CC RESOLUTION 1954RESOLUTION N0. 1954
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA REQUESTING AND
URGING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE SOUTH BAY
STATE COLLEGE ON THE PALOS VERDES PENINSULA.
WHEREAS, the legislature of the State of California
has provided in Assembly Bill No. 20 by Assemblymen Charles
E. Chapel and Vincent Thomas and Senate Bill No. 15 by Senator
Richard Richards for the establishment of a new state college
in the southwest area; and
WHEREAS, there are already four universities or
colleges located north of Imperial Highway; and
WHEREAS, a college should be located in an area
which provides an academic and cultural environment which is
so essential to the ultimate success and prestige of a college;
and
WHEREAS, there is available on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula one or more suitable sites that meet all the major
criteria established for the selection of state colleges; and
WHEREAS, the Palos Verdes Peninsula is not suitable
or desirable for industrial uses, and the location of a college
there would not eliminate from the tax rolls industrial areas
where the college might otherwise be located; and
WHEREAS, the Palos Verdes Peninsula is uniquely
suited for college purposes because of the topography, natural
scenic beauty, and environment compatible with college require-
ments; and
WHEREAS, the area is readily accessible to students
from all sections of the South Bay community, with said access
to be further improved by the completion of highways presently
under construction; and
WHEREAS, there is available on the Palos Verdes
Peninsula a reservoir of outstanding academic talent in all
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fields of the arts and sciences which provides an unparalleled
opportunity for the new college to form a faculty unmatched
by most large universities; and
WHEREAS, a college located upon the Palos Verdes
Peninsula would possess the environmental advantages essential
for the creation of an outstanding cultural and academic center
and bring new vitality and opportunities to the citizens of the
South Bay area.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL
SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, FIND, DECLARE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That it would be in the best interests
of the residents of the southwest area of Los Angeles County
and the people of the State of California, if a State College
were established on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
SECTION 2. The legislature of the State of Califor-
nia is hereby respectfully petitioned to allocate funds during
its current session for the acquisition in 1961 of a site for
such a college on the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
SECTION 3. Senator Richard Richards and Assemblymen
Charles E. Chapel and Vincent Thomas are hereby lauded and
commended for their recognition of the vital need for such an
educational facility within the South Bay area.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk is authorized and directed
to forward certified copies of this Resolution to Senator Richard
Richards, Assemblymen Charles E. Chapel and Vincent Thomas.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the pass-
age and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in
the book of original resolutions of said city; and shall make
a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of
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the proceedings of the City Council of said city in the minutes
of the meeting at which the same is passed and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 13th day of March,
1961.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
(SEAL)
Mayor of the City of El Segundo,
California
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I. Eunice U. Creason , City Clerk of
the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
Resolution , being
Resolution No. 1951 , was
passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held orr the 13th
day of March, , 196 1 ,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Frederick, Gordon, Swanson,
NOES: Councilmen- None;
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 17th
day of March , 196 1
City Clerk of the City of EF Segundo,
California
(SEAL)
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