HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-115 - Recognizing October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day in Newport BeachRESOLUTION NO. 2016-115
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, RECOGNIZING
OCTOBER 11, 2016 AS VIN SCULLY DAY IN NEWPORT
BEACH
WHEREAS, Vincent Edward "Vin" Scully was born in the Bronx, New York, on
November 29, 1927;
WHEREAS, when Vin Scully was 8 years old he decided he wanted to become a
sports announcer;
WHEREAS, in 1950, at the age of 22, Vin Scully joined the radio and television
broadcast team for the Brooklyn Dodgers;
WHEREAS, Vin Scully announced Brooklyn Dodgers' games through 1957, after
which time he moved with the Dodgers to Los Angeles as the first team in Major League
Baseball to play in Southern California;
WHEREAS, since 1950, Vin Scully has announced more than 9,000 Major League
Baseball games and almost half of all Los Angeles Dodgers games ever played;
WHEREAS, Vin Scully has been awarded the honors of National Sportscaster of the
Year from the National Sports Media Association in 1965, 1978, and 1982; the Ford Frick
Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982; induction into the National Sports
Media Association Hall of Fame in 1991; induction into the American Sportscasters
Association Hall of Fame in 1992; induction into the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1995;
induction into the National Association of Broadcasters Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2009;
Top Sportscaster of All -Time from the American Sportscasters Association in 2009; and the
Baseball Commissioner's Historic Achievement Award in 2014;
WHEREAS, Vin Scully has instilled a love of baseball, America's great and poetic
game, within legions of Dodgers and baseball fans and Newport Beach residents, from
generation to generation; and
WHEREAS, on October 2, 2016 Vin Scully completed his 67th and final season as the
voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach resolves as
follows:
Section 1: The City Council does hereby express its deep and lasting gratitude to Vin
Scully for all he has done for generations of baseball fans, and declares October 11, 2016, to
be "Vin Scully Day in Newport Beach." Furthermore, the City Council wishes Vin Scully a
long, healthy, enjoyable and blessed next phase of his incredible life, filled with happiness,
green fields, family gatherings, and the everlasting roar of the crowd, which he has loved so
much.
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Section 2: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolution is,
for any reason, held to be invalid or unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity
or constitutionality of the remaining portions of this resolution. The City Council hereby
declares that it would have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause or phrase hereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 3: Staff recommends the City Council find the adoption of the attached
resolution and the recognition of October 11, 2016 as Vin Scully Day is not subject to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activity
will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the
environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not a project as defined in Section 15378) of the
CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, because it has no
potential for resulting in physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly.
Section 4: This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the City
Council, and the City Clerk shall certify the vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2016.
ATTEST:
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Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
Aaron C. Harp, City Attorney
D ane B. Dixon, Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA }
COUNTY OF ORANGE } ss.
CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH }
I, Leilani I. Brown, City Clerk of the City of Newport Beach, California, do hereby certify that the
whole number of members of the City Council is seven; that the foregoing resolution, being Resolution
No. 2016-115 was duly and regularly introduced before and adopted by the City Council of said City at a
regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the 11"' day of October, 2016, and that the
same was so passed and adopted by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Council Member Peotter, Council Member Duffield, Council Member Selich,
Council Member Curry, Council Member Petros, Mayor Dixon
NAYS: None
ABSENT: Mayor Pro Tem Muldoon
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the official seal of
said City this 12`" day of October, 2016.
"—J,NY,—
Leilani`I. Brown, MMC
City Clerk
Newport Beach, California
(Seal)