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Resolution 29608

Title

Expressing hope, against hope, that at some point Mother Nature will bless the Pacific Northwest in general, and if not, at least Seattle in particular with what we vaguely recall is called Summer.

Description and Background

Current Status:Adopted
Index Terms:WEATHER

Legislative History

Sponsor:PAGELER
Date Introduced:July 7, 1997
Committee Referral:Full Council
City Council Action Date:July 7, 1997
City Council Action:Adopted
City Council Vote:8-0 (Absent: Noland)
Date Delivered to Mayor:July 7, 1997
Date Filed with Clerk:July 14, 1997

Text

WHEREAS, thunderstorms interspersed with sunbreaks represent an improvement, but fail to meet Council's summer expectations; and

WHEREAS, there has been sufficient wet and dark to drive away even the most persistent Californians for several years; and

WHEREAS, the City coffers cannot long afford the rate at which its most taxworthy private real estate is sliding into Puget Sound; and

WHEREAS, the slugs have all drowned; and

WHEREAS, there is a limit to how much green tomato a City of 500,000 can eat; and

WHEREAS, the Fourth of July sunshine demonstrates that Mother Nature knows how to do it right;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE, THE MAYOR CONCURRING, THAT:

The weather is directed to immediately start acting like SUMMER, or the City Council, the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce, and all sunscreen manufacturers will move their teams to Arizona.

Adopted by the City Council the _____ day of _______________, 1997, and signed by me in open session in authentication of its adoption this _____ day of _______________, 1997. ________________________________________ President of the City Council

THE MAYOR CONCURRING: ________________________________________ Norman B. Rice, Mayor

Filed by me this _____ day of _______________, 1997. ________________________________________ City Clerk

(Seal)

7/7/97 V1

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