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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 16,203RESOLUTION NO. 16,203 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY AUTHORIZING THE SUPPORT OF A NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL AND HOCKEY FRANCHISE IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY WHEREAS, the County of San Diego is the fourth most populous county in the United States, and the City of San Diego is the sixth largest city in the United States; and WHEREAS, the increasingly diverse population residing in San Diego affords the variety of interests and pursuits which are necessary to support professional sporting events; and WHEREAS, the citizens of San Diego County have shown out- standing support to the National Football League's San Diego Chargers, Major League Baseball's San Diego Padres, and the Major Indoor Soccer League's San Diego Sockers, which are the diverse professional teams currently located in San Diego; and WHEREAS, San Diego was lauded as the host of Super Bowl XXII, the internationally recognized culmination of the 1988 professional football season; and WHEREAS, San Diego County is the only major metropolitan area of its size in the United States which does not currently host a National Basketball Association franchise or a National Hockey League franchise; and WHEREAS, there presently exist qualified individuals who have expressed a keen interest in locating such franchises in San Diego County. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of National City requests that the Commissioners of the National Hockey League and the National Basketball Association grant the approval necessary to operate their respective franchises in San Diego. PASSED and ADOPTED this 27th day of March, 1990. George H. Waters, Mayor ATTEST: 00A, ()/ving_l C0,1 2 Lor Anne Peoples, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: • George H. Eiser, III City Attorney