RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-026
COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION
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RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AS AN
ANNUAL CELEBRATION
WHEREAS, on January 1, 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation legally ended slavery in the Confederate states, but the low presence of Union troops and refusal of slaveowners to comply with the proclamation prolonged slavery in Texas and in other states; and WHEREAS, on June 19, 1865, two and one-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, a Union general and 2,000 federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to enforce the emancipation of slaves and inform the last of those enslaved within the borders of the United States that they were free; and
WHEREAS, June 19 has been celebrated in smaller communities across the nation as Juneteenth and also is known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Liberation Day, Emancipation Day, and Black Independence Day; and
WHEREAS, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the emancipation of those who had been enslaved in the United States; and WHEREAS, establishing Juneteenth as an official City holiday brings awareness and consciousness to a crucial day in history and is a distinct step toward achieving racial equity and ending the historical and continued harms of slavery; and WHEREAS, on June 17, 2021, United States President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into Law immediately establishing Juneteenth as a legal holiday for federal employees; and
WHEREAS, on September 29, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1655 establishing Juneteenth as a legal holiday for state employees starting in 2023; and
WHEREAS, acknowledging Juneteenth, and other days of cultural remembrance, is a step towards confirming the City Council’s commitments and actions to advance equity, justice and accountability;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDONDO BEACH THAT:
RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-026
COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION
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SECTION 1. The City of Redondo Beach will honor every nineteenth day of June as Juneteenth.
SECTION 2. The City of Redondo Beach proclaims support for celebrating Juneteenth and encourages the adoption of new traditions that commemorate the historic significance of this date.
SECTION 3. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City Council.
SECTION 4. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and shall enter the same in the Book of Original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21th day of March, 2023. ____________________________
William C. Brand, Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
__________________________ ____________________________ Michael W. Webb, City Attorney Eleanor Manzano, CMC, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. CC-2303-026
COMMEMORATING JUNETEENTH AS AN ANNUAL CELEBRATION
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF REDONDO BEACH )
I, Eleanor Manzano, City Clerk of the City of Redondo Beach, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. CC-2303-026 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Redondo Beach, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 21st day of March, 2023, and there after signed and approved by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk, and that said resolution was adopted by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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Eleanor Manzano, CMC
City Clerk