HomeMy WebLinkAbout68-30 - Handball Championship Tournament - Holding Tournament in 1969RESOLUTION N0. 68-30
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA I1;SA
URGING THE UNITED STATES HANDBALL ASSOCIATION TO HOLD THE
NATIONAL FOUR -WALL HANDBALL CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENT AT THE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE, IN 1969.
WHEREAS, handball, with more than forty million participants in the game
in the United States alone, is regarded as the fastest growing sport in the
country, and recognized as a valuable physical conditioner throughout any
person's active life; and
WHEREAS, the University of California, Irvine, has invited the United
States Handball Association to hold bhe 1969 tournament at Irvine in the month
of April; and
WHEREAS, the tournament will last for a week and involve from '(00 to 900
participants in addition to officials, with an additional "(,000 to 10,000
spectators anticipated from all over the United States, Canada, Mexico, Ireland,
and other countries; and
WHEREAS, the six -court handball building at the University of California,
Irvine, is one of the finest in the nation and highly suitable for national
competition; and
WHEREAS, ample housing is available for both participants and spectators,
and the Harbor Area is noted for its hospitality to such events;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Costa
Mesa that the United States Handball Association is hereby urged to choose the
University of California, Irvine, as the site for the 1969 National Four -Wall
Championship Tournament; and
HE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa is
hereby directed to transmit a certified copy to the secretary and the president
of the United States Handball Association and assure them of their welcome to
the Harbor Area.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this lst day of April, 196 .
ATTEST: Mayor of the C' f Costa Mesa --
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 No. 68-30 ;ms duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 1st day of April, 1968.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto sot my hand and affixed the Seal
of the City of Costa Mesa this Tat day of April, 1968.
City Cend" ex -officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of Costa Mesa