
restaurants and vendors used by the competitors and their families; and
WHEREAS, if Santa Ana is successful in its bid to host the 2002 Games, the City Council
declares that the proceeds derived therefrom, if any, shall benefit the DARE youth programs, the
Boys and Girls Clubs of Santa Aha, and the Police Association's Widows and Orphans Fund. There
is no fiscal impact associated with hosting the Games.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA supports the bid by the Santa Ana Police Department to host the 2002 California
Police Summer Games in the City of Santa Ana.
ADOPTED this 8th day of September, 1998.
ATTEST:
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Clerk of the Council
Mayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Richardson Aye
Espinosa
Franklin
Lutz Aye
McGuigan Aye
Moreno
Pulido Aye
APPROVED AS TO FORM
~Joseph W. Fletcher
City Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution 1~o. ff_~to
be the original resolution adopted by the City Council ofthe City of Santa Ana on .fi//_~//~' ~ .
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