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Item 5PCity of Southlake, Texas MEMORANDUM June 6, 2006 To: Shana Yelverton, City Manager From: Lori Farwell, City Secretary Subject: Resolution No. 06 -031, Support naming a U.S. Navy Slip the USS Fort Worth Action Requested: Support naming a U.S. Navy Ship the USS Fort Worth. Background Information: The city received a request from the City of Fort Worth Governmental Relations office asking for our support in naming a U.S. Navy Ship the USS Fort Worth. They provided a sample resolution for your consideration. Financial Considerations: None Citizen Input/ Board Review: None Legal Review: None Alternatives: The City Council may approve it, deny it or modify it. Supporting Documents: Email and sample resolution provided by the City of Fort Worth. Staff Contact: Lori Farwell, City Secretary Page 1 of 2 Lori Farwell From: Shana Yelverton Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:47 PM To: Lori Farwell Subject: FW: USS Fort Worth Resolution Attachments: USS Fort Worth Resolution.doc Let's put on a future AMS. From: Lori Farwell Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:36 PM To: Shana Yelverton; 'MayorWambsganss @aol.com' Subject: FW: USS Fort Worth Resolution From: Daniels, Evonia [mailto:Evonia .Daniels @fortworthgov.org] Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 4:24 PM To: andyfontenot @gsa.gov; Mayor; mayor @haltomcitytx.com; billy @ci.crowley.tx.us; cluckr @ci.arlington.tx.us; kturner @cityofkennedale.com; MayorCharlesEngland @gptx.org.; kellyd @ci.colleyville.tx.us; dragan @richiandhills.com; pantegomayor @sbcglobal.net; james @fwcpa.com; gbrinkley @ci.saginaw.tx.us; ghulsey.hasiet @dfw.net; harryjeffries @cowtx.org; riveroaks @charter.net; jacep @bluemoundtexas.us; citysecretary@mail.com; jourts @sbcglobal.net; mayor @cityofbenbrook.com; jsteph113 @msn.com; jimstoryl @yahoo.com; jtandy @cityofkeller.com; mayor @burlesontx.com; azlelin @earthlink.net; evgov @charter.net; scrim @cl.euless.tx.us; chris .burkett@ci.mansfield.tx.us; tedder @redgap.com; nrhoscar@sbcg lobal. net; townoflakeside @charter.net; ward.richard @charter.net; jim_barnett jr @ci.sansom- park.tx.us; mayorbradley @verizon.net; pelicanbay.cityof @verizon. net; wbowen @lakeworthcc.org; wtate @ci.grapevine.tx.us Subject: USS Fort Worth Resolution The attached resolution has been approved by the Fort Worth City Council and Mayor Moncrief and our City Council are asking that you and your City Council consider approving a similar resolution. In addition, we are asking the Tarrant County Mayors' Council to approve the resolution at its June meeting. In the event your city does elect to approve a resolution, you can either forward it to me here at the City of Fort Worth or bring a copy to the June Tarrant County Mayors' Council meeting. Please contact me with any questions you might have regarding this matter. Thank you, Reid Rector Assistant Director City of Fort Worth Governmental Relations 1000 Throckmorton Street Fort Worth, TX 76102 817 -392 -1296 reid. rector(a)-fortworthgov.org 5/23/2006 RESOLUTION NO. 06-031 A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF NAMING A U.S. NAVY SHIP THE USS FORT WORTH. WHEREAS, Fort Worth was established as a frontier outpost in 1849 on the banks of the Trinity River by U.S. Army Maj. Ripley Arnold, who named the installation in honor of his recently deceased commanding officer, Maj. Gen. William Jenkins Worth; and, WHEREAS, when the U.S. Army left four years later, residents living around the military fort decided to stay and, over the decades, the outpost has grown into the City of Fort Worth, ranked one of America's "Most Livable Communities "; and, WHEREAS, for 157 years, Fort Worth has maintained a strong bond with the U.S. military, supporting and contributing to the protection of the American people and the defense of freedom; and, WHEREAS, during World War I, Fort Worth was home to Camp Bowie, a U.S. Army installation that trained thousands of young men for battle in Europe, while also hosting three training airfields; and, WHEREAS, during World War II, Fort Worth's donation of land provided incentives for the U.S. military to construct Carswell Air Force Base, resulting in a decision by a private aircraft manufacturer to build a bomber plant near the air base that today still produces outstanding military aircraft under the corporate banner of Lockheed- Martin Aeronautics, Inc.; and, WHEREAS, Carswell Air Force Base was transformed in the 1990s into a Naval Air Station/Joint Reserve Base (NAS /JRB) that today is one of the military's premier facilities and home to all branches of the military; and, WHEREAS, Lockheed Martin as well as Bell Helicopter Textron, plus many other local companies, make up Fort Worth's defense industry sector, renowned for manufacturing the best military equipment in the world for American's women and men in uniform; 'and, WHEREAS, not only have thousands upon thousands of women and men from Fort Worth served, or are serving, in the U.S. military, but Fort Worth citizens historically have been strong supporters of the armed forces as evidenced by the united community efforts on behalf of NAS /JRB Fort Worth during various Base Realignment and Closure (BRACs) rounds; anal, WHEREAS, Fort Worth Congresswoman Kay Granger has written a letter to U.S. Secretary of Navy Donald C. Winter asking that a future hull — possibly Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Hull 4, 5 or a later numbered hull in the new LCS class of U.S. Navy ships — be named the USS Fort Worth in honor of Fort Worth and its long and proud association with the U.S. military; and, WHEREAS, while 34 American cities, including six in Texas, have active duty ships named for their communities, Fort Worth has never had such an honor despite its long military history; and, WHEREAS, Secretary of Navy Donald C. Winter, who has the exclusive privilege of selecting names for U.S. Navy ships, would maintain the Navy tradition of selecting names that reflect a place, an event or an individual with character, spirit and service by naming a ship the USS Fort Worth: NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS: 1. That the Southlake City Council supports Congresswoman Kay Granger's request to U.S. Secretary of Navy Donald C. Winter to name a future LCS the USS Fort Worth to honor Fort Worth's long and proud association with the U.S. military, and the Tarrant County Mayors' Council asks the Secretary of Navy to expeditiously name a LCS the USS Fort Worth; and, 2. That the Southlake City Council sincerely believes that the USS Fort Worth name meets the U.S. Navy Secretary's test that a ship name reflect a city with character, spirit and service; and, 3. That the Southlake City Council urges each and every citizen, student, organization, business and its friends and neighbors to support the campaign to name a U.S. Navy ship the USS Fort Worth. PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE DAY OF Andy Wambsganss Mayor ATTEST: Lori A. Farwell, TRMC City Secretary