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RESOLUTION N0. 64-41
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA MESA
IN RECOGNITION OF THE ENTERPRISE AND PUBLIC SERVICE OF
WALTER KNOTT, ORANGE COUNTY'S FIRST "MANAGER OF THE YEAR."
WHEREAS, Walter Knott, founder of Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town, i
will be honored as the first "Orange County Manager of the Year," at the
Disneyland Hotel on May 18, 1964; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Knott has made a distinguished contribution to the economic
life of Orange County through his enterprise, and his alertness in recognizing
widening opportunities to be of service to his fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS, Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town, now serving millions of
customers each year, is material and indisputable evidence of his practical
ability in business management over a period of more than forty years; and
WHIUEAS, the Purchasing Agents' Association of Orange County, the Sales
and Marketing Executives of Orange County, the Orange County Chapter of the
Society for Advancement of Management, and the Orange County Associated Chambers
of Commerce, have joined in sponsoring this award, and this City Council also
wishes to take this opportunity to express its recognition of Walter Knott's
outstanding achievement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa, that Walter Knott, founder of Knott's Berry Farm and Ghost Town, be, and
he is hereby commended and congratulated on his well-deserved selection as the
first Orange County Manager of the Year, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
is hereby directed to enter this Resolution in the permanent records of the City
of Costa Mesa and to transmit a certified copy thereof to Mr. Knott.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of May, 1964.
ATTEST:
City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa
Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS.
CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, C. K. PRIEST, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa and ex -officio
Clerk of the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing Resolution 64-41 was duly and regularly passed and adopted
by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting thereof held
on the 4th day of May, 1964.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa, this 5th day of May, 1964.
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City Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa