Item 243/2025
Final
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To:
Lisa L. Kim From: Lizabeth Vasquez
Dept:
City Manager Dept: City Clerk
Date: June 24, 2025
Subject: Adoption of a Proclamation recognizing June 19th as Juneteenth in Garden Grove. (Action Item)
OBJECTIVE
For the City Council to adopt a Proclamation celebrating June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City of Garden Grove has historically recognized Juneteenth as far back as 1997 by adopting proclamations. The Proclamation attached continues the legacy Garden Grove has established with recognizing and supporting Juneteenth, which commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last of the enslaved African Americans residing in Galveston Texas were informed of their freedom two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
There is no financial impact to adopt a Proclamation celebrating June 19, 2025, as Juneteenth.
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
Adopt the attached Proclamation celebrating June 19, 2025, in recognition of Juneteenth.
ATTACHMENT
Proclamation