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RESOLUTION N0, 1304
WHEREAS, The United States General Services Administration did declare as
surplus that Federal property and bui)ding known as the San Francisco Mint,
located at the corner of Fifth and Mission Streets in San Francisco,
California, and:
WHEREAS, The United States General Services Administration on June 16, 1g69
did transfer and make available to the United States Department of Health,
Education and Welfare the aforementioned property and building for the
purpose of deeding it to any public and/or nonp.rofit private agency to be
used and utilized for health or educatiarr purposes, and;
WHEREAS, The only qualifing application on file before the United States
Department of Health, Education and Welfare for the use of the property
_<, and building is the San Francisco State College, whose announced purposes
is to demolish the building and to erect a downtown campus, and;
WHEREAS, The Smithsonian Institute qualifies for the use and utilization
of the property and building as set forth by The United States Department
of Health, Education and Weifare, but cannot under Congressional rules
ask for or solicit any property of items, but may accept them as gifts for
the people of the United States, ande
WHEREAS, Certain Federal, State and Local Departments, as well as national
and state private organizations have petitioned and asked that the United
States Department of Health, Education and Welfare deed the property and
building to the Smithsonian Institute as a Western Division of that
Instltute, so that as a historical edifice it will be preserved and that
the many rooms of the mint bullding will be used for educational, cultural
and display purposes, and now therefore:
BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCII OF THE CITY OF ELSINORE, CALIFORNIA
calls upon Secretary Robert H. Finch of the United States Department of
Heaith, Education and 4lelfare to consider transfering the San Francisco
Mint building and property to the Smithsonian Institute for the purpose of
establishing and maintaining it as a Western Division of the Institute so
that a greater number of citizens may acquire the knowledge and scientific
services offered by the Smithsonian Institute.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 12th day of
Attest:
January, 1970.
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ah~ yor of the City of Elsi e
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City Clerk of the City of Elsinore
I, Florene Marshall, City Clerk of the City of Elsinore, California, do
hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of Resolution No. 1304
passed and adopted by the CiYy Council of the City of Elsinore at their
regular meeting held on the 12tk'day of January, 1970.
City Clerk of the City of Elsinore