HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-35 - Disney ClassicRESOLUTION NO. 94- 35
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH SUPPORTING THE DISNEY CLASSIC.
•WHEREAS, the Walt Disney Company, the Los Angeles Times and ABC
Television have proposed to oo- sponsor a "Disney Classic Week" that would take
place each January in Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the Disney Classic Week would celebrate university excellence in
academics, the arts and athletics among the nation's 106 Division I colleges and
universities; and
WHEREAS, the week would conclude with a national collegiate football
championship game between the top seeded college football teams in the country;
and
WHEREAS, the Disney Classic Week also represents an opportunity to
showcase Orange County and its many arts venues and attractions through coverage
by the national media that would be generated by such an event; and
WHEREAS, the Chapman University estimates that the Disney Classic Week
activities could generate a minimum of $125 million to the Orange County economy as
well as national exposure of our abundant vacation amenities.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Newport Beach supports the Disney Classic Week concept and the efforts of the
sponsors to convince Division I college and university presidents to support the event;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council encourages other
Orange County cities to support the Disney Classic Week festivities and work with the
sponsors to identify potential sites for many of the activities.
ADOPTED this 13th date of June 1994.
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CITY CLERK /
MAYOR