HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 9277 (Chamber of Commerce Appreciation)RESOLUTION NO. 9277
CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
PRESENTS THIS
RESGUITION I F III PRECIdTH N
TO
THE SAN RAFAEL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS, the San Ra6aee Chamber o6 Commence w.cPt ceee.btate .ct6 75th annivvc.6ary
on Friday, January 20, 1995. It ways bounded .in 1920, when the Cilty'.6
population wa.6 a meAe 5,512, a,6 a bimineumen'.6 abbor,iaton alid 'it
w" mote o6 a .6oci.at group with a pni.mary 6ocu.6 geaned..towaAd tea.i e,6tate
.invatment; and
WHEREAS, .the Chambek was in.cotporated .in. 1930 and duhti.ng the 6oti'ow.ing decade
undehtook many ,i.mpohtant e�6o&t6, .including the procurement o6 $100,000
.in 6edeha/ 6und6 6or the con6tAuction o6 a po.6t o66.ice, a campaign to
widen Fouh th StAeet, and .6uppon t o6 .the adoption o6 a .6.ign ordinance;
and
WHEREAS, the Chamber wa6 aao active .in Countywide matteAA such a,6
6.ightinq .to
b,iing Hams Peon F.ietd to Mafc i.n and backing the con tAuc tion o6
the Gotden
Gate Bridge; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber i-6 cuAAentf-y .involved .in a number o6 va,r?uabf e
activ.r ti es,
.6uch ass e66ecti.vety tobby.ing bot local b"4ne.6.6e�s at the city, county
and .6tate Leve U; taking a lead .in San Ra6aee' a economic
devexopment
and bu.6.ine.6.6 retention e66 ott6, marketing San Ra6aet a/6
a tour i st
destination, 6pon.6ot.ing annual eight-month sem.inan.6 on leadeuh.ip
and
.6ponbot.ing the County' z tangat bu.6.ine.6z t)tade .6how; and
WHEREAS, the Chamber -c.6 now necogn.ized a.6 one o6 the leading economic
development
organization6 in the North Bay, having .in the .-a-6.t .ten yeaAA
greatty
expanded itz pnebence .in .the locae community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEV that the City Council o6 the City o6
San Ra6aef,
on behat6 o6 att .ct6 te6.ident6, hereby congtatulate6 the
San Ra6aet
Chamber o6 Commence on .i is 75th annive L6any.
MAYOR
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nimosition Ay
�a �COUNCIL MEMBERS
MANAGER
ATTESTED BY MY HAND THIS
DAY OF �9 4S
V CITY CLERK