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HomeMy Public PortalAbout2003.074 (04-15-03)RESOLUTION NO. .2003.074 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD AUTHORiZING THE APPROPRIATION Of FOUR THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED~ DOLLARS FROM THE UNAPPROPRIATED GENERAL FUND BALANCE TO PROVIDE FOR PROFESSIONAL VIDEOTAPING OF THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF THE CHlLD; CINCO DE MAYO AND JUNETEENTH CITYWIDE SPECIAL~ EVENTS ` ~' .. WHEREAS, The City of Lynwood conducts citywide special events ~ annually to celebrate the various cultures within our community;_ and , f ; ? ' - °~ '~--' ~ . 1NHEREAS, With the variety of different ethnic groups residing in the City - _ of Lynwood there is a rich diversity of culture; and ~ WHEREAS, l'hese different ethnic groups have different days and dates ~ commernorating ~rnile stones within their individual cuitures; and ~ Vi/HEREAS, Some of these milestone dates include; Black History Month, Cinco de Mayo, .Juneteenth, and Sepfember 16th; and ' WHEREAS, These dates celebrate issues such as in the case of ~ <Junetee~nth - the Emancipation Proclamation upon the end of the Civil War; and ° WHEREAS, These cultural celebrations have important cross - connections between the different cultures in our community; and WHEREAS, The City Council i's desirous of promoting~ inter-cultural understanding; and - ~ ~ WHEREAS, An important vehicle in promoting understanding is through : ' ~ . .education; and ~ < WHEREAS, To this end the entire membership ofi the City Councif of the , City of Lynwood provide their individual input to citywide special events eith~er via ~ input at City Councif Meetings, participation in event sub committees or by ~ , , providing their ideas directly-to staff members coordinating the various events; and ~ ~ WHEREAS, The City Council is also desirous~of having staff members reach out to community members and Community Based Organizations to participate in citywide special events, and WHEREAS, The City Council would like to see fhe entire slate of citywide .~ special events to become the biggest and best possibte activities and not only ~ °~ exciting opportunities for the community to come together and be entertained' but also be positive vehicles for educating'the citizenry as to the wondrous ethnic and cultural diversity in our community; and WHEREAS, The City is currently planning three (3) exciting events in - celebration of International Day of the Child, Cinco de Mayo as well as ~~ F Juneteenth;, and ~ ~' ,~ , ~ ' ~ WHEREAS, Funds associated with the conduction of these events including logistical costs, entertainment and staff has. been included as a part ofi the adopted 2002/2003 fiscal budget; and~ ' ' , ~ ~ ' WHEREAS, An important aspect of any event is that of documenting the ~ event for posterity; and . ' WHEREAS, An important mefhod of this docurnentation is ti~at of videotaping 'the event; and . WHEREAS, The cost to pr.~iessionally videotape these three (3) events is `$1,500 per event or a fotal of $4,500; a,nd ~ WHEREAS, The cost to provide for the professional videotaping of these evenfis was not included as part of the adopted 2002/2003 fiscal budget; and NOW, THEREFORE, fhe City Council of the City of Lynwood does hereby find, procfaim, order and resolve as follows: ~ ~ Section 1. The Interim City Manager or her designee is authorized to carryout any necessary transactions as so ordered by this resolution: ` Section 2. That a fund appropriati~on in the amount of $4,500:00 be . ;• ailocated from the unappr.opriated general fund balance in the following fashion: , , From Account Number To Account Number ' Unappropriated General Fund Balance 01-4112-4220 Section 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption. ~ PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 15t" Day of ril 2003. ~ . L%"~ ERNANDO PEDROZA, AYOR ~ ,ATTEST: ~ ~~ / ~ 01 ANDREA L. HOOPER, tTY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM:~ AP~ROVED AS TO CONTENT: ATTORNEY L R H MP ' T~Ri MANAGER JiM`GIV,EN, DIRECTOR OF RECRE~~ITION & COMMUNITY SERVIEES t ~ . STATE OF CALIFORNIA } - } . . . COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } ~ ~ ~ ~ I, the_ undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, do hereby certify that ~ , the above and foregoing Resolution-was duly adopted by the City Councii of the , ~ City of Lynwood at a regular meeting held at City Hall on the 15th day of Apri1 , . - ~ # ; ~ ~ - , „~_ 2003, and passed by the foJlowing votes: ~ AYES:~ COUNCILMEN BYRD,~RICHARDS, RODRIGUEZ, AND PEDROZA ~ NOES~: NONE , ~ ' - ABSENT: COUNCILMAN REYES ` . - ABSTAIN: NONE C'~',c . . , ,~~,~~-,c~.rc.. ~i ~ J~~~ ' ~ ~ ANDREA L. HOOPER, C1TY CLERK ; , - STATE OF CALIFORNIA } ~ ' } ~ COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } . . I, the undersigned City Clerk of the City of Lynwood, and Clerk of the Cifiy z . .. . j; Council of said City, do hereby certify th`at the above and~foregoing is a full, true - } ,and correct copy o# Resolution No. 2003,074 ~ on file in my office and that , ~ said Resolution was adopted on the date and by the vote -therein stated. . ~ ~ .Dated this 15th day of April, 2003 „ ~ . . ~~~n.~ f.,~~ ~i ~ ~L~~~:~'-~'.~ . ` ~ ~ ANDREA L. HOOPER, CITY CLERK '.