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<br />RESOLUTION 14 <br /> <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The City of Louisville hereby finds and recognizes <br />that winter sports activities are critical to the economic health <br />and development of this state; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Colorado contains the are as <br />U.S.A." and is recognized internationa a <br />center; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, This ognition as Ii ater sports ceKter s been <br />recently reinfo,rce, y the flO, ow' . events: 198,,8 '" ~ted States <br />Figure Skating C 'onship'n e er, the s~c~on of the <br />Vail-Beaver Creek are as the r the 1989 rl Alpine Ski <br />ChamPionShiPS~, seI ction 0, . nver' s Win, ski area as <br />the sit for the 990 Worl 'i bled Ski . p10nships, the <br />selectio of '.. e eckenrid, i area as t s e for the 1990 <br />Freest le or p, the se c n of Denver the site of the <br />NCAA lour asketball mpionships' 19 , the bid by the <br /> <br />in 1991 n e Nationa herhood of ki s; and <br /> <br />WHE S, COlora~s a ri heal .. of supporting amateur <br />athletics and thlP move n idenced by the location <br />of the United St . ~ic C itt~_eadquarters and training <br />facilities in 0 ,dO Springs, and e headquarters of twenty- <br />five national sp governing in Colorado Springs, as <br />further evi nc~ by the adop n by the Colorado General <br />Assembly of e volunt ry income tax checkoff for the United <br />States ~ i mmitte pr~am; and <br /> <br />'c nt Games represent the pinnacle of <br />inter ts petition; and <br /> <br />enver has announced its intention of <br />8 Olympic Winter Games; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The parties involved in the planning and <br />preparation for the 1998 Olympic Winter Games are committed to <br />conducting the games in an environmentally sound manner; now, <br />therefore, <br /> <br />Be It Resolved by the City Council of the City of <br />Louisville, herein: <br /> <br />(1) That the City of Louisville hereby endorses the efforts <br />of the city of Denver in its bid for the 1998 Winter Olympic <br />Games. <br /> <br />(2) That it is the intent of the City of Louisville to <br />assist and cooperate with the City of Denver to help bring the <br />1998 Olympic Winter Games to Denver and Colorado. <br />