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RESOLUTION R-93-953
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE
GRAPEVINE-COLLEYVILLE INITIATIVE TO
INCREASE SOCIAL AWARENESS AND RACIAL
SENSITIVITY; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District,
the city of Grapevine and the City of colleyville
represent citizens and students of diverse ethnic and
cultural backgrounds that have historically united for
the sake of the betterment of these cities and schools;
and
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Grapevine-Colleyville
Independent School Board, the Grapevine City Council and
the Colleyville City council to work together to maintain
schools and communities that are free of the ignorance
represented by racism and prejudice; and
WHEREAS, recent incidents involving youth in these cities and
schools point to a need to provide a unified,
comprehensive effort to rid our schools and communities
of racial intolerance both short and long term.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
COLLEYVILLE, TEXAS:
Sec. 1 .
Sec. 2.
Sec. 3.
THAT the Grapevine-Colleyville Initiative is hereby
created to provide coordination, education and action
plans to enhance social awareness and to support such
core ethical values as character, trustworthiness, mutual
respect, individual responsibility, fairness, caring and
citizenship in students and citizens of Colleyville and
Grapevine.
THAT the Grapevine-Colleyville Initiative values highly
the many activities and programs that have already been
initiated to address these problems and will rely heavily
on these ideas and programs to supplement and complement
the efforts of the Grapevine-Colleyville Initiative.
THAT the Grapevine-Colleyville Initiative will be
50% by the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent
District, 25% by the City of Colleyville, and 25%
City of Grapevine.
funded
School
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Resolution R-93-953
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Sec. 4.
Sec. 5.
THAT the Superintendent of Grapevine-Colleyville
Independent School District, the City Manager of the City
of Colleyville, and the City Manager of the ci ty of
Grapevine are individually authorized by their respective
elected bodies to negotiate an agreement with a suitable
agency capable of providing these services and to solicit
financial support from appropriate funding foudations to
reduce the cost to local government bodies.
THAT the Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School
District, the City of Colleyville, and the City of
Grapevine may individually at any time vote to terminate
their relationship with the Grapevine-Colleyville
Initiative.
AND IT IS SO RESOLVED.
Passed and approved by the City Council of Colleyville, Texas, by
a vo.t:e of ~ jayes, 0 nays, and 0 abstentions on the
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CITY OF COLLEYVILLE
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Harris, CMC
Secretary
Richard Newton
Mayor